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Space Mountain Featured Page The exterior of Space Mountain. Photo: Disney Magic Kingdom Land Tomorrowland Theme Space travel Opening date December 15, 1974 Vehicle type Rocket train Ride duration 2:30 minutes Length 3186-3196 ft (2211.9 m) Total height 183 ft (55.8 m) Track height 65 ft (19.8 m) Maximum speed 28 mph (45.1 km/h) Height requirements 44" (112 cm) Disney Genie + No (Lightning Lane Exclusive) Sponsored by RCA (1975-1993) Fed Ex (1994-2003) Space Mountain is an attraction located in Tomorrowland. Attraction History The idea for Space Mountain came from Walt Disney himself. After the success of the Matterhorn attraction in Disneyland, Walt was convinced that "thrill-rides" had a place in his park. In 1964, with this in mind, Walt approached designer John Hench with an idea for a new Tomorrowland attraction. Walt called the idea the "Space Port", a roller coaster in the dark that would feature creative lighting and other special effects to give the illusion that guests were in space . Concept art for the attraction was created by Hench, Clem Hall, George Mcginnis and Herb Ryman. Early on, the attraction's name was changed to "Space Venture", as ideas for it continued to be refined . To help make the ..→