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 ...

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 ...

"Blast off on a rip-roaring rocket into the furthest reaches of outer space on this roller-coaster ride in the dark," reads the current description of Space Mountain on the Walt Disney World ...

Fifty years ago this week, Space Mountain opened in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. The original Space Mountain, which opened at Walt Disney World in 1975, was the first fully-enclosed, dark ...

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 ...

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

Walt Disney World ... Mountain is an Individual Lightning Lane option, and the height requirement is 44 inches or taller. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a mine-train-themed outdoor roller coaster ...

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 ...

Note: This story first published in 2015, for the ride’s 40th anniversary. Compared to today’s mega thrill rides, Walt Disney World’s Space Mountain is a simple spin. No upside-down loops. No 3D ...