This section includes a series of very detailed articles about Space Mountain including the ride’s speed, whether it’s scary, information about the ride’s seats, and more.
Space Mountain is an indoor roller coaster at the Disneyland Resort, the Walt Disney World Resort, the Tokyo Disney Resort, and the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. The original version of Space Mountain at Disneyland opened in 1977 and was the first incarnation of the ride.
Space Mountain is a dark roller coaster with sharp turns and sudden drops. The ride vehicles are shaped like rockets and travel along a track that winds through space-themed scenery.
Height requirements for Space Mountain vary by location, but generally riders must be at least 44 inches (112 cm) tall. The maximum rider height is 200 cm (79 inches).
Space Mountain has a top speed of 28 mph (45 km/h).
The Disneyland Paris version of Space Mountain is called Space Mountain: Mission 2. It opened in 1995 and features a different layout than the other versions of the ride.
The Disneyland Tokyo version of Space Mountain is called Tomorrowland Interstitial Quantum Teleport Machine. It opened in 1983 and is similar to the Disneyland ride, but with some changes to the track.
The Hong Kong Disneyland version of Space Mountain is called Hyperspace Mountain. It opened in 2005 and is based on the Star Wars franchise.
Space Mountain is a popular attraction at all of the Disney parks that it is located in.
First off let’s get you the tl;dr answer: no, to most riders Space Mountain is not scary, but it could be scary or too much to handle for younger kids and riders who don’t like twists, turns, drops, and rides in the dark. Personally I don’t think the ride is scary at all, but because… Read More
Space Mountain in Disney World has a drop of 26 feet. The drop height is different for the ride from park-to-park: Space Mountain Magic Kingdom (Disney World) – 26 ft (7.9 m) Space Mountain Disneyland – 76 ft (23 m) Space Mountain Tokyo Disneyland – 17 ft (5.2 m) Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain at Disneyland… Read More
I’ll be honest: I don’t love ride videos. I’m pretty comfortable with any kind of ride speed, twists and turns so I’m not really that worried before riding any new attraction. Plus, personally I feel like watching a video of a ride can kind of spoil it (especially if there are some cool unexpected twists… Read More
Here are the Space Mountain seats at Disney World: And at Disneyland: Space Mountain Seats & Train at Disney World A few key facts about the seats at Space Mountain Disney World: The seating layout on Space Mountain in Disney World is two cars for each “train” with each car having 3 seats (so six… Read More
First off, if you came to this post you probably want to see some videos of the Space Mountain ride with the lights on, so we’ll get right to it. Space Mountain Lights On Videos At Disney World This is a great POV video of Space Mountain Disney World with the lights on: This is… Read More
Space Mountain at Disney World is 2:30 (two minutes and thirty seconds) long, and the other versions of Space Mountain all last slightly different amounts of time: Space Mountain Magic Kingdom (Disney World) – 2:30 Space Mountain Disneyland – 3:00 Space Mountain Tokyo Disneyland – 2:45 Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain at Disneyland Park Paris –… Read More
The Disney World version of Space Mountain has a height requirement of 44 inches (or 112 cm) miles per hour, but each version of Space Mountain has a different height requirement: Space Mountain Disney World – 3’6″, or 44 inches (or 112 cm) Space Mountain Disneyland – 3’4″, or 40 in (102 cm) Star Wars… Read More
The Space Mountain ride at Magic Kingdom Disney World does not go upside down, and neither does the ride at Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, or Disneyland Hong Kong (Hyperspace Mountain). BUT there is a version of Space Mountain that does go upside down! Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain in Disneyland Paris does go upside down. As a… Read More
The Disney World version of Space Mountain goes 28 miles per hour, but each version of Space Mountain has a different speed: Space Mountain Disney World – 28 miles per hour Space Mountain Disneyland – 35 miles per hour Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain Disneyland Park Paris – 44 miles per hour Space Mountain Tokyo Disneyland… Read More
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