{"id":15246,"date":"2016-04-22T04:58:04","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T08:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=15246"},"modified":"2016-04-22T04:58:36","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T08:58:36","slug":"15-out-of-this-world-facts-about-space-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=15246","title":{"rendered":"15 Out-of-this-World Facts About Space Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stacy Conradt and Mental_Floss<\/strong>\u00a0present 15 Out-of-this-World Facts About Space Mountain<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Here are three of my favorites…<\/p>\n

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4. THE DISNEY WORLD AND DISNEYLAND RIDES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT IN HEIGHT.<\/span><\/strong>
\nFlorida’s mountain is more than 180 feet high and 300 feet in diameter. Because Disneyland is built on a much smaller scale than the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland\u2019s Space Mountain would have towered over Main Street and ruined the illusion of scale had it been an exact replica. A precise copy also wouldn’t have fit, as Magic Kingdom is a bigger space. As a result, the California Space Mountain is significantly smaller at 118 feet tall and 200 feet in diameter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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6. THE RIDE COST MORE TO BUILD THAN THE ENTIRE DISNEYLAND PARK.<\/span><\/strong>
\nBy the time Disneyland officially opened on July 17, 1955, the final price tag was $17 million. Twenty years later, the construction of the Space Mountain complex cost $18 million, including an arcade and a permanent amphitheater.<\/p>\n

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12. WANT 10 MORE FEET OF RIDE? PICK THE “ALPHA” TRACK.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

There are two tracks to choose on the Magic Kingdom ride: Alpha and Omega. For a slightly longer ride, opt for the Alpha track, which is 3196 feet long versus Omega’s 3186 feet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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