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Space Mountain is a roller coaster that allows guests to travel through space.
===Original Preshow===
From 1973 until 1994 Space Mountain was sponsored by RCA. Guests entered Space Mountain through an entrance building located in Tomorrowland. The Building had three large RCA logos as well as a original "four seat" ride vehicle encased in a clear case. Inside the vehicle sat a family. Before guests entered the "entrance portal", they would pass a large quote on the wall which read:
After passing through the Zig Zag Corridor, guests finally reached the loading area. Here they watched a safety video featuring Asturnaut Gordon Cooper and then boarded either the Alpha or Omega track. Both of these tracks were identical except for the fact that Alpha track is ten feet longer.
===Original Ride===
Space Mountain begins with guests boarding their "rockets". The rockets then take off passing the Space Port queue and the Mission Control booth. The jets the go up a lift hill and down a small slope. This leads to a circular tunnel lined with blue lights. Here energy can be building up, and eventually propelling guests to the other end of the dome. Here, the rockets do a 180 degree turn and go up another lift hill. A mirror positioned at the end of the track, gives riders the allusion that they are about to collide with another rocket. If riders look up, they are able to see projections of Earth, stars, comets, meteors, and asteroids above them. This adds to the feeling that the rockets are indeed flying through space.
Going back inside the house, guests could see the recreation room. This room was located above the family room. Here a boy could be seen talking a ski lesson from the SelctaVision, while his younger brother built a model rocket using instructions from the TV. Next tot the recreation room was the kitchen. Where the mother of the house, and a neighbor sat in front of a large TV. In this room, the mother was shopping for dishes directly on the TV. In the corner of her TV screen, Billy could be seen, still pleading to come in. Moving on, guests would come across the teenage daughter's room. Here a teenager was watching a classic SelctaVision disc. While she was doing this she was on the phone with Judy, who she would always tell to come over. The final room of the house, was the entertainment room. This room housed the biggest TV in the post show, which was being watched by a young girl and boy.
After viewing the home of the future, guests would see various RCA products as the attractions theme song played again. Before exiting guests would get one final encounter with Billy, who was now holding a video camera and pointing it at the guests. A TV would show guests themselves (this was considered one of the highlights of the attraction). Finally, guests would arrive back in Tomorrowland having completed their journey into space.\ ==Pre and Post Show Changes 1985-2009==