The Mineral Hall
July 30, 1956
July
30, 1956 marked the opening day for The
Mineral Hall, located in
Frontierland. Operated by
Ultra-Violet Products, the Mineral Hall featured a free exhibit, which includes
a mineral display lit by black light. The
Mineral Hall shop was located next door to the Rainbow Caverns Mine
Train/Mine Train through Nature's Wonderland ride. Rainbow Caverns Mine Train was a narrow
gauge mine train ride through the then new Living Desert. After the
scenery was again redone in 1960, it was also upgraded and became 1960–1977, Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland.
The Big
Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction
replaced this sedate train ride with the “wildest ride in the wilderness”, The
only attraction that remains from the scenic vistas is the mighty waterfall tumbling
from Cascade Peak into the Rivers
of America, visible only from
various boat rides around the Rivers. The structure that formed
Cascade Peak and its waterfalls was demolished in 1998 after it was found to be
suffering structurally from the decades of water that flowed over it.
Back in the
day, before closing in 1963, The Mineral
Shop sold related gifts and mineral samples. Selling anywhere between 10
& 50 cents, the Disneyland-themed mineral samples were labeled Walt
Disney's Mineral Land - Rocks & Minerals. An inscribed window reminds guests
of one of Disneyland's attractions of a time gone by. The window and former
Mineral Hall location are currently part of the
Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante dining area. While you're in Frontierland, be sure to check out the new The Legends of Frontierland Interactive Game And that’s what happened today in Disneyland history.
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