Space Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland opened with the park on April 15, 1983. It was the first version of Space Mountain to open concurrently with the park. As with the other Space Mountains, this version is also highly popular with young adults and roller coaster fans. Along with its Walt Disney World counterpart, it is currently one of the only Space Mountains without an on-board soundtrack

1983-2006

From its opening in 1983 and until late 2006, Tokyo Disneyland's Space Mountain was an almost exact clone of Disneyland's Space Mountain

Space Mountain (Disneyland)

Space Mountain is a steel roller coaster attraction in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. After the success of the Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain, the Imagineers made plans to build another on the United States West Coast. The ride opened on May 27, 1977, ten years after the...

 as it had opened in 1977. Apart from some outside architectural elements (absence of the Space Stage and Peoplemover track) with the exception of both having the same shape and dimensions, the interior was the same, although there were some different effects. The track layouts, rocket designs, and original special effects and elements were the same as its Californian counterpart.

2006-present

The new Space Mountain has a more sci-fi futuristic look to it, there are new effects, new space port which features a futuristic space ship hanging from the ceiling. The ride has changed but the effects are built on top the original ride effects. Like its CA counterpart, it now includes a hyperspeed tunnel at the end of the ride. Ever since 2009 for the Holiday season, The exterior at night became a light show while playing Christmas music in the background but the actual ride remains unchanged.

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• Grand Opening: April 15, 1983 (Opened with Tokyo Disneyland)
• Re-Launching Date: April 28, 2007
• Designers: Walt Disney Imagineering
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• Vehicles: 14 Rockets
  • Vehicle Theme: Rocket
• Building Diameter: 200 feet (61 m)
• Largest Drop: 17 feet (5.15 m)
• Building Height: 118 feet (35 m)
• Track Length: 3,450 feet (1052 m)
• Volume: 1.8 million cubic feet (51,000 m³)
• Top Speed: 30 miles per hour (48 km/h)
• Height Requirement: 40 inches (1.02 m)
• Ride Duration: 2:45
• Ticket Required: "E"
• Ride System: Roller coaster
• Sponsor: Coca Cola, Ltd. of Japan

External links

• Space Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland Official Page