{"id":24579,"date":"2022-08-11T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T10:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/?page_id=24579"},"modified":"2025-07-10T14:52:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:52:29","slug":"space-mountain-is-the-original-wdw-thrill-ride","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world-theme-parks\/magic-kingdom\/space-mountain-is-the-original-wdw-thrill-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Mountain is the original WDW Thrill Ride!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"entry-meta\"><time class=\"entry-time\">11 August 2022<\/time> by <span class=\"entry-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/erin-schreiver-military-disney-tips-author\/\" class=\"entry-author-link\" rel=\"author\"><span class=\"entry-author-name\">Erin Schreiver<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"entry-comments-link\"><a 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to blast off in this hyperspeed roller coaster ripping through galaxies?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world-theme-parks\/magic-kingdom\/space-mountain-is-the-original-wdw-thrill-ride\/#The_Queue\" >The Queue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world-theme-parks\/magic-kingdom\/space-mountain-is-the-original-wdw-thrill-ride\/#The_Ride\" >The Ride<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world-theme-parks\/magic-kingdom\/space-mountain-is-the-original-wdw-thrill-ride\/#Child_Swap\" >Child Swap<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world-theme-parks\/magic-kingdom\/space-mountain-is-the-original-wdw-thrill-ride\/#Extras\" >Extras<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world-theme-parks\/magic-kingdom\/space-mountain-is-the-original-wdw-thrill-ride\/#History\" >History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world-theme-parks\/magic-kingdom\/space-mountain-is-the-original-wdw-thrill-ride\/#Height_Requirement\" >Height Requirement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world-theme-parks\/magic-kingdom\/space-mountain-is-the-original-wdw-thrill-ride\/#Rider_Swap\" >Rider Swap<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world-theme-parks\/magic-kingdom\/space-mountain-is-the-original-wdw-thrill-ride\/#Accessibility\" >Accessibility<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_you_ready_to_blast_off_in_this_hyperspeed_roller_coaster_ripping_through_galaxies\"><\/span>Are you ready to blast off in this hyperspeed roller coaster ripping through galaxies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_24796\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24796\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Space-Mountain-Artwork-Contemporary-Resort.jpg\" alt=\"Space Mountain Artwork in the Contemporary Resort\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Space-Mountain-Artwork-Contemporary-Resort.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Space-Mountain-Artwork-Contemporary-Resort-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Space-Mountain-Artwork-Contemporary-Resort-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Space-Mountain-Artwork-Contemporary-Resort-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Space Mountain Artwork in the Contemporary Resort (C) Disney<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We hope you\u2019re not afraid of the dark because there is no atmosphere in space, therefore\u2026 no light! You will see glimpses of light before you go into a wormhole! Get ready for Tomorrowland\u2019s Space Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f4cd; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world-theme-parks\/magic-kingdom\/\">Magic Kingdom<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world-theme-parks\/magic-kingdom\/tomorrowland-in-walt-disney-worlds-magic-kingdom\/\">Tomorrowland<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Queue\"><\/span>The Queue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Space Mountain has an average wait time of around 35 minutes, so when Disney is offering\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-lightning-lane-multi-pass-and-lightning-lane-single-pass\/\">Lightning Lane Multi Pass<\/a> (Paid line bypass service), we say it\u2019s totally not necessary. Disney\u2019s Genie Tip Board (the free Genie within the My Disney Experience App) will show forecasted wait times throughout the day to help you determine when is the best time to hop in line!<\/p>\n<p>The building and cue is meant to be a blast into the galaxy, but if we\u2019re being honest, it\u2019s a blast from the past into the 90s. That\u2019s ok, we love the 90s! The queue line is pretty dark and is a constant incline. In addition to the incline, it\u2019s important to note that the queue is always very tight and crowded, as well as dimly lit with blue and purple lights.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Ride\"><\/span>The Ride<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Space Mountain &#8211;\u00a044 in. Height Requirement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cast Members refer to the ride vehicles as sleds because they are reminiscent of the Disneyland Matterhorn Bobsled ride vehicles. We love this ride, but we need to talk about those sleds. These are very low and very awkward. Your legs will slide forward beside the person in front of you. In addition to being low and tough to get in, these seats are incredibly tight! Beware!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24797\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24797\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Space-Mountain-by-Greg-McCullough.jpg\" alt=\"Space Mountain by Greg McCullough\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Space-Mountain-by-Greg-McCullough.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Space-Mountain-by-Greg-McCullough-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Space-Mountain-by-Greg-McCullough-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Space-Mountain-by-Greg-McCullough-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Space Mountain Sled by Greg McCullough (C)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-tips\/greg-mccullough-at-disney-springs-november-and-december-2018\/\">read more about Greg<\/a>, \u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greg.mccullough.399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"no follow noopener\">see his facebook<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Space Mountain has a special pouch in front of the rider to place items like Minnie ears!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ride on Space Mountain is a lot like Squirt\u2019s speech in Finding Nemo. You\u2019re going to rip, roll, and punch! It\u2019s so dark that you won\u2019t know which end is up as you\u2019re speeding and whizzing through. Are you brave enough to put up your hands? If it were perfectly dark then it would be easy because you don\u2019t know what you don\u2019t know, but not with Space Mountain. There is just enough light to see parts of the ride structure and it looks so close!<\/p>\n<p>The awesome part of Space Mountain is when you get off you can\u2019t tell if you\u2019re grinning ear to ear because it is genuinely a great ride or because you feel like you cheated death! Or at the very least, got a spinal realignment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Child_Swap\"><\/span>Child Swap<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Magic-Kingdom-Space-Mountain-Front-Entrance.jpg\" alt=\"Space Mountain offers Disney\u2019s Child Swap service\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Magic-Kingdom-Space-Mountain-Front-Entrance.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Magic-Kingdom-Space-Mountain-Front-Entrance-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Magic-Kingdom-Space-Mountain-Front-Entrance-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Magic-Kingdom-Space-Mountain-Front-Entrance-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Because of the height requirement, Space Mountain offers Disney\u2019s Child Swap service so that everyone that wishes to ride can. To use, simply speak with the Cast Member at the Lightning Lane entrance and ask to use Child Swap. They will scan your ticket and the ticket of one person that will go on with you after the wait. You will wait outside of the line with the small child and the rest of the party will wait in line as normal. After they exit the ride, you can then go through the Lightning Lane with the other person that the Cast Member scanned before while the rest of the party stays with the child.<\/p>\n<p>Since this is a dark ride, there\u2019s a good chance that children who are tall enough to ride might be too scared to ride, and that\u2019s okay! You can still use the Child Swap service for them as well.<\/p>\n<p>IMPORTANT: Even though you will use the Lightning Lane line when using the second half of your child swap, you DO NOT need to have Genie+ (Disney\u2019s paid service).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Extras\"><\/span>Extras<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Remember your time on Space Mountain with a special PhotoPass ride photo! Ride photos are included in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-military-discounts\/military-discount-on-disney-memory-maker-photopass\/\">Disney\u2019s Memory Maker packages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History\"><\/span>History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_24799\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24799\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Magic-Kingdom-Space-Mountain-from-Contemporary.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Magic-Kingdom-Space-Mountain-from-Contemporary.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Magic-Kingdom-Space-Mountain-from-Contemporary-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Magic-Kingdom-Space-Mountain-from-Contemporary-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Magic-Kingdom-Space-Mountain-from-Contemporary-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Space Mountain from My Room in the Contemporary Resort &#8211; Tron Construction to Right Rear<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The building that holds Space Mountain is becoming as iconic as Cinderella Castle to the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Space Mountain is a cousin to the Disneyland thrill attraction, The Matterhorn, hence the \u201csleds.\u201d After the success of the Matterhorn, Walt Disney decided that thrill rides did have a place in his parks.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-lightning-lane-multi-pass-and-lightning-lane-single-pass\/\">Lightning Lane Multi Pass<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Height_Requirement\"><\/span>Height Requirement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Guests must be at least 44 inches tall to ride Space Mountain.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rider_Swap\"><\/span>Rider Swap<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rider Swap is available for Space Mountain. Just speak to a Cast Member at the entrance, and they\u2019ll assist in setting it up so that everyone who meets the height requirement can experience this classic, high-speed journey through the stars.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accessibility\"><\/span>Accessibility<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Guests using wheelchairs or ECVs must transfer to the ride vehicle to experience Space Mountain. The queue is accessible, and Cast Members are available to assist with boarding if needed.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"50%\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#dbb2b2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Effects\/Sensory Warning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dark Spaces, Enclosed Spaces<br \/>\nTight fit, Tough on backs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Comments, Questions, be sure to leave them in the Comment Section Below!<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"milit-4091768210\" class=\"milit-after-content milit-entity-placement\"><br>\r\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/4V6YWP2M2DNAU\">Send Steve a Tip<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Are you ready to blast off in this hyperspeed roller coaster ripping through galaxies? We hope you\u2019re not afraid of the dark because there is no atmosphere in space, therefore\u2026 no light! You will see glimpses of light before you go into a wormhole! 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