Space Mountain

Location:        Tomorrowland

RideType:      Roller-Coaster

Passengers:   3 per car, with individual T-Bar restraints      

Fastpass?       Yes      

Minimum Height:     44 inches minimum to ride

Summary:    Space Mountain is a high speed indoor roller-coaster with a space voyage theme.  Consistent with the themes of Tomorrowland, the ride queue is a journey through a futuristic space port on your way to board a rocket ship to travel through space.  Your ride vehicle is a narrow rocket shaped car, holding three passengers and connected to another similar car.  There are two tracks for the ride – each offering roughly the same roller-coaster experience.  After boarding the car, you prepare to enter “hyperspace” through a tunnel with rotating and flashing lights.  You climb the lift hill, and the thrill ride begins.  The ride takes place in near total darkness, with only the passing “stars” giving any light.  A futuristic soundtrack plays during the ride.  As you exit, you pass several exhibits describing space colonization, eventually ending in a gift shop.  The ride snaps your picture during one particularly thrilling spot, which you can purchase as you exit.

Comments:   This is an intense, dark, rough, high speed roller-coaster.  It is not appropriate for most young children or for low-functioning children.  The noise, flashing and pulsing lights during “takeoff”, and total darkness during the ride are troubling to children with sensory issues.  Children have their own seat with their own restraint system – parents cannot sit beside children on this ride to offer comfort or to help restrain them if needed.  The ride music may be too loud for low-functioning children or for those with auditory sensitivity.  The exit is a moving sidewalk (common in Tomorrowland) which may be difficult for children with transition issues.

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(Note: portions of the ride were cut from the video.  It was cut from the first drop to the last turn before the exit.  It was too dark to effectively see anything, but gives you a idea on boarding and exiting the ride.)

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