Disneyland California-1962: Matterhorn Mountain Ride With Cable Car

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationDisneyland, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Matterhorn Mountain Ride With Cable Car — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures the iconic Matterhorn mountain at Disneyland California. The sequence shows the towering artificial peak under a bright blue sky, with guests gathered at its base and a cable car ascending the structure. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century amusement park history. The scene reflects the era's family-friendly attractions and the park's early design.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123805774

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Disneyland, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s amusement park, family travel, and Southern California leisure edits needing a brief visitor-shot view of Disneyland's Matterhorn area.
Period detail: The frames show the Matterhorn-style artificial mountain, Skyway-type cable cars, boats, and gathered park visitors consistent with the supplied 1962 Disneyland metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor's handheld point of view, lingering on the ride landscape and moving cable cars rather than staging people for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the artificial mountain peak, suspended cable cars, water, small boats, crowds at the base, bright sky, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, coarse grain, gate edges, uneven exposure, color fading, and dust marks that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century theme-park travel and family outing sequences.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for early 1960s leisure tourism through a crowded attraction area seen from a casual visitor perspective.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, and Disneyland-related property and attraction design may require separate likeness, property, trademark, or copyright review.
Research search match: Research matches include 1962 Disneyland Matterhorn home movie, 8mm amusement park cable car, vintage California theme park ride, and mid-century family travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Disneyland material, then broader 1960s amusement park, travel, and family outing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Opening 8mm frame with dark gate edges, green color cast, and a barely visible outdoor amusement park view. — Underexposed opening frame before the Matterhorn view becomes clear.

1962 Disneyland view of the Matterhorn area with suspended cable cars, water, small boats, and distant visitors. — Matterhorn attraction area with cable cars crossing near the artificial peak.

Handheld 8mm Disneyland frame showing the Matterhorn, suspended cable cars, water, boats, and visitors below. — Cable cars pass beside the Matterhorn while park visitors gather near the water.

1962 Disneyland Matterhorn view with a cable car entering from the left, visitors below, and boats on the water. — A cable car moves near the Matterhorn above the park's water and boat area.

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