The out-of-this-world ride at the "Most Magical Place on Earth" just turned 50, and my family got a front row seat to the ...

Walt Disney wanted to build Space Mountain at Disneyland a decade before the indoor roller coaster forever altered the skyline of the Magic Kingdom a few years after the debut of the Florida theme ...

It was also six years after the death of Walt Disney. Related: The Apollo Program: How NASA sent astronauts to the moon "Walt had a dream," said Irwin just before thousands of doves were released ...

dark nature of Space Mountain boosts its mystique and helps create illusion. Unlike an out-in-the-open ride, future passengers cannot spot its features or gauge the coaster’s speed before boarding.