January 15, 1975 –
Walt Disney World – Lake Buena Vista, FL
Space Mountain
opens in Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. A space-themed
indoor roller coaster, originally envisioned by Walt Disney for Tomorrowland at Disneyland in the 1960’s, the technology to build it simply didn’t
yet exist when Walt dreamed it up. The first
official ride is taken by Colonel James Irwin, the pilot of the Apollo XV Lunar
Module on Apollo XV.
Also opening on this day in Tomorrowland at the Magic
Kingdom is the Carousel of Progress,
an attraction relocated to Florida from Disneyland
in California, tracing 100 years of innovations in electricity. The attraction
had a home in Tomorrowland at
Disneyland from 1967 – 1972, but it originally debuted at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. It features a rotating carousel, whereby the guests
are seated and rotate around the various stationary stages where an audio-animatronics
family showcases American life from the days before electricity to the present.
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