newer animatronic version of the Snowman appears at the top, while improved sound effects help create the illusion that it is in pursuit as the train descends down the mountain. Disney's FastPass ride system was added to the attraction in April 2017. The Matterhorn once again closed on July 30, 2018, to redesign the waiting queue, and reopened on November 16, 2018. The front of the old Matterhorn entrance was reworked to accommodate a larger queue area. Timeline 1956: Walt Disney conceives an idea for a toboggan-style roller coaster inside of a mountain. 1958: Construction begins. June 14, 1959: The Matterhorn Bobsleds open as the first tubular steel roller coaster in the world. It opens alongside the Disneyland Monorail and Submarine Voyage as part of an expansion to Tomorrowland. May 1964: A 15-year-old boy from Long Beach, California named Mark Maples is injured after he stands up in his bobsled car and falls out. It was reported that his restraint was undone by his ride companion. He dies as a result of his injuries three days after the incident; it is Disneyland's first fatality. Early 1970s: The Matterhorn Bobsleds is officially made part of Fantasyland. 1978: The Matterhorn receives a refurbishment by which Imagineers make smaller caves and tunnels with more theming. The ride also receives new trains and its most notable addition is the Abominable Snowman, which roars at riders twice. January 3, 1984: A 48-year-old woman from Fremont, California named Dolly Young is decapitated when she is thrown from a bobsled car and strikes an oncoming bobsled. An investigation reveals that her seatbelt was not buckled, though it does not indicate whether it was deliberately unfastened or malfunctioned. The English rock group The Fall addresses this incident in the song "Disney's Dream Debased" from their 1984 album The Wonderful and Frightening World Of.... Bandleader Mark E. Smith and his then-wife Brix Smith visited Disneyland on the day of the incident, and rode the Matterhorn shortly before Young's death. 1994: When the Skyway closes, the Matterhorn openings through which the Skyway had passed are partially filled in. Glimmering crystals and the Wells Expedition crate are added at the beginning of the ride. January 9, 2012: The Matterhorn closes for a six-month refurbishment including a new outside fixture of the mountain and new trains with different restraints. June 15, 2012: The Matterhorn Bobsleds reopen. January 5, 2015: The Matterhorn closes