Thoughts on Space Mountain (so far) in my Magic Kingdom park

KentB3

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I now have a few thoughts on Space Mountain in my Magic Kingdom park. Since I have never been to WDW or any other Disney theme parks, and only have a rough understanding of the designs and track layouts of various rides, this is by no means complete, but will give more-or-less of an idea on what to expect! In a nutshell, Space Mountain in my MK park will be similar to Disneyland's (and Tokyo DL's) ride (a longer, single track with side-by-side seating as opposed to WDW's 2 tracks and in-line seats), with some features of Disneyland Paris' Space Mountain. The music, sound effects, special effects, and possibly the "Earth to the Moon" storyline of Disneyland Paris' ride will be used. The track design will be basically Disneyland's, with a few of the less-intense elements of Disneyland Paris' Space Mountain ride. The rides intensity will remain the same as Disneyland's however, as Space Mountain at Disneyland Paris seems a bit too intense to fit into the Magic Kingdom to me, particularly in a U.S. theme park.

The "mountain", or ride buidling will be 123 feet tall and 200 feet in circumference. WDW's is 183 feet X 300 feet, and Disneyland's is 75 feet X 200 feet-- with 17 feet of track underground. Mine will have all track above ground, which will account for the extra height! Also, 123 feet X 200 feet will give my Space Mountain the exact same shape as WDW's SM, only smaller. Disneyland's SM is flatter-looking than WDW's.

I modeled mine after Disneyland's (with a dash of Disneyland Paris) since nearly everything I have read says that Disneyland's Space Mountain is better than the one in WDW's Magic Kingdom, as well as the fact that WDW's Space Mountain is much more closely related to the Matterhorn Bobsleds (which I also have in my park!) than Disneyland's Space Mountain.

If anyone has questions, comments, and/or suggestions, please feel free to post! :)
 

doop

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I like how you put have side by side seating and one longer track, which I prefer over in line seating and 2 shorter tracks like in WDW.
 

WDWScottieBoy

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OHHHHH, I like it! I'd go with the original conceptual art of WDW's SM and mix it with DLP's exterior. Any of the track layouts would be cool as well as the actual ride car. I've never done the side-by-side car so I don't know about that one, but I love how the cars at WDW are. Hopefully yours will be a lot smoother riding and the best of new technology and effects to add to it. Just wandering, what about your queue, got anything for that yet? I'd love to hear some ideas anyone can give for a queue. You can go almost anywhere with it.
 

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