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Space Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland opened with the park on April 15, 1983. It was the first version of Space Mountain to open concurrently with the park. As with the other Space Mountains, this version is also highly popular with young adults and roller coaster fans.
[edit] Versions
[edit] 1983-2006
From its opening in 1983 and until late 2006, Tokyo Disneyland's Space Mountain was an almost exact clone of Disneyland's Space Mountain as it had opened in 1977. Apart from some outside architectural elements (absence of the Space Stage and Peoplemover track) with the exception of both having the same shape and dimensions, the interior was the same. The track layouts, rocket designs, and original special effects and elements were the same as its Californian counterpart.
[edit] 2006-present
In mid-2006, some Disney-fan sites reported that Tokyo Disneyland was rumored to get a small refurbishment of their Space Mountain in a period of six months between October 2006 and April 2007. While some thought it was a technical rehab and that changes to the ride and story were just rumors, in November 2006, outside the construction walls of Space Mountain, concept art of a new station and rockets, new logo, and new color scheme appeared, thus confirming all rumors and speculation of the rehab were true. On April 28, 2007 Space Mountain re-opened. The new Space Mountain included a brand new space station that has a new more futuristic space ship above the loading area. The ride has changed but the effects are bulit on top the original ride effects. Like its CA counterpart, it now includes a hyperspeed tunnel at the end of the ride.
[edit] Statistics
- Grand Opening: April 15, 1983 (Opened with Tokyo Disneyland)
- Re-Launching Date: April 28, 2007
- Designers: Walt Disney Imagineering
- Vehicles: 12
- Building Diameter: 200 feet (61 m)
- Largest Drop: 17 feet (5.15 m)
- Building Height: 118 feet (35 m)
- Track Length: 3,450 feet (1052 m)
- Volume: 1.8 million cubic feet (51,000 m³)
- Top Speed: 30 miles per hour (48 km/h)
- Height Requirement: 40 inches (1.02 m)
- Ride Duration: 2:45
- Ticket Required: "E"
- Ride System: Roller coaster
- Sponsor: Coca Cola, Ltd. of Japan
[edit] Incident
In 2003, a rocket derailed about 10 meters from the loading platform. As the coaster was running at a slow speed, no major damage was reported. No injuries were reported, and everyone was safely assisted to ground level.
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