Changes

In 1985 RCA replaced the "Home of the Future" post show. The new post show showed what it would be like to live on a space colony. Billy and his dog, who once recorded gusts and put them on TV, were replaced with a robot boy and a robot dog. The TV monitors that once advertised RCA, were changed to show astronauts in space. Although the story of the post show changed, its main purpose was once again to show RCA television.  In 1994 Fed Ex took over sponsorship of Space Mountain, and the attraction went through many changes. In 1994 the entrance door received storm shutters, making the entrance much smaller. The left hand entrance wall, which had previously been used for signage was demolished. The right hand entrance wall had only the words, Space Mountain written on it. Space Mountain was written in orange thin ink, representing the "New Tomorrowland". On the outside of the entrance, the spiral which had once read "RCA" was removed. A new spiral which had signs for both Space Mountain (once again written in the orange font) and Fed Ex was added.  The entrance lobby was also given a makeover. It was given an orange and brown color scheme, and a large mural of the Milky Way was added. In 1998, the original flooring was removed and a staircase was added to the right hand queue. With the new sponsorship, parts of the the preshow were changed or taken out completely. The windows that guests could previously look out and see various scenes from space were removed and were left empty for a number of years.The flying saucer which once held the RCA dog and a phonograph was also taken out (for obvious reasons).  Although Fed Ex did not change much of the post show's props, it did change the story they told. Instead of focusing on a space colony, and the technology that could be used there, Fed Ex focused on the future of package delivery. The new post show showed how one day packages could be sent over spacial distances. "Space packages" were also added to the post show, to further promote Fed Ex.  Another major change that came with the 1994 refurbishment was the removal of the entrance building. Now when guests exit Space Mountain, they come out in the Tomorrowland Arcade. In 2004 Fed Ex decided to end its sponsorship of Space Mountain, leaving the attraction sponsorless.