(It closed in 2006.) • May 1977: A smaller version of Space Mountain opened at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Judy Zorn, a student from Seminole Community College, worked at Space Mountain ...

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 ...

The out-of-this-world ride at the "Most Magical Place on Earth" just turned 50, and my family got a front row seat to the ...

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 ...

This week, 50 years ago, marked the launch date for Disney’s adventure into the final frontier of space with their Space Mountain attraction. Space Mountain has delighted guests with a thrilling ...

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 ...

Today is a special day to celebrate and contemplate this wave, as Space Mountain is celebrating a major milestone. Amid that, though, I must politely reiterate a bone I have to pick with this ...

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 ...