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| PeopleMover | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:PeoplemoverPoster.jpg) The PeopleMover Poster | |
| Disneyland | |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Coordinates | 33°48′44″N 117°55′03″W / 33.81222°N 117.91750°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | July 2, 1967[1] |
| Closing date | August 21, 1995[1] |
| Replaced by | Rocket Rods |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Transportation |
| Manufacturer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Music | Capitol Media Music by Ole Georg (1976–1995) |
| Speed | 7 mph (11 km/h) |
| Vehicle type | Propulsion |
| Vehicles | 62 |
| Riders per vehicle | 16 |
| Rows | 2 (Per Car) |
| Riders per row | 2 |
| Duration | Approx 16:00 min |
| Propulsion | Motorized wheels embedded in track |
| Host | Jack Wagner (1974–1982) B.J. Ward (safety voice) (1982–1995) |
| Sponsor | Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (1967–1981) |
 Wheelchair accessible | |
 Must transfer from wheelchair | |
The PeopleMover, sometimes referred to as the Goodyear PeopleMover and WEDWay PeopleMover, was a transport attraction that opened on July 2, 1967, in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Guests boarded small trains that ran on elevated tracks for a "grand circle tour" above Tomorrowland. The term "people mover", now in wider use to describe many forms of automated public transport, was first coined as the name for this attraction. PeopleMover was originally only a working title, but became attached to the project over time.[2] The attraction was initially seen as a serious prototype for intercity public transport.[citation needed] The ride closed on August 21, 1995, but its station and track infrastructure—which it shared with its short-lived successor, Rocket Rods—remain standing as of 2024. A second PeopleMover opened on July 1, 1975 in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida near Orlando, Florida, and is still operating today.[3]
- ^ a b Shatkin, Elina (November 23, 2015). "Vintage Disneyland PeopleMover Cars Sell for $471,500". KPCC. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Gennawey, Sam (December 8, 2014). "The WEDway PeopleMover Story". MiceChat. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Dave Herbst. "'PeopleMover' is Coming Back at Walt Disney World". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010.