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The final design of the Space Mountain changed many times before the attraction was eventually built. The Designs the interior structure, queue and post show all changed various times before Space Mountain was built, The shape of Space Mountain was also a topic of debate amongst Disney Engineers. Some of the engineers wanted Space Mountain to look like a dome, while others wanted to use a "cone" shape. The cone shape idea eventually won out, and on January 15, 1975 Space Mountain officially opened.
==Attraction Building Structure and Track Details==
When Space Mountain was built it was a technological marvel. The attraction was the first indoor roller coaster and also the first roller coaster to take place completely in the dark.
To create the illusion of stars above the riders, 20 mirrored balls are hit with a spotlight. When the light that reflects off the balls hits the roof, and gives the allusion of stars. Other projections include The "shooting stars" which are created by a moving spotlight, and the asteroids and galaxies which are created by dimmed down projectors.
Space Mountain has a total area of nearly In total the construction of Space Mountain required 4,000 pieces of steel, and 12,000 feet of electrical wire. Since every piece of steel had to be accessible by stairs, the inside of Space Mountain resembles a metallic maze.
==Attraction Plot==
