DVC-Landbaron
What Would Walt Do?
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2000
Space mountain, I was told when it opened, travels at 28 miles per hour!!! It was one of those trivia questions that surfaces every so often from monorail pilots and bus drivers. Back in the late seventies they used to get a kick out the guest's reaction when they learned, again at the time, that the fastest 'ride' in all of WDW was the Monorail!! Everyone was sure it was Space Mountain. They were truly shocked, as I was, when they learned that Space only hit a velocity of 28 MPH, whereas the monorail, when really pressed could go as fast as 45 MPH.
You are correct however in thinking that it's not quite the same as when it first opened. They did "tame" the ride somewhat by taking out some really hairpin-like turns and/or drops within the first year or so. That's it!!! As far as I know they didn't reduce the speed at all!
You are correct however in thinking that it's not quite the same as when it first opened. They did "tame" the ride somewhat by taking out some really hairpin-like turns and/or drops within the first year or so. That's it!!! As far as I know they didn't reduce the speed at all!