Space Mountain opens in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom. The grand opening includs a band of 2,000 high school students, fireworks and the release of 50,000 balloons. The first official ride is taken by Colonel James Irwin, the pilot of the Lunar Module on Apollo XV. Originally conceived by Walt Disney himself for Disneyland in the 1960's, the technology did not yet exist. Seeing a need for more thrilling attractions at the new Florida resort, Disney imagineers set about shortly after the Magic Kingdom opened to bring Walt's dream to life. The success of the attraction in Florida prompts the Imagineers to design a Space Mountain for Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland.
Also opening in the Magic Kingdom is the Carousel of Progress, relocated from Disneyland. The attraction traces nearly 100 years of innovations in electricity. The Carousel originally premiered at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, with an innovative rotating carousel where the center stage remains stationary and the audience rotates around it between the various show sequences.
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