A cultural touchstone, the dark ride opened to the public on Jan. 15, 1975, three years and three months after the Magic ...

Space Mountain ... a Disney World spokesman. • May 25, 1975: Sentinel reported that PeopleMover will run through Space Mountain “later this summer.” • July 1976: Python, a roller coaster ...

When the ride opened on Jan. 15, 1975, an Apollo moonwalker was its first passenger, NASA's insignia was on display and Space ...

Disney has still not yet announced a closing date for Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, leaving us without Muppets at Hollywood ...

Cosmic Rewind is EPCOT’s first roller coaster and, with 5,577.4 feet of track, the longest fully enclosed coaster in any Disney theme park. It’s also been described as the world’s first ...

Walt Disney ... World resort coming in at 5 roller coasters at the park. The Barnstormer (Guests must be 35 inches to ride) Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (Guests must be 38 inches to ride) Big Thunder ...

The original Space Mountain, which opened at Walt Disney World in 1975, was the first fully-enclosed, dark roller coaster and the first to be controlled by a computer. The iconic, conical Space ...

Space Mountain at the Walt Disney World Resort is celebrating a milestone as the iconic attraction turns 50 on Wednesday.

(Walt Disney World) Blasting off from Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom Park, Space Mountain goes gold for the 50th anniversary of this rip-roaring roller-coaster ride in the dark. Mickey Mouse and ...

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 ...