D23 has announced a special new event celebrating Space Mountain as a part of their Spotlight Series events, which will be ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

With those words 50 years ago today (Jan. 15), Apollo 15 moonwalker Jim Irwin opened Space Mountain at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Florida. Later to be reproduced at other Disney theme ...

Space Mountain was Disney World’s first coaster and is now the oldest roller coaster in operation in Florida. Disneyland finally got a Space Mountain in 1977, though it features one track in a ...