Space Mountain, the roller coaster that launched Walt Disney World into a new era, turns 50 years old this month. The ride, a ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

A deep dive into the half-century history of Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom, including its design and original concept. For fifty years now, guests to Magic Kingdom have had the chance to travel ...

April 15, 1983: Space Mountain opened at Tokyo Disneyland. • 1989: New trains with lap bars were introduced at the Magic Kingdom coaster. Guests stand in line to ride Space Mountain in 1990.

Space Mountain, the roller coaster that launched ... and people still wait in line for two hours to ride it,” he said. On opening day in 1975, Disney hosted astronauts Scott Carpenter, James ...

Earlier in the line for the ride, a backlit billboard lists "Active Lunar Stations" accessible from "Starport Seventy-Five" (the fictional setting for Space Mountain). In addition to science ...

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 ...