Space Mountain - Walt Disney World
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Sulley_Monster
N 28° 25.130 W 081° 34.699
17R E 443358 N 3143735
Indoor roller coaster at Walt Disney World.
Waymark Code: WM1VJG
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
Views: 290

Guests board the trains in the Space Port. In this version, the Space Port is enclosed within the mountain itself. The mountain is hollow, allowing waiting guests and passengers aboard the Tomorrowland Transit Authority to see many of the effects used in the attraction. Guests can also see the glow-in-the-dark vehicles traveling along the respective left and right side tracks. Should the attraction make an emergency stop or break down, the mountain's work lights turn on, giving guests a rare chance to see the roller coaster itself.

As the rockets leave the Space Port, they travel past the loading area, the Space Port queue, the Mission Control Booth for the Space Port, and the Space Station 75 queue, where they make a brief stop to await their turn to proceed up the lift hill. This holding point on the Omega track is visible to the Space Station 75 queue. After this brief stop, the vehicles wind down a small slope and enter a tunnel of circular and flashing blue and white lights, while a repetitive sound, meant to signify an energy surge, propels guests toward and eventually up the lift hill of both the Space Port and Space Station 75. As the vehicles proceed up the lift hill, guests may be able to see the Tomorrowland Transit Authority pass below them, or see the other vehicles climbing the lift hill on the other side. Above guests are two astronauts, upside down and working on a fictitious RCA Explorer vehicle, currently held in the bay for repairs. Meanwhile, Mission Control workers in a booth along the lift hill observe the lift hill approach, and other vehicles (known as space shuttles, which one travels on as their roller coaster vehicle), can be seen entering Space Station 75 from their trip through time and space. A projection of Earth, stars, comets, and asteroids can also be seen overhead when looking past the lift hill bay's open ceiling.

The space shuttles then make a small and quick dip before plunging into numerous twists and turns as the shuttles hurtle around Space Station 75 on a journey through time and space. The space shuttles eventually encounter a red and swirling worm hole that brings them to safety as they approach the unloading area of Space Station 75.
Maximum Height: 65.00

Construction Material: Steel

Train Type: Multi Car

Car Type: Cars Above Track

Number of Inversions?: 0

Length of Ride: 3,196.00

Duration of Ride (time): 2:30

Water?: No

Included in Admission?: Yes

Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

Host Park Name: Walt Disney World - Tomorrow Land

Minimum Height Restriction?: Yes

Minimum Height Required: 44

Number of Riders: 12

Top Speed: 27

Manufacturer of Ride: WED Enterprises

URL to Host Park: [Web Link]

Link to Ride Details: [Web Link]

"Express Pass" Available?: Yes

Visit Instructions:

Post a photo of yourself near the entrance of the coaster and try to capture some aspect of the ride. Be sure and describe your ride too!

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