Space Mountain has never been the kind of Disney attraction that simply stays frozen in time. For decades, Disney Imagineers have found new ways to send guests into the darkness, changing soundtracks, stories, effects, ride systems, and even entire versions of the attraction. Some updates have lasted only for special events, while others have completely replaced what guests experienced for ...

This Disneyland park will soon gut its classic attractions to enhance the guest experience and refresh the old rides across the resort. Guests need to prepare in advance, as Project “New Magic” is about to begin. The End of the Classic Disneyland Paris? Disneyland Paris is preparing to tear into one of its most recognizable attractions as part of a ...

D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event is finally here, and Disney fans know exactly what that means. This is the weekend the speculation ends. Months of rumor threads, permit watching, wish lists, and prediction posts all get answered within about seventy-two hours. Some fans get exactly what they hoped for. Others watch a favorite theory die in real time. And ...

Disney World guests faced immense difficulty at one of the Magic Kingdom’s most popular locations this week. Magic Kingdom guests hit a rare milestone on Thursday, August 6: a Space Mountain wait time creeping toward three full hours. At 5:30 p.m., posted times sat at 175 minutes, among the longest the attraction has recorded in recent memory. The bottleneck traces ...

The Walt Disney World Resort has reportedly set its sights on the next big closure and rebuild: Space Mountain. Magic Kingdom is already in the middle of the most aggressive construction stretch in its 50-plus-year history. Piston Peak is rising in Frontierland, a sprawling Villains Land expansion looms, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad just wrapped a year-long track replacement. Now, ...

Space Mountain at Disneyland opened on May 27, 1977, making it 48 years old and nearing its 49th birthday. This iconic ride has allowed generations of guests to board rocket-shaped vehicles and experience the sensation of speed in complete darkness. In theme park years, such longevity is rare and reflects Space Mountain’s unique ability to deliver an exhilarating experience that ...

A second iteration of part of the Space Mountain attraction has been installed at Magic Kingdom Park, unifying the futuristic theme across Tomorrowland. Space Mountain-Style Update in Tomorrowland In early March, Walt Disney World Resort installed another Space Mountain-style attraction sign in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom Park. This time, though, the white spires are pointing to a different ride: Buzz ...

A Disneyland Resort guest has shared multiple videos claiming that she was “kicked off of” the Space Mountain roller coaster for being too tall. The woman, who is 6’10”, showed several clips of herself attempting to fit in the ride vehicles and speaking with Disney cast members about the safety guidelines on the Tomorrowland attraction. Woman “Kicked Off Of” Space ...

More changes are on the way at The Happiest Place on Earth, and this time, they’re impacting one of Tomorrowland’s most legendary thrills. Disneyland’s Space Mountain isn’t getting a major reimagining, but it is heading into a short refurbishment that will briefly take the beloved coaster offline. Beginning February 23, the attraction will close at Disneyland Park, with plans to ...

Oriental Land Company recently announced that the budget for the new Space Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland, set to open in 2027, has risen to 70.5 billion yen, making it the most expensive attraction ever built by Walt Disney Imagineering. This increase from the original budget of 56 billion yen reflects Japan’s rising construction costs. Currently, this is about $460 million ...