If you’ve ever been to a Disney theme park, or even heard about one, you likely know about one of the most iconic rides: Space Mountain. While Space Mountain was dreamed up by Walt Disney for the ...

"We astronauts are here today to salute all those who made our trip into space possible. They have permitted us to see the Earth as a precious blue jewel in the blackness of space. Now all of us may ...

A Disney icon turns 50 years old on Wednesday. Space Mountain debuted at Walt Disney World on Jan. 15, 1975. “Like many great ideas, it came from the imagination of Walt Disney,” Steven Vagnini, ...

Walt Disney wanted to build Space Mountain at Disneyland a decade before the indoor roller coaster forever altered the skyline of the Magic Kingdom a few years after the debut of the Florida theme ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Space Mountain, the roller coaster that launched Walt Disney World into a new era, turns 50 years old this month. The ride, a key part of Magic Kingdom’s first major expansion, opened ...