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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Elliot the Dragon travels down Main Street U.S.A for the Main Street Electrical Parade during the Return of the Spectaculars ...

If you’ve ever been to a Disney theme park, or even heard about one, you likely know about one of the most iconic rides: Space Mountain. While Space Mountain was dreamed up by Walt Disney for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Disneyland almost got Space Mountain before the Magic Kingdom Disney’s Florida theme park will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Space Mountain on Jan. 15.