New Space Mountain to Land at Walt Disney World in 2009
Disney has confirmed the refurbishment of their classic ride, Space Mountain, which will close in mid-April and re-open in November.
"We're always looking to our classic rides and attractions in need of refreshment," says Rhonda Kendall of Team Disney Orlando. "Our guests will experience a new Space Mountain unlike any other, that will extend the ride length from three minutes to an hour. And now, to make it more convincing, our Imagineers have decided to completely take all of the oxygen out of the building, a process they call "Deoxygenation". This will increase the illusion of "hypersleep" the guests feel- or rather, don't feel in the ride. But of course, by the end guests will have been safely returned to Earth where oxygen abounds."
Rhonda Kendall said this and many other things about Disney's Animal Kingdom's new "Beastly Kingdom", coming in 2012.