Buried deep in my "Disney Imagineering Concept Art" files was this little gem of a design for the Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain by Imagineer George McGinnis. As much as I love the new smooth track found at Disneyland, I've always enjoyed Florida's lift hill and the upside down astronauts. The stage is beautifully set by their presence. The outer space adventure of a lifetime is one that other theme parks cannot fully duplicate.
Well, that's not entirely true. Isn't Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind the new century version of Space Mountain? Yes, and it's proving once again that the best parts of the Epcot redo is when Imagineering took inspiration from the past.
(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company.)
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