Walt Disney World Resort guests have noticed a major change on Space Mountain. The Magic Kingdom Park attraction quietly made an update after celebrating its 50th anniversary last month.
Space Mountain opened in Magic Kingdom Park’s Tomorrowland on January 15, 1975. Versions followed at Disneyland Park, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. Tokyo Disney Resort recently closed its version of the intergalactic roller coaster for a complete rebuild, which is scheduled to open in 2027. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Paris Resort have updated their versions to Hyperspace Mountain, inspired by Star Wars.
Last month, Walt Disney World Resort helped the original indoor roller coaster celebrate five decades in operation with a video of a special fireworks show and character celebration posted on social media. From @ScottGustin on X (formerly known as Twitter):
Walt Disney World shared video of a golden fireworks celebration moment for the 50th anniversary of Space Mountain. The ride opened on Jan. 15, 1975.
Walt Disney World shared video of a golden fireworks celebration moment for the 50th anniversary of Space Mountain. The ride opened on Jan. 15, 1975. pic.twitter.com/aPk9KsWS6q
— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) January 15, 2025
Although this was Walt Disney World Resort’s only public celebration of 50 years of Space Mountain, Disney Park guests say something has changed on the Tomorrowland ride since its birthday.
“Has Space Mountain noticeably turned up the music since the 50th anniversary?” u/randomseeker1346 recently asked on Reddit. “For many years now, starry-o-phonic sound has not been very loud inside of space mountain and in 2024 the music was almost silent to non existent. What’s weird is that during the holiday run version the music would be fully blasting throughout the interior extremely loudly. However, after the 50th anniversary event I noticed they turned up the music all the way up like it was when starry-o-phonic sound first came out in 2010.”
Other Disney Parks fans noticed the change, but some said it began long before the attraction’s 50th anniversary.
“Now that you mention it, I did notice that I noticed the music last time (albeit a year ago),” u/DingGratz commented.
u/dasterdlydeeded claimed that a Disney cast member confirmed that the louder Space Mountain music is the new normal: “We were there for Halloween and Christmas and just assumed it was for the theming but a CM confirmed that’s the normal volume now.”
Walt Disney World Resort hasn’t commented publicly on any changes to Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom Park.
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