BM>
BM> Yoo hoo, John!
BM>
Yoo Hoo, to you too!
BM>
BM> Since you seem to have an inside line, perhaps you could shed some light 
on
BM> a question we haven't been able to get a consistent answer to: Why was 
he
BM> Skyway at Disneyland removed?
BM>
The main reason is due to the suicide risk of the ride.  It is one that has
had at lest two "leapers" that I know of for certain... and a few kids who
have "fooled around" and nearly fallen out.  If the ride were to be built in
this day and age... it would never be approved due to safety reasons... 
nless
the entire upper part was "caged" in so nobody could possibly fall out.
Another reason is low "person's per hour"... which is "suicide" to any
attraction at any Disney park... that is why "Mission to the Moon/Mars" was
finally closed.
BM>
BM> Castmembers have told various Echoears that it was due to a lack of 
seismic
BM> stability, to a problem with wheelchair access, or to a problem with
BM> Cal-OSHA and worker safety. With so many answers, we have a hard time
BM> believing any of them.
BM>
I will now debunk the rest... seismic wise... it is one of the safest
attractions in the entire park (so that is not a good reason... just 
umor)...
wheelchair access (ADA does not require the park to be 100% accessable... so
waivers would cover this attraction... just like the monorail... which is
technically inaccessable since a freight elevator is used on the hotel side
and there is a 'people mover' type ramp on the park side  and you can not "ride on" a wheelchair on to the
monorail.... so once again... another rumor that is unfounded).  Worker 
afety
to a very small part and an open ride that some idiot can imitate an olympic
diver by doing a "swan dive" into the concrete 20+ feet below... is the main
reason... and again... low ride capacity, and not enough riders doomed it as
well.
Hope this helps,
John
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