Space Mountain, the roller coaster that launched Walt Disney World ... Cameras, of course. And weird stuff like false teeth.” The ride’s theming played off the real-life space race that ...

Walt Disney World Resort recently held an explosive celebration for the 50th anniversary of its Space Mountain roller coaster! Space Mountain opened in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom Park on ...

May 25, 1975: Sentinel reported that PeopleMover will run through Space Mountain “later this summer.” • July 1976: Python, a roller coaster that goes 50 mph, opened at Busch Gardens in Tampa.

Space Mountain has gone from an idea by Walt Disney for California to becoming the oldest coaster in Florida. Here are attraction highlights from five decades using Orlando Sentinel clips and ...

Walt Disney wanted to build Space Mountain at Disneyland a decade before the indoor roller coaster forever ... that looked a lot like Space Mountain with coaster tracks encircling the futuristic ...

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 ...

In 1975, with the right technology and Imagineering know-how, Space Mountain became the world’s first roller ... coaster features the same conical exterior, the golden design and concept look ...