| Space Mountain is a popular enclosed roller coaster ride
at five Disney theme parks. the enclosed design allows controlled lighting to
selectively hide portions of the track. This greatly increases the element of
surprise experienced by riders, which can compensate for the absence of some of
the track elements typically required to make outdoor coasters exciting. the
roof has the distinct feature of having the roof supports on the outside of the
roof. the reasoning was so the inside roof would have a flat surface for
projecting stars and elements onto it. It also gives the building a very modern
look that has stood the test of time. |
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Walt Disney World's Space Mountain was the first Space Mountain built at any of
the "Disney" parks. It was the world's first rollercoaster ride that was
completely controlled and operated by a computer system. It was originally
conceived to be partially outdoors, but it was changed after research proved
that the Florida weather would not work well with the coaster. the attraction is
very different from all of the other incarnations in that there are actually two
separate tracks (very similar in design to Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds)
instead of just the one, although both tracks on the attraction are nearly
identical. Also, the rockets used on the Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom
version carry visitors single-file instead of being side-by-side like in all of
the other Disney Space Mountain's. |
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