The Disneyland Space Mountain queue has new themed lampposts along its second story. The poles are gray with a hexagonal pattern of cutouts in the center, revealing a dark blue color beneath.

Opened on Jan. 15, 1975, Space Mountain was launched in the Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland with a network musical variety ...

There is now a reference to the since-closed Mission to Mars on a panel in Space Mountain's queue, but it is another sign and a different "rocket to the moon" that serves as a nod to real space ...

Cosmic Rewind’s virtual queue to go away for good. With the spirit of those concerns in mind, here’s why I still hold a grudge with Space Mountain, on this the day of its 50th anniversary.

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 ...

Space Mountain has gone from an idea by Walt Disney ... was updated with new theming, queue enhancements and coaster technology improvements. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) • April 19, 2009 ...

Space Mountain, the roller coaster that launched Walt Disney World into a new era, turns 50 years old this month. The ride, a key part of Magic Kingdom’s first major expansion, opened to the ...

Fifty years ago this week, Space Mountain opened in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. The original Space Mountain, which ...

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 ...

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 ...