Space Mountain reopen date announced.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by mhrc4

florida is basically matterhorn inside of the SM building

Don't let iSm hear you say that...

[mhrc4]

why?

i take it he feels differently?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by mhrc4

why?

i take it he feels differently?

The different track layout, and the lack of the mountain mean very different ride experience to him (if I recall past posts of his correctly), not just "Matterhorn in a building".

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

What she said.

(This is just too cool- I've only been able to ride Space Mountain one time, as it is always closed when I visit).

Does this mean you might be down for the 50th?!?!

[dsnylndmom]

I'm soooo happy to hear aobut Space Mountain reopening in July! YAY!

My last SM ride was at WDW, icky SM

Originally Posted by Blueerica

Does this mean you might be down for the 50th?!?!

Erica, unless her plans have changed I know Wendybeth was planning on being there for the 50th another Park Inn Patron

[CoasterMatt]

Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom in Florida serves the same attraction purpose as Matterhorn at DL, but isn't the same ride (in a box).

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by blueerica

It's nice to know a (kind-of) date to go by in my mind. And yeah, that would be retah-ded to open it that soon to the 17th, so I'm hoping that they soft open it sooner. I would have thought it would have been a month before. That would be the pits to have major break-down issues on the 17th. Anyone else remember the first few days of fine rides, such as Splash Mountain? I particularly remember SM (because I was out in CA that summer) and how many times it shut down in the first week, even first month!

I think the attraction with the worst start-up record is Indy (well, maybe Rocket Rodd's too, but I am trying to put that hack-job out of mind).

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by lizziebith

My favorite ride....attached is a pic of me, boyfriend-at-the time, a pal and one brother on SM in '82 I think...we went on the ride again and I had my eyes closed when my brother's hat flew into my lap. Crimeny! I thought for a second it was his head!

Here's another pic from that trip - trying to stand on Space Mountain, proving decapitation is impossible:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Here's another pic from that trip - trying to stand on Space Mountain, proving decapitation is impossible:

Doesn't trying to stand up on a coaster get you an honorable mention at the Darwin Awards?

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Doesn't trying to stand up on a coaster get you an honorable mention at the Darwin Awards?

Naw, I think you at least need and injury of some sort