If Space Mountain were a person, it could be eligible for AARP benefits. The Magic Kingdom coaster turned 50 this month.

Walt Disney wanted to build Space Mountain at Disneyland a decade before the indoor roller coaster forever altered the ...

Space Mountain opened in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World on Jan. 15, 1975. The ride was the first fully-enclosed, dark roller coaster and the first to be controlled by a computer. Following the ...