Saturday, September 3, 2011

Space Mountain

Blast off on a journey into outer space on this classic attraction. Board a sleek, rocket-shaped vehicle in the glow-in-the-dark Space Port and begin a steady climb up the 180-foot high mountain, passing the Mission Control booth and myriad pulsating lights along the way.



"What's the point?" - Enter the queue line as you feel like you are in space based on the design, play some video games as you wait, the queue extends into the "space port" and you board your space rocket vehicles and prepare for launch on an indoor roller coaster in 90% total darkness.



The GOOD - The queue line is absolutely amazing and the music sets a mood. Especially if you wait for over an hour. They allow you to play video games while waiting. In all truth, the coaster doesn't really go that fast, but considering it's placed in basically total darkness, it is very thrilling not knowing where you turn or drop. There are on-ride sound affects and it feels like you are actually in space, considering the space objects and space screen on the inside of the roof of Space Mountain.

The BAD - You usually wait for an extremely long amount of time. Especially on Summer and School Breaks. Sometimes when there isn't even a wait the line seems endless, but still nice. It doesn't go upside down, which should be changed. Considering that the Rockin' Roller Coaster at Hollywood Studios is the only coaster in WDW that does. Also, Space Mountain does tend to have a good bit of break downs, so if it breaks down and the lights turn on, rush over to the Tomorrowland Transit Authority People Mover to go inside Space Mountain and see what the coaster looks like with the lights on!


RATING: 4/5


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