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The original roller coaster at Walt Disney World Resort, Space Mountain is located in Tomorrowland and features two roller coaster tracks that wind through the 183-foot-tall mountain in total darkness at speeds up to 28 miles per hour. Believe it or not, astronauts Jim Irwin, Gordon Cooper and Scott Carpenter took the first ride during the grand opening of Space Mountain in 1975. You must be at least 44 inches tall to ride Space Mountain. FASTPASS is available for Space Mountain. Two other hugely popular Magic Kingdom thrill rides lies within Frontierland: Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. At Splash Mountain, you take a wildly entertaining flume ride and meet lively characters such as Brer Bear, Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit from Disney’s classic 1946 film, Song of the South. Prepare yourself for a five-story free fall at a 45-degree angle into the splash pool at 40 miles per hour (you will get soaked!). You must be at least 40 inches tall to ride Splash Mountain. FASTPASS is available for Splash Mountain. Adjacent to Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a “runaway train” that speeds its way through an Old West mining town through caves, around mountains and over sulfur pools. It’s billed as “the wildest ride in the wilderness!” You must be at least 40 inches tall to ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. FASTPASS is available for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
