"We astronauts are here today to salute all those who made our trip into space possible. They have permitted us to see the Earth as a precious blue jewel in the blackness of space. Now all of us may ...

Disneyland’s Space Mountain isn’t getting a major reimagining, but it is heading into a short refurbishment that will briefly ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The happiest place on Earth was among the locations throughout Southern California that were rattled by Friday evening's magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered near Ridgecrest. A ...

When I got the plum assignment to head down to Orlando for a few days to celebrate Disney World’s Space Mountain attraction turning 50, I naturally hesitated before telling my kids. Every parent knows ...

Space Mountain, the roller coaster that launched Walt Disney World into a new era, turns 50 years old this month. The ride, a key part of Magic Kingdom’s first major expansion, opened to the public on ...

It is simple compared today’s mega coasters. But it has the thrill of the unknown in pitch-black darkness. Former Times Staff The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper ...

Walt Disney wanted to build Space Mountain at Disneyland a decade before the indoor roller coaster forever altered the skyline of the Magic Kingdom a few years after the debut of the Florida theme ...

The out-of-this-world ride at the "Most Magical Place on Earth" just turned 50, and my family got a front row seat to the park's festivities and affordable options When I got the plum assignment to ...