Space Mountain

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Space Mountain

Tokyo Disneyland · JP · Custom indoor steel coaster, 1983

UNOFFICIAL · NOT PARK-ENDORSED PHOTO · Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Height 100 ft

Speed 30 mph

Inversions 0

Throughput 1,800^est. rph

Build Cost $20^est. m

Vintage 1983

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№ 27/159

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Space Mountain

Tokyo Disneyland · JP · Arrow Development Custom indoor steel coaster

UNOFFICIAL · NOT PARK-ENDORSED

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Fast facts

Space Mountain opened with Tokyo Disneyland in 1983. tokyodisneyresort.jp
The enclosed steel coaster stands 30.5 metres tall. coasterpedia.net
Its maximum speed is 48.3 kilometres per hour. en.wikipedia.org
The course contains no inversions. coasterpedia.net
The ride occupies Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland. coasterpedia.net
Arrow Development is credited with manufacturing the coaster. ipfs.basearchive.ai
The attraction carries its passengers inside a purpose-built mountain structure. tokyodisneyresort.jp

The story of Space Mountain

The Space Mountain idea grew from Disney’s wish to place a roller coaster indoors, where darkness and carefully arranged lighting could make the journey feel far larger than the building itself. The concept was refined through Disney’s design and engineering departments before it reached Japan. tokyodisneyresort.jp· en.wikipedia.org

For Tokyo Disneyland, the attraction was shaped as a custom enclosed steel coaster in Tomorrowland. Arrow Development supplied the ride system, with WED Enterprises responsible for the design work that turned an ambitious indoor railway into a practical park attraction. ipfs.basearchive.ai· en.wikipedia.org

Space Mountain opened alongside Tokyo Disneyland in 1983 and quickly became one of the park’s familiar landmarks. Its lasting appeal rests on a simple achievement: a substantial steel coaster, concealed within a mountain, sending visitors on a swift journey with no view beyond the darkness of the course. tokyodisneyresort.jp· tokyodisneyresort.jp

Sources

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