Space Mountain: Mission 2
![]() Location: Space Mountain: Mission 2 is a roller coaster-type attraction located in Discoveryland and is themed around a journey into space. Discoveryland Height: 132cm (4'4") Fastpass: Yes The original attraction opened on June 1, 1995, Space Mountain was the first roller coaster to feature a Synchronized On-Board Audio Track and was originally themed around Jules Verne's classic 1865 novel From the Earth to the Moon. Unlike other Space Mountains found around the world, this version has a grander and more detailed appearance, with a huge dominating Columbiad Cannon and a plate and rivet exterior, in keeping with Discoveryland's retro-futuristic theme. It is the only Space Mountain to feature inversions and a section of the ride outside the mountain, that being the station and cannon. The original version of the ride, De la Terre à la Lune, closed in January 2005 and the theme was changed to Mission 2, planned as a continuation rather than replacement of Verne's classic, where the rider is taken further into space on a new adventure. The track remains unaltered. The Columbiad cannon blasts off and uniquely launches trains upwards at a 32 degree angle before dropping over the crest of the lift hill to descend back to earth. Look left as you are launched from the Columbiad cannon and catch a breathtaking view of the park. The ride can be rather rough at times as it thunders through it's inversions, twists and turns. ![]() ![]() ![]() Digg
del.icio.us
StumbleUpon
Google
Facebook
Twitter
Page created by Stu on 09-01-2012 10:43.
+ Last editted by Stu on 24-07-2012 15:16. View History All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:53 AM.
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||