Attraction Checklist

159 - Space Mountain - Magic Kingdom - Walt Disney World


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Prepare for launch!  We are headed to Magic Kingdom to ride Space Mountain on this episode of Attraction Checklist. Attraction audio recorded on June 4, 2024.

TRANSCRIPT:

Welcome to Attraction Checklist.

This episode we visit Magic Kingdom and ride the classic attraction Space Mountain.

The Walt Disney World website describes this attraction saying: Blast off on a rip-roaring rocket into the furthest reaches of outer space on this roller-coaster ride in the dark.

Guests must be 44” or taller to ride this attraction and the Thrill Level calls it a Thrill Ride with Big Drops in the Dark.

Before we head to Starport: Seven Five, here are five fast facts about Magic Kingdom’s Space Mountain.

1. Space Mountain opened at Magic Kingdom on January 15, 1975.

2. Space Mountain was originally conceived by Walt Disney for an attraction at Disneyland.  In 1964, Walt Disney started John Hench on the idea of a space themed roller coaster initially called Space Voyage.  It wasn’t until 1966 that imagineers christened it Space Mountain for the first time.  The technology at the time made building the attraction in Disneyland impossible, but there was plenty of room at Magic Kingdom so Space Mountain appeared in Walt Disney World promotional materials as early at 1969.

3. There are two tracks on Space Mountain at Walt Disney World, Alpha and Omega.  They are near identical in that they are 65ft (or 19.8m) high, have a drop of 26 feet (7.9m) and whisk you along at 27 mph (or 43.5 km/h).  The difference between the two tracks comes in where track length is concerned.  Alpha track’s 3196ft (974.1m) of track is 10 ft (or 3m) longer than Omega’s 3186 ft (971.1 m)

4. The first official rider on Space Mountain in 1975 was astronaut Colonel James Irwin.

5. Space Mountain holds the distinction of being the oldest operating roller coaster in all of Florida.

Let’s ride Space mountain.  After the ride audio I’ll give you my thoughts on this attraction.  This is a binaural recording so if you have headphones put them on now as we experience Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom.

The attraction audio recorded for this episode is available exclusively to the Saturday Morning Media Patron Patron.  Support the show and get fun Bonus content over at http://www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia

Episode edited by Stephen Staver

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SOURCES:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/space-mountain/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Mountain_(Magic_Kingdom)

https://disneydiary.com/2025/01/10-unusual-facts-about-space-mountain-as-it-turns-50/

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