When the ride opened on Jan. 15, 1975, an Apollo moonwalker was its first passenger, NASA's insignia was on display and Space Mountain was dedicated to opening the new frontier. "We astronauts are ...

This one is in a short blue box. The pattern appears to be that of glowing orbs that were on the third Space Mountain lift hill until the ride’s 2005 refurbishment. Some of the lampposts sit in ...

Initially opening on January 15, 1975, Space Mountain, an indoor steel rollercoaster themed to space travel, has been a staple of Tomorrowland, the area of the Magic Kingdom park where the ride ...

Traditionally, our Space Mountain attractions featured the chain lift.” He said the attraction was also the first Disney thrill ride, across parks, to debut onboard audio and the first to ...

Walt Disney wanted to build Space Mountain at Disneyland a decade before the indoor roller coaster forever altered the skyline of the Magic Kingdom a few years after the debut of the Florida theme ...

Today is a special day to celebrate and contemplate this wave, as Space Mountain is celebrating a major milestone. Amid that, though, I must politely reiterate a bone I have to pick with this ...