During Halloween I rode this with lights off. ALL of the lights off. No stars, no hyperspeed tunnel, nothing. It was terrifying when you would suddenly drop. New Soundtrack was nice though!
i rode it during the disney villains after hours and they had it in complete darkness (the same as you) but like different villains screaming and yelling and everything and it was scary as shit lmaooooo
This ride seems to make good use of the space it has. Without the lights you wouldn't think it's so condensed, especially with the hectic visual and audio effects the ride usually employs.
Mkay but the wild mouse is scary tho Edit: for all the confused people, the wild mouse is a ride a Hershey park. It's not nessicarily a thrill ride, but it's got some really sharp turns that are high enough off of the ground to make you feel like the car could just fly off the track at any minute. It's not a literal mouse lol Edit edit: oKAY okay I know that it's not just at Hershey park that's just the specific model I went on as a kid y'all can chill
This ride is rough. I remember getting off the ride once and hearing a guy go, "Feels like I just got beat up." I laughed at him then went back to the hotel clutching my bruised kidneys
This ride isn't really rough, I mean it does have a bump to it and it is kind of jerky but it's not bad at all. I've ridden this coaster 5 times now and will totally ride it again and again.
I love how Dark Rides are often essentially just very simple rollercoasters but with the lights off. The atmosphere, sounds and lighting literally sell the entire thing, to the extent that, when I see a mediocre outdoor rollercoaster, I generally think 'You should've just built it inside and turned the lights off and it would've been 10 times better'.
In my opinion, Space Mountain is meant to be experienced with all of its effects, in near-total darkness. The main thing Space Mountain banks on is the unknown. Unless you’ve memorized every part of the track, you’ll never know what’s coming up ahead and that is what gives Space Mountain some, if not most of its intensity.
I love being able to see the structure; it lets you appreciate the engineering work that went into it. And the fact that a relatively simple, slow coaster can still scare the heck out of people is a testament to what a brilliant idea a coaster in the dark is
@@MidnightSonnet Precisely, the screaming for some may be fear, but I'd wager the folks that would be doing that mostly avoid roller coasters. The vast majority of the people screaming on the rides are doing it because it makes it more fun. Sort of like how sports matches are a lot more fun when you're cheering for a team, even if you legit do not care which one of them wins. Even cheering against a hated team works.
@@madisoncontroversial7348 Exactly why this to me has been the freakiest coaster of them all, not knowing what's ahead and also the thought always in my mind of what if a metal bar shook loose and is now hanging in the area where the coaster goes. As you say, with your imagination running wild, totally freaks me out every time.
@@Chipchase_Here I hated roller coasters before I rode Space Mountain in Disneyland Paris which was also my first coaster with inversions. Now I love coasters
as a disney employee, 1:23 is where the lowest structure is to the ride vehicle, it's lower than the red strobe tunnel at the end, and what makes it scary is that people can touch the red strobe tunnel so that means they can easily touch the lowest structure.
This lights-on video points out how brilliant the special effects are in this ride. The designers were able to create a convincing outer space experience with nothing more than story, well placed lights, and minimal practical effects, and it's nothing short of astounding.
Think this video is impressive? Try experiencing it for yourself! This happened to me once when the ride was shutting down and it was AMAZING... Except for the 30min wait to get us out of our cart 😂
@@navidpey194 I've been on Paris, Anaheim, and Orlando versions.. Paris was the best of the 3. The ride, not that disgusting piece of crap city. Disneyland was the only thing clean in Paris.
I’ve only ridden this ride once- as a tiny child, in the dark. I kept thinking I was gonna hit my head. Seeing this video close to like 20 years later, I can still pinpoint the exact overpass areas that scared me shitless lol! I know Space Mountain is an incredibly safe ride, but damn that tight layout spooked me XD
Space Mountain could really use a refurbish. It's so rough now, but I still ride it for nostalgic sake. I remember when I sobbed when my mom tried to get me to ride. If I only went on, I would have been a ride fanatic so much sooner.
I believe that it is getting refurbished relatively soon and expected to finish in 2027. Rockin Roller Coaster is back and refurbished in a year or two also.
It's amazing how boring this ride is when the lights are on versus how exciting the ride is when the lights are off and full special effects lighting is turned on. The whole ride is the light show.
JustStache i believe the max speed you're going is in the low 30s mph. I think the real thrill are the sharp movements and, being a very early steel coaster, how rickety it all feels.
Got stuck in this ride when I was very little with my dad. Sat in the dark for 30 minutes, they turned the lights on and it was awesome to see. They let us run a second time as well after which was cool.
This coaster is deceptively intense. Just rode for the first time in 15 years yesterday and was totally blindsided by the speed and all the quick turns. Great time!
@Jellyfnaf And Dino That's mostly because of how tight the turns are and how quickly it accelerates. Which is a helpful byproduct of needing to be contained within a building.
I think the darkness also adds intensity, not being able to see what's happening and just experiencing it through other sensations really does a number on your brain.
It’s insane how much track they pack in there...there’s a reason there’s an obligatory “Keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times and please remain seated” safety blurb for roller coasters...especially this one.
pretty much all roller coasters are designed with well over an arms length of space. It just feels like less when you're flying through wood scaffolding at 70mph.
@@ToomanyFrancis Not on the sides and "arm's length" would depend on what they are using as a reference. How about making it for the word's tallest human being and accounting for him/her to be sitting down with his arms out?
One of the most fun rides at Disney. I don't know why but the concept of a cart throwing me left and right without me knowing what's next always cracks me up 😂
Ben Jacobs I know right! XD it’s so cool with the lights on. Because one time that I went on the people over with mom and dad in 2009 we did saw Space Mountain with lights on. THIS IS SO COOL! XD
DuelWheeling C, it obviously shouldn’t be occurring, which is why it’s rare that people get footage - and out of the few pieces of footage on TH-cam, this is easily the best.
And that other guy who commented funnier because Space Mountain was actually sponsored by FedEx, but this one doesn't really make any sense. Just being honest.
I am tall and I always had the fear of losing part of my scalp so I would sit as low as possible and tilt head sideways. Some of those support structures look really close when the lights are on.
I’ve had the pleasure of actually being on that ride WHILE it broke down. 😂😂 I was on the Omega side (the side rode in this video) and we actually broke down RIGHT before the first hill at 0:53. We were stuck there for about 10-15 minutes and when the lights came on it was amazing. We got to see so many carts on the Alpha side go past and we just kept waving at them. It was hilarious. We also loved waving at the People Mover whenever they’d pass. I’d like to think we created a core memory for so many people that day. 😂
I actually rode Space Mountain with the lights on a few years ago. My science teacher hosted a (very expensive) trip to Florida to see Tampa, Disney World, WonderWorks Museum, etc. We got to ride Space Mountain with the lights on, then off. The best thing, we were there before the theme park had opened so there was no line. It was, needless to say, awesome
Kali B i wouldnt be surprised if they use it for short term storage for the holiday decorations before and after being taken to long term storage since it's so dark you cant see it anyways.
Me and my mom waited in the gift shop next door to this ride for 2 hours waiting for my friends to go through because I was so scared!! I’m so mad I didn’t ride it!! That was 4 years ago 🥲
My mom wouldve usually gone easy on me if I turned into a chicken. But after an hour long wait, hell the fuck no 😂 She was not letting me pull that shit on her lol
When u can see the scaffolding, & the track, etc, it just looks like a small roller-coaster inside of a building...or a big shed. Doesn't look Disney-like at all.
@@dme1016 , that's what separates Disney from other theme parks and roller coasters. Disney puts in the extra effects to hide the mechanisms behind the ride and make everything appear like something else. Their rides aren't the most extreme roller coasters out there, but the use of story telling makes an otherwise mediocre warehouse roller coaster into something fantastic.
It's amazing what a nothing coaster it is. But, throw in sight deprivation and a glorified boardwalk coaster suddenly becomes multiples more exciting as a result of the combined sensory experience. Really a brilliant way of squeezing more bang out of the design buck. Same goes for Everest.
Space mountain isn’t really a fast ride, if I’m not mistaken the cars ride and test track are almost 2 times faster! (I think SM top speed is 27.5mph whilst the cars ride is 40mph & test track can reach 64.7mph!) What makes SM scary is how dark it is, causing unpredictability, how loud it is, how sharp the turns are, how bumpy of a ride it is & the seats! The one at DL is much smoother than this one and the DL car makes you feel MUCH safer! Kinda crazy how they managed to make this one of their “scariest” rides!! Work smarter, not harder!
@@annadefranco You should ride Space Mountain in Disneyland Paris, it takes you to the bottom of a cannon and then shoots you up at 50mph. The one in Paris is much faster than any of the other Space Mountain's and it has 3 inversions, the only problem is the theming isn't as immersive or good as the other parks due to a 'bleugh' Star Wars skin, but this one is more of a thrill ride. It's cool standing outside of the mountain and looking at people get shot up the cannon aswell.
Denis Kanos it’s rlly not. It’s just bc the lights are on lmao. And Disney is no six flags, it’s not just about the rides. It’s about the experience and seeing all the widely known princesses and fairy tales. It’s a little kids dream. Six flags is just another every day theme park. Disney, however, is not
I remember riding this coaster back in 1988 and it was completly dark in the ride, the only lights were strips along the track and I think that made the ride even more fun because you couldn't see what was coming up and it would suprise you no matter how many times you rode it. I wish they take it back to when it was like that since it would make the ride awesome to ride again.
Shows you how good the imagineers are that they can theme this well enough to make what is basically a kid’s roller coaster feel like you’re zooming through space.
Fresh Cinnabon’s Ma’am I’m riding it for the first time next month, I’m pretty excited! After this ride I’ll accomplish the goal of riding every Disney ride at the magic kingdom :P
It amazes me how simple and non intense this layout really is yet with all effects running it become an extremely fun and thrilling experience. If you plopped this down at any theme park I feel it wouldn’t garner any queue due to it not being nearly as advanced as most modern coasters however, within its context at Disney I have no problem waiting an hour for this thing
I still scream like a maniac on this ride and I've ridden it a million times. The darkness just adds so much fear...you can't tell what is coming next and you feel totally out of control. I love it!
reminds me of once the ride had to be shut down while i was about halfway through it so all the lights came on and we were escorted out, and realizing just how relatively small the space was (compared to how far it feels like we're going i mean) and seeing all the tracks layered around each other and being reminded that we were just in a large cement room the whole time was really strange. Space Mountain in the dark working as intended is fantastic at atmosphere. Space Mountain with the lights on looks like some dinky ass ride in an abandoned mall.
I was on this (at Disneyland, not -world) when we suddenly stopped in a block section pretty high up. Then the lights came on and they announced that we were going to have to exit due to some issue. Sitting there looking at pretty much the whole track made me really appreciate theming and how it can add a lot to an otherwise mediocre ride.
@@mrgl338 Yeah. You ride in the dark with little fiber optic lights hanging down to look like stars. It's very trippy to not be able to see the track, because you really do get the sensation that you're just flying around. I figured Disneyworld would be the same.
It's amazing how different a ride like Space Mountain can be with lights on. A thrilling ride through space becomes a very simple run if the mill roller coaster - no loops corscrews inversions.
I remember riding this for the first time in '79 or '80. At that time it was THE roller coaster. I instantly went from being terrified of roller coasters to loving them.
Yeah, seeing it in the light makes you realize that the fact that not being able to see and predict what is going to happen really adds to the intensity of this ride
apparently the lights come on for the engineers to see how roller coasters work, and the speed is slowed down. I don't know if this is slowed down though. it usually goes 27 miles an hour.
I went on this last year for the first time and I’m an adult and love roller coasters. I thought it was an amazing and unique experience that was very exciting. Who knew lights out would make such a boring ride into a fantastic ride. Disney knew.
I went to Disney World 10 years ago on a free 3 day getaway through Granger. The park closed at 9PM, and then opened for 5,000 of us until 3AM. All food and drinks were free including beer and wine. There were no lines at all, and employee's let us take our drinks on the rides if you can believe that! So we got on Space Mountain with full beers. As soon as we went over the top, we all started downing our beers. I got a few gulps down before I got a face full of beer, and have never laughed so hard in my life. Great memories thanks to the employees that looked the other way!
Really goes to show you how impressive the set lighting and general design of space mountain actually is. As long as your not the stormtrooper from a new hope....
Lights off…yeah, you can tell you’re dropping a bit and then zig-zagging your way down…then drop a little…rinse and repeat, but didn’t realize it was some big circles, a couple of figure eight type things, a few more little drops, more big circles, and a couple more figure eights. It seems a lot faster when riding in the dark, then this seems with lights on, but this is cool to see!
I always think of these "lights on" videos when I hear someone rant about how awesome Space Mountain is. Theming and lights are 99% of this attraction.
Sweet! Always wanted to see it this way. When I first rode this in the late 70’s, it was a badge of honour for us kids, to survive Space Mountain! Thanks for the video.
When I rode on this I kept ducking because I felt like my head would be taken off, I’m glad that when seeing footage the beams were just as close to my head as I remember
So this is what a package at fedex feels like.
Doobie Doo Nah I think packages would prefer this.
No they get thrown around much more violently at fedex
😂😂😂
Nothing beats the ride at the U.S. Postal Service. Some packages don't even make it.
True
During Halloween I rode this with lights off. ALL of the lights off. No stars, no hyperspeed tunnel, nothing. It was terrifying when you would suddenly drop. New Soundtrack was nice though!
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Beepbeep Lettuce- Number humor is the best.
@@stza16 agreed
i rode it during the disney villains after hours and they had it in complete darkness (the same as you) but like different villains screaming and yelling and everything and it was scary as shit lmaooooo
Geez, I never realized there are no big drops on this. It's like going to a skate park.
In the dark it felt so scary now looking at it with the lights on dont look so bad lol
@@sicness1647 This. Is. Sparta!!
Like even the noises
SicnessYT Yes it is
@@sicness1647 It is.
This ride seems to make good use of the space it has. Without the lights you wouldn't think it's so condensed, especially with the hectic visual and audio effects the ride usually employs.
The full trashcan and broken down boxes at the end really adds to the magic.
Yeah, terrible short ride a majority of it behind the set scenery that only lasted 20 seconds. What a joke.
Magical boxes and trashcan.
Maybe the real magical trash was the friends we made along the way
It’s normally in the dark so you can’t see it
@@JFHaunts24 why on earth would you think I'm not aware of this? Obviously I'm commenting on the video.
When you find out that’s scary ride you cried over is just a wild mouse.
Mkay but the wild mouse is scary tho
Edit: for all the confused people, the wild mouse is a ride a Hershey park. It's not nessicarily a thrill ride, but it's got some really sharp turns that are high enough off of the ground to make you feel like the car could just fly off the track at any minute. It's not a literal mouse lol
Edit edit: oKAY okay I know that it's not just at Hershey park that's just the specific model I went on as a kid y'all can chill
ZipZapZop for 8 year olds
Hey don't under estimate that thing, that punk swings real hard up in the air, with a so so harness
That things like 50 years old... went on it a week ago. You can feel the wheels come off the track
Michael Mavridoglou I felt that on a spiritual level
This ride is rough. I remember getting off the ride once and hearing a guy go, "Feels like I just got beat up." I laughed at him then went back to the hotel clutching my bruised kidneys
This ride isn't really rough, I mean it does have a bump to it and it is kind of jerky but it's not bad at all. I've ridden this coaster 5 times now and will totally ride it again and again.
The Disneyland one is a lot smoother
The Space Mountain at disneyland has always been my favorite. The track is a lot smoother and the actual coaster feels a lot more comfortable.
I always feel like I am in desperate need of a chiropractor when I get off this thing!
I think the track was inspired by/modeled after the Matterhorn soooo that's not surprising lol
I love how Dark Rides are often essentially just very simple rollercoasters but with the lights off. The atmosphere, sounds and lighting literally sell the entire thing, to the extent that, when I see a mediocre outdoor rollercoaster, I generally think 'You should've just built it inside and turned the lights off and it would've been 10 times better'.
You need to see the (hyper)space mountain at disneyland paris. Has 3 inversions.
This isn't a dark ride
@@weatheredseekeryes it is this is a lights on version
@@real_e no. Dark ride is a classification of ride like pirates of the Caribbean. This is an indoor coaster
@@troublesomebirdsong it's crazy how clueless these comments are when they're offering suggestions
This still doesn’t change the fact that I’m afraid of getting my head lopped off every time I go on this ride
Drummerfett 777 it's actually happened at Disneyland on more than one roller coaster
SupramanTRD That doesn’t help me...
I'm always scrunching up in the damn seat hoping I still have my head at the end of the ride OOF.
Drummerfett 777 glad I’m not the only one that feels this way. I can never relax on this or rides like this.
president camacho you can search Disneyland deaths on snopes. There are a few since the park opened. But you’re right about the Matterhorn.
In my opinion, Space Mountain is meant to be experienced with all of its effects, in near-total darkness. The main thing Space Mountain banks on is the unknown. Unless you’ve memorized every part of the track, you’ll never know what’s coming up ahead and that is what gives Space Mountain some, if not most of its intensity.
Sam [SJ13] I went like 10 years ago. Then, last year. It was very different
Yet it's not "total" darkness at either park. Plenty of lights from the effects/screens to see the track, esp if you're front seat.
@@junkiexl86 i was front seat n couldnt see my own hand
@@colbycutaio7314 You must have poor vision then.
Duh
Imagine waiting 12 hours just to be in a fully lit warehouse
@Chicken Bruh you clearly don't get the point of space mountain if you think it's just drops and fast turns
@Chicken Bruh bruh I don't live on TH-cam stfu 😂
@Chicken Bruh and the point is the spectacle the lights the sounds the effects, you can got anywhere for the drops and turns my dude
@Chicken Bruh theyre not unexpected if its all lit up ya dingus
Chicken Bruh the lights are on for a reason at this point
I love being able to see the structure; it lets you appreciate the engineering work that went into it. And the fact that a relatively simple, slow coaster can still scare the heck out of people is a testament to what a brilliant idea a coaster in the dark is
Having ridden it with the lights on and off.... it's scarier with the lights ON. So many spots where the structure is just above head level. LOL
I mean, the fear I feel from Space Mountain is from the structure falling apart and/or beheading. It’s also just painful in general.
Nerd alert
@@jakobcarson1781 Oh absolutely :D
@@margueritearcon6031 “I actually read the terms and conditions.” Ah comment
I remember sitting in the front, in total darkness, thinking at any moment some low hanging beam was gonna take my head off.
AHHHH s a m e. I was I like ima sit in front and I felt like I almost dieddddd
Did happen to someone.
I’m tall and I felt this throughout the whole ride
Thank god I’m not the only one haha
If yao ming rode this and did not hit his head then your fine
Damn. The “dark” aspect makes such a huge difference in terms of the fear factor. I been screaming for nothing this whole time.
Screaming on coasters is fun, even if the ride isn't especially thrilling. :)
This is what traumatized me, wow, your imagination really runs wild in the dark 😂
@@MidnightSonnet Precisely, the screaming for some may be fear, but I'd wager the folks that would be doing that mostly avoid roller coasters. The vast majority of the people screaming on the rides are doing it because it makes it more fun. Sort of like how sports matches are a lot more fun when you're cheering for a team, even if you legit do not care which one of them wins. Even cheering against a hated team works.
@@madisoncontroversial7348 Exactly why this to me has been the freakiest coaster of them all, not knowing what's ahead and also the thought always in my mind of what if a metal bar shook loose and is now hanging in the area where the coaster goes. As you say, with your imagination running wild, totally freaks me out every time.
@@MidnightSonnet facts I'm here right now just rode it last night twice
They weren’t kidding when they said it only goes 15mph
It is actually 34 or something like that I think so
It’s 28 mph
Meanwhile, the one in Paris goes at 50mph and has 3 inversions
@@TarwTarw ikr. I was in there like. SHIT SHIT SHIT, WHY SO FAST. SHIT A LOOP
@@Chipchase_Here I hated roller coasters before I rode Space Mountain in Disneyland Paris which was also my first coaster with inversions. Now I love coasters
as a disney employee, 1:23 is where the lowest structure is to the ride vehicle, it's lower than the red strobe tunnel at the end, and what makes it scary is that people can touch the red strobe tunnel so that means they can easily touch the lowest structure.
thx for the timestamp. i've touched that part multiple times. never knew what it looked like until today.
oh i dont like knowing that 😅
This lights-on video points out how brilliant the special effects are in this ride. The designers were able to create a convincing outer space experience with nothing more than story, well placed lights, and minimal practical effects, and it's nothing short of astounding.
Jesu Spectre it’s pretty amazing!
Yep it’s not much with the lights on, but what a fantastic ride with the well placed theming, lights and sound track.
Wow, it's amazing how they made total darkness seem like outer space.......
Think this video is impressive? Try experiencing it for yourself! This happened to me once when the ride was shutting down and it was AMAZING... Except for the 30min wait to get us out of our cart 😂
to me this just looks like a straight up mess
I just saw my childhood evaporate right before by very eyes
thats what i said...
thats what i said sodium chloride yes you did
me too
Aaroncy thats what i said... sodium chloride
@@tonymontana3151 a fellow cultured one, i see.
Its always so fascinating to see dark rides like this with the lights on. You can really see how everything works.
Fun fact: after people got off, they were asked how fast they felt it was (in the dark) and most of them said around 40-60 when it’s actually 28
its because the track is not like other tracks
Fun fact the one in paris Disneyland Paris - 47 MPH
@@navidpey194 I've been on Paris, Anaheim, and Orlando versions.. Paris was the best of the 3. The ride, not that disgusting piece of crap city. Disneyland was the only thing clean in Paris.
It’s 28 not 27
@@TaaxiCaab based but you are right the Disneyland Paris version is a lot of fun ! I enjoy it much more then the orlando version
Someone: I saw someone die.
Me: I saw space mountain with lights on.
Everyone: omfg I so sorry.
gracie archibeque no body ever officially dies At disney. but i’m sorry u had to see that.
That made my day thank you
I saw someone die on Space Mountain with the lights on.
Stevie Zeigler - This is the Devil’s work.
gracie archibeque did some research
Liar
I remember riding this in complete darkness. Not knowing what was coming next was the thrill.
Such a simple effect. Still holds up after 44 years!
It used to be much darker during a normal ride. Several years ago WDW changed it so there is a bit more light. Not as fun.
Sylvia S was the ride scarey?
I thought we went upside down in the ride 😂😂
just like my ex wife
I’ve only ridden this ride once- as a tiny child, in the dark. I kept thinking I was gonna hit my head. Seeing this video close to like 20 years later, I can still pinpoint the exact overpass areas that scared me shitless lol! I know Space Mountain is an incredibly safe ride, but damn that tight layout spooked me XD
Me: “Mom can we go to Space Mountain?”
Mom: “We have Space Mountain at home”
*Space Mountain at home:
It just not the same
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Is it just me, or is space mountain a lot lamer with the lights on?
All dark rides are. Being in the dark and unknown is where 80% of the thrill comes from in these rides.
As a person who rid it with the lights on I can confirm this
Its lame either way
I think not having much sound/music also kind of ruins it too
Why are the lights even on? 😂
Space Mountain could really use a refurbish. It's so rough now, but I still ride it for nostalgic sake.
I remember when I sobbed when my mom tried to get me to ride. If I only went on, I would have been a ride fanatic so much sooner.
That’s part of the appeal for me. The jerky, unexpected movements in the dark lead to a really fun experience you really can’t get anywhere else.
It's been refurbished 2 years ago I think
I believe that it is getting refurbished relatively soon and expected to finish in 2027. Rockin Roller Coaster is back and refurbished in a year or two also.
Yes it may not be very intense, but with the lights out, and the effects on, there’s just something so special about this ride
Sauce Lord no one even is supposed to go on it with the lights on or even film.
Lol it's not even intense
@@ixisduran7036 i went to a stem program at disney and we got to do this
Plus the seats are super comfortable and its duration is long.
It’s all about dat music
It's amazing how boring this ride is when the lights are on versus how exciting the ride is when the lights are off and full special effects lighting is turned on. The whole ride is the light show.
David Klecker that’s what I’m saying
you're just describing every disney ride.
It feels like the one in Disneyland feels different..
Wow, it is.. A lot slower than it feels with the lights out.
It doesn't go very fast at all, actually. The visuals, wind effects and jagged movements make it seem like it.
JustStache i believe the max speed you're going is in the low 30s mph.
I think the real thrill are the sharp movements and, being a very early steel coaster, how rickety it all feels.
suited penguins there's also wind that they blow on your face
I was there last summer and was ok, but I go about three weeks ago and is insane!!! Way faster and they change it.
with the lights off you can't anticipate the turns so I think that also makes it feel faster
Got stuck in this ride when I was very little with my dad. Sat in the dark for 30 minutes, they turned the lights on and it was awesome to see. They let us run a second time as well after which was cool.
No kidding! My sister and my dad too!
This coaster is deceptively intense. Just rode for the first time in 15 years yesterday and was totally blindsided by the speed and all the quick turns. Great time!
Nice! I’m going to Disneyland again kinda soon, and I was just wondering if this ride has loops or not?
@@sponegbobspineappel it does not
@Jellyfnaf And Dino That's mostly because of how tight the turns are and how quickly it accelerates. Which is a helpful byproduct of needing to be contained within a building.
I think the darkness also adds intensity, not being able to see what's happening and just experiencing it through other sensations really does a number on your brain.
@@goawayleavemealone2880 exactly my thoughts. It definitely adds the element of “you never know what’s coming next”, which is always fun
this has to be one of the most thought out rides. so beautiful and thrilling, definitely my favorite at disney
Lights off: Interstellar travel
Lights on: Me navigating to my spot on the bottom floor of my condo's underground parking
so you’re telling me the fear of my head getting chopped off was actually real?
LITERALLY
Don't worry since you're at Disney World you'll just continuously bang your head in a 1950's cartoon fashion
The fear may be real, but the risk is not. More than enough clearance.
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I swear this ride and thunder mountain always felt like you were within feet of certain death.
It’s insane how much track they pack in there...there’s a reason there’s an obligatory “Keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times and please remain seated” safety blurb for roller coasters...especially this one.
pretty much all roller coasters are designed with well over an arms length of space. It just feels like less when you're flying through wood scaffolding at 70mph.
The Smiler: *insane laughing*
@@ToomanyFrancis Not on the sides and "arm's length" would depend on what they are using as a reference. How about making it for the word's tallest human being and accounting for him/her to be sitting down with his arms out?
@@wewhoareabouttodiesaluteyo9303 they actually have height restrictions on coasters where this would be a problem. They think of everything.
@@ToomanyFrancis Now days that is discrimination. They should use the height of the tallest human who ever lived.
One of the most fun rides at Disney. I don't know why but the concept of a cart throwing me left and right without me knowing what's next always cracks me up 😂
This is by far the best lights on footage of Space Mountain.
IKR
Ben Jacobs I know right! XD it’s so cool with the lights on. Because one time that I went on the people over with mom and dad in 2009 we did saw Space Mountain with lights on. THIS IS SO COOL! XD
Ben Jacobs this wasn’t supossed to happen I was on the ride called people mover which goes through space mountain I saw everyone on the cars
DuelWheeling C, it obviously shouldn’t be occurring, which is why it’s rare that people get footage - and out of the few pieces of footage on TH-cam, this is easily the best.
Ben Jacobs yep looks like HD too :
;D
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Pixar’s next project
And that other guy who commented funnier because Space Mountain was actually sponsored by FedEx, but this one doesn't really make any sense. Just being honest.
@@Tay-cg1pt And what do you mean Pixar?
@@giogiosan281 yes he was DoobieDoo this guy blinker copied him to get likes
Or your luggage at the airport behind the scenes from when you check it in to when it goes on the plane.
Space mountain with lights on = guillotine mountain
I am tall and I always had the fear of losing part of my scalp so I would sit as low as possible and tilt head sideways. Some of those support structures look really close when the lights are on.
I’ve had the pleasure of actually being on that ride WHILE it broke down. 😂😂 I was on the Omega side (the side rode in this video) and we actually broke down RIGHT before the first hill at 0:53. We were stuck there for about 10-15 minutes and when the lights came on it was amazing. We got to see so many carts on the Alpha side go past and we just kept waving at them. It was hilarious. We also loved waving at the People Mover whenever they’d pass. I’d like to think we created a core memory for so many people that day. 😂
I actually rode Space Mountain with the lights on a few years ago. My science teacher hosted a (very expensive) trip to Florida to see Tampa, Disney World, WonderWorks Museum, etc. We got to ride Space Mountain with the lights on, then off. The best thing, we were there before the theme park had opened so there was no line. It was, needless to say, awesome
Wish I had a teacher like that
Cool story bro
Wish my science teacher was like that haha.
College?
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The fuck is this on my recommended feed.
Still, good choice of a ride though.
😂
Classic. Kayla ima child that went on this and felt like a 3-4 kitty ride
Im laughing at all the trash cans and ladders everywhere as if this is just some warehouse
Kali B i wouldnt be surprised if they use it for short term storage for the holiday decorations before and after being taken to long term storage since it's so dark you cant see it anyways.
suited penguins I'd believe it
Its for maintenance
I thought the same. Amazing how the illusion of flying thru space is dashed when you see the janitorial supplies.
Kali B The backstage area of pretty much every Disney parks ride everywhere looks like that though.
It’s amazing how much different the ride is on a video than in real life
I waited an hour in line for this ride when I was a kid and chickened out at the last second. Wow.. 🤦🏽♀️
Same I lied that I was sick and spent all day at the doctor im still mad 7 years later
My brother did the same by crying his way out when he was a kid 😂
HAHAHAHA
Me and my mom waited in the gift shop next door to this ride for 2 hours waiting for my friends to go through because I was so scared!! I’m so mad I didn’t ride it!! That was 4 years ago 🥲
My mom wouldve usually gone easy on me if I turned into a chicken. But after an hour long wait, hell the fuck no 😂 She was not letting me pull that shit on her lol
When u can see the scaffolding, & the track, etc, it just looks like a small roller-coaster inside of a building...or a big shed. Doesn't look Disney-like at all.
D Me that’s just the magic of Disney. The effects are magical
@PapaDragon Animation This looks like something on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, NJ.
@@dme1016 , that's what separates Disney from other theme parks and roller coasters. Disney puts in the extra effects to hide the mechanisms behind the ride and make everything appear like something else. Their rides aren't the most extreme roller coasters out there, but the use of story telling makes an otherwise mediocre warehouse roller coaster into something fantastic.
@@generalcodsworth4417 And they hide the bodies from accidental deaths really well.
Glad to see that those bars are just as close to my head as I remember them being and it not just being me
1:39 That one and only scream 😂
It's amazing what a nothing coaster it is. But, throw in sight deprivation and a glorified boardwalk coaster suddenly becomes multiples more exciting as a result of the combined sensory experience. Really a brilliant way of squeezing more bang out of the design buck. Same goes for Everest.
Everest changes direction at one point, so it's not too terrible.
Well I mean Disney is geared towards families, so they can’t have too many super tall/fast/scary coasters
Space mountain isn’t really a fast ride, if I’m not mistaken the cars ride and test track are almost 2 times faster! (I think SM top speed is 27.5mph whilst the cars ride is 40mph & test track can reach 64.7mph!) What makes SM scary is how dark it is, causing unpredictability, how loud it is, how sharp the turns are, how bumpy of a ride it is & the seats! The one at DL is much smoother than this one and the DL car makes you feel MUCH safer! Kinda crazy how they managed to make this one of their “scariest” rides!! Work smarter, not harder!
The theming made it cost over 10 million so think again buddy
@@annadefranco You should ride Space Mountain in Disneyland Paris, it takes you to the bottom of a cannon and then shoots you up at 50mph. The one in Paris is much faster than any of the other Space Mountain's and it has 3 inversions, the only problem is the theming isn't as immersive or good as the other parks due to a 'bleugh' Star Wars skin, but this one is more of a thrill ride. It's cool standing outside of the mountain and looking at people get shot up the cannon aswell.
0:37 OMG. I've been on this ride dozens of times and never noticed the upside down astronauts!! 🤯
i remember when i was little and went on this ride i had thought that at some point i went upside down....
Angelina Cripe you do go upside down in the Paris one
Dragon 1 that makes sooo much more sense ....
I always swore at WDW (Orlando) that it went upside down when I was 12 and went on it too
same I remember it having really intense turns
Haha same lmao. I almost passed out and was holding onto my dad’s arms screaming “I LOVE YOU IVY” (our dog’s name)
Ah yes, Warehouse Mountain. Best ride at the park
this not the same space mountain i went on when i was six i remember the drops being bigger so wtf😂🤭🙃
Yes It is it's a lame ride just like every other ride there, if you want rides go to six flags, if you want to be ripped of go to disney
Denis Kanos it’s rlly not. It’s just bc the lights are on lmao. And Disney is no six flags, it’s not just about the rides. It’s about the experience and seeing all the widely known princesses and fairy tales. It’s a little kids dream. Six flags is just another every day theme park. Disney, however, is not
Same, I remember going upside down at 8years old. Lol.
Denis Kanos six flags isn’t that good tbh go to Busch gardens or ceder point is u want good rides
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I remember riding this coaster back in 1988 and it was completly dark in the ride, the only lights were strips along the track and I think that made the ride even more fun because you couldn't see what was coming up and it would suprise you no matter how many times you rode it. I wish they take it back to when it was like that since it would make the ride awesome to ride again.
A couple of years ago, the girl sat behind me shouted at me because I put my hands up
Ok now I see why she was so concerned
Your pfp is how I imagine you looked after she shouted 😂
@@bethscott8219 LMAO
Beth Scott LOL
Beth Scott That’s what I was going to say
Shows you how good the imagineers are that they can theme this well enough to make what is basically a kid’s roller coaster feel like you’re zooming through space.
It definitely ruins the magic knowing your "spacecraft" is passing right by garbage cans. Lol
Haha my favorite was the stack of ladders up against the wall
it's cause this ride is space trash
Yea
Colonel 100 don’t you mean space dust?
I believe it's called 'space junk.' ^^
Everyone is saying “this is what I cried over?” And then I’m here saying “ this is what I will cry over,”
Same lmfao I could never go on this ride
Edit: I rode this, it was super fun! It’s one of my favorites now 😂
Fresh Cinnabon’s Ma’am I’m riding it for the first time next month, I’m pretty excited! After this ride I’ll accomplish the goal of riding every Disney ride at the magic kingdom :P
It amazes me how simple and non intense this layout really is yet with all effects running it become an extremely fun and thrilling experience. If you plopped this down at any theme park I feel it wouldn’t garner any queue due to it not being nearly as advanced as most modern coasters however, within its context at Disney I have no problem waiting an hour for this thing
With the lights on, it's a pretty lame roller coaster that wouldn't have lasted as long as it did if it weren't for the cool effects.
And if it can capture people's excitement to keep riding it for so long, then damn does it deserve it.
The anaheim track is more mediocre than this one, ci sidering its excessive use of right turns and thrusting brakes to control the speed of the car
Why were the lights on
You're right! This is basically a long version of a Wild Mouse ride with a lot more thought behind its presentation.
If that's what you want to call yourself then hello to you too.
Never putting my hands up on this ride ever again
Chewy that always scared me
+Blasting Blue Bubbles did you not watch it
Blasting Blue Bubbles the bars and stuff in the ride
Actually, you can put your hands up during the ride. You just can’t do it in the blue tunnel at the beginning
I never have and I tell anyone who is riding near me not to put hands up due to how close each level of track is
I’m in line for it now lol though I would watch TH-cam to pass by the time lol
How did you get signal I never have signal in line
Hope you had a fun time dude
Frank Rodriguez same
Frank Rodriguez it’s called the power of DATA
Was he on the Alpha ir omega track? The ride has 2 tracks.
I still scream like a maniac on this ride and I've ridden it a million times. The darkness just adds so much fear...you can't tell what is coming next and you feel totally out of control. I love it!
The Walt Disney World Space Mountain look like a bunch of Minecraft Minecart Track
Bro this looking like my strip mine
Turns out space mountain is literally a Vekoma wild mouse
LOL
Except it’s an arrow and was made years before Vekoma even made amusement rides at all.
@@spaceistheplace2293 Oh yep, you're right about that.
SpaceIsThePlace Oh, I assumed it was Vekoma because of the track design and I know Disney has recently worked with them.
But its an arrow
reminds me of once the ride had to be shut down while i was about halfway through it so all the lights came on and we were escorted out, and realizing just how relatively small the space was (compared to how far it feels like we're going i mean) and seeing all the tracks layered around each other and being reminded that we were just in a large cement room the whole time was really strange. Space Mountain in the dark working as intended is fantastic at atmosphere. Space Mountain with the lights on looks like some dinky ass ride in an abandoned mall.
it felt illegal watching this with the lights on. still one of my all time favorites.
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@@CameronsVideos gay
Trip2929 lmaoo FRLL tho 😂
Trip2929 it’s based off videos you watched
Mako Moss I can’t recall when I watched a video about Disney World or roller coasters tho...
Something about this creeps me out, kind of like standing in the deep end of a swimming pool with no water
I love this ride. I got on it about 10 times. It was so fun. The dark lights made it look so much cooler.
did you wait 10 hrs in total
lol
I waited an hour to get on this once
@@pancake-yum probably lol. I was about 12 when I went to Disney. Its been a long time ago. I'm now 27 going on 28 soon
Me: Damn I love this ride, I wonder what it looks like with the lights on-
* sees trash cans *
Oh.
Surprising how just making the lights turn off make the whole ride THAT more intense.
I wish the ride had more speakers. You can almost never hear the music, but the music is so good!
I was on this (at Disneyland, not -world) when we suddenly stopped in a block section pretty high up. Then the lights came on and they announced that we were going to have to exit due to some issue. Sitting there looking at pretty much the whole track made me really appreciate theming and how it can add a lot to an otherwise mediocre ride.
So Disneyland, the lights are still off? only in Disney World lights are on?
@@mrgl338 Yeah. You ride in the dark with little fiber optic lights hanging down to look like stars. It's very trippy to not be able to see the track, because you really do get the sensation that you're just flying around. I figured Disneyworld would be the same.
It's amazing how different a ride like Space Mountain can be with lights on. A thrilling ride through space becomes a very simple run if the mill roller coaster - no loops corscrews inversions.
0:53 when you realize that space mountain is powered by a garage door opener....
Where?
Dog9040 the sound of it
what? I don't see any garage openers XD
Where? Look it up. Best amusement park in world. Cedar Point. No place comes close to rides or park experience. Peninsula sticking out on Lake Erie.
lol so true
I remember riding this for the first time in '79 or '80. At that time it was THE roller coaster. I instantly went from being terrified of roller coasters to loving them.
Best lights on footage. Also nice to have an HD video of this without some pre-pubescent kid screaming "OMG THE LIGHTS ARE ON" the whole time.
Definitely. You can actually hear how creaky the ride is.
........why the hell do i remember it having higher drops and being faster
ME TOO
Maybe having things dark gives it that effect
Someone said they slowed the ride down so that students could learn the tracks of the ride or something like that. It's usually faster.
My mom remembers it having a loop
Ariel Ruh I remember it having a loop too.
This ride is EPIC!! Excellent engineering! 👏🏾
This is so cool! Love that you are on the front seat!
What’s great about this video is that it’s usually a once-in-a-lifetime experience through ride space Mountain with the lights on!
TylerPCoyne ummmmits every time
Charlotte 1264 Not what he meant.
Edit: My phone auto corrected to she from my previous text loll
Theme Park Brews Are you stupid? That's a rhetorical questi... Ah, nevermind.
Theme Park Brews yeah
With the lights off you have nothing to orientate to in the dark so it adds to the thrill factor.
Yeah, with the fast turns and such messes with your vestibule "biological accelerometer" when there is no visual reference.
Yeah, seeing it in the light makes you realize that the fact that not being able to see and predict what is going to happen really adds to the intensity of this ride
I’m always so scared my head is going to actually be chopped off
This. Changes. Everything.....
Wow so this is actually a pretty tame coaster. Amazing how much the lights/atmosphere add to it.
apparently the lights come on for the engineers to see how roller coasters work, and the speed is slowed down. I don't know if this is slowed down though. it usually goes 27 miles an hour.
Ride in the last seat in the last car, and it's a pretty violent ride.
I went on this last year for the first time and I’m an adult and love roller coasters. I thought it was an amazing and unique experience that was very exciting. Who knew lights out would make such a boring ride into a fantastic ride. Disney knew.
I went to Disney World 10 years ago on a free 3 day getaway through Granger. The park closed at 9PM, and then opened for 5,000 of us until 3AM. All food and drinks were free including beer and wine. There were no lines at all, and employee's let us take our drinks on the rides if you can believe that! So we got on Space Mountain with full beers. As soon as we went over the top, we all started downing our beers. I got a few gulps down before I got a face full of beer, and have never laughed so hard in my life. Great memories thanks to the employees that looked the other way!
On a ride like this, in the dark, I would have both hands gripping something. Never know what to expect in the dark.
Didn’t happen
@@nolan8859 You always a dumbfuk or only in the safety of your trailer?
Without this video I would never have gone on this ride, and I loved it. So thanks
Me: *Terrified for my life*
*lights turn on*
Me: oh, this isn’t so bad
Really goes to show you how impressive the set lighting and general design of space mountain actually is.
As long as your not the stormtrooper from a new hope....
Lights off…yeah, you can tell you’re dropping a bit and then zig-zagging your way down…then drop a little…rinse and repeat, but didn’t realize it was some big circles, a couple of figure eight type things, a few more little drops, more big circles, and a couple more figure eights. It seems a lot faster when riding in the dark, then this seems with lights on, but this is cool to see!
I always think of these "lights on" videos when I hear someone rant about how awesome Space Mountain is. Theming and lights are 99% of this attraction.
I’ve been watching too many Disneyland videos and I really want to go.
This is Disney World you dope
William Lange I was about to comment this until I saw this comment
@@zane5779 i know. im in your closet.
@@Will-en3kn better hang her and beat her for so egregious an error
@@TheBigMclargehuge um...no?
I’ve studied this film for a year and now I went finally and I knew every turn and every drop
nice! I want to do this too.
I remember clinging onto my mom for dear life on this ride 🤣🤣
Y'all used to cry from this as kids? I cried as a 20 year old 😅
Sweet! Always wanted to see it this way. When I first rode this in the late 70’s, it was a badge of honour for us kids, to survive Space Mountain!
Thanks for the video.
This wasn't going full speed as it usually does in this video because of workers which is why the light is on
When I rode on this I kept ducking because I felt like my head would be taken off, I’m glad that when seeing footage the beams were just as close to my head as I remember
No wonder my mom always tells me to not raise my hands up on this ride! THEY WOULD BE CHOPPED OFF!!
chopped*
Chopped*
CHOPPED*
Not with this speed
Better torture and kill her for a spelling mistake