[4K] Space Mountain - Breakdown & Evacuation | Disneyland Park, California

[@richranchernot]

As a Fire Protection / Life Safety Engineer it was good to see how well the the exits were marked. The catwalks were equipped with photo-luminescent arrows and marking to help navigate to the, but I was surprised how long it took to get staff up into the ride to begin evacuation.

[@jjdoughboy2103]

I would think they were clearing out the line

[@vapoet]

@@jjdoughboy2103 There was likely a bit of troubleshooting going on as well.

[@petertousignant6566]

They are told to not run so not to induce panic.

[@bBersZ]

I dunno, noticed allot of dry/flammable dust and dirt throughout those walk ways and stairs

[@rushtybeef]

Why? It wasn't an emergency. You only risk injury to the cast members by having them run to a non-emergency.

[@IanTheWoodchuck]

I know Disney and its Cast Members try to maintain the Magic, but for nerds like me that always wanted to be an Imagineer, this IS the Magic! I would have loved to tour all around, seeing all the systems and geeking-out so hard...

[@johncford3957]

It would be more interesting if this became an actual part of the ride, seeing it all lite up and dirty.

[@SleepExports]

What's he on about ar 2:40? An old observation area or something?

[@Extraterrestrial-With-A-Finger]

​@@SleepExportsif I'm not mistaken back in the day when this was just magic mountain before they transform this area into hyperspace mountain there was an area you could see the coaster pass by you while you were waiting in line.

[@LadyAdakStillStands]

Agreed! Carnivals, live theatres, factories...behind the scenes is always interesting to see.

[@redraven4024]

went on a school trip to Disneyworld in Florida and we got the park to our selves and did a bunch of behind the scene stuff in the park and one of those was space mountain with the lights on and it was the one of the coolest things to watch

[@TK-yz3wt]

It's always interesting to see Space Mountain breakdown since you get to see the structure. You can see the outline of the structure from the projection's lights. Plus seeing the the other coasters on the brake runs and watching the other people's reactions. It's also a dark ride in addition to a roller coaster.

[@JoeLinux2000]

More steel that the Baltimore Bridge.

[@RaineStudio]

There is a lot more trusswork since they rebuilt it. It was much more open when I rode back in the 1970s.

[@JCW1013]

Lucky you, that's a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

[@X-GamerPro-HD]

Everyday more like

[@weekdaycycling]

Except if you've applied for a job with Disney.

[@BattleLite_gaming]

@@weekdaycyclingWHAT..?

[@PilotVBall]

Happens all the time. Made in the USA.

[@Digitalgems9000]

@@weekdaycycling LOL

[@lstruggy]

This breakdown will be memorable for the rest of their lives you will be telling this story to the nxt generations 😅

[@renolontje]

Dont need to tell. Its on video 😁😁😁

[@bobmurphy2216]

That's true. I was on a mid course brake run on a B&M stand up once and they e-stopped the ride. I sat up there in the sun for 30 minutes. I'll never forget that out of the many times I rode that ride.

[@X-GamerPro-HD]

Wow it’s amazing to see how dark it actually gets and now it’s like revealed behind the scenes when the lights are on. That’s cool

[@userfaaf]

6:25 was so wholesome, the breakdown was like a Birthday present!

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

Good eye contact.

[@stevepeterson5943]

This is like when they stop you at the very top of the Ferris Wheel, and you just relax and look around, what a treat! : )

[@HerrinSchadenfreude]

Much better than being caught in the loop on Revolution, like I was twice. Upside down and almost passing out. Terrible and scared to death that the seat bar was going to disengage when they tried to toggle the power off and on to reset.

[@marksapollo]

Well, it’s a treat as long as the ride isn’t on fire of collapsing lol.

[@Digitalgems9000]

this is not like that at all, lol

[@TheCart54321]

For me that’s a damn nightmare, but this is cooler

[@RebuttalRecords]

Little did the riders know they had been tricked into working at an Amazon sorting facility.

[@susanwills4723]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@FuchiBooBoo]

😂😂😂😂

[@boydaugusa8316]

TOUCHÉ

[@HerrinSchadenfreude]

😂😂😂

[@dannysunwantedopinions]

😂👍

[@LenweSaralonde]

I love how cast members keep roleplaying, even during disruption. The "train" is still a "rocket" xD

[@joshuahudson2170]

I would have been confused as a rider if they called it a train.

[@FrekleBoi]

Super awesome to see space mountain with the lights on

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

I like that.

[@thewurm9177]

Very cool to see the structure. Space Mountain has been my favorite dark roller coaster ride since childhood. Disneyland is awesome on a rainy day when attendance can get really low and, if you're lucky, you may be able to ride Space Mountain multiple times without any type of wait!

[@weekdaycycling]

What was it like in Space Mountain before it was transformed into Star Wars?

[@thewurm9177]

@@weekdaycycling I'm sure there are several videos available on YT. It was set up like you were boarding a commercial space flight in the future, especially while you waited in the line in the structure with the announcements and such. The projected space environment inside the ride has always evolved and changed. I liked it better back in the day than the overdone Star Wars theme. There was an asteroid that looked like a space cookie. Great ride regardless!

[@five-toedslothbear4051]

I’ve ridden Space Mountain in themid 90s, when it was just dark, and I think they had glow strips on the side of the other rockets. But mostly it was a roller coaster where you didn’t know where the turns and drops were.

[@bricaaron3978]

@@five-toedslothbear4051 It was mostly kark, but they had some big lighted globes that were supposed to be planets. I clearly remember that.

[@BadSulu-s8c]

Huge shout out to this dude for not ONLY knowing that the people -mover used to go thru Space mountain but also knowing where its former track location was AND knowing that your car stopped RIGHT IN FRONT of it!!! Absolute legend!

[@MossLogic]

My family and I got stuck on Test Track at Epcot and had to be escorted off. The cast member saw me recording and asked me politely to not film. It was an experience for sure!

[@thefouranimationproduction]

I like how people are excited and now everyone was quiet because it's broke down

[@Alexrefreshed]

At first,I thought it was part of the ride lol

[@weekdaycycling]

Everyone gangsta until they spot some fire. I'd be more scared of a fire in the Space Mountain Ride when everything turns dark and hard to find the way out.

[@ArtStoneUS]

They should have broken out in the song - 99 bottles of beer on the wall

[@Daniel2131-z4h]

For Many of You Think That Space Mountain Has Fan Machines There are no Fan Machines it's The Weight(Gravity) , Music ,Special Effects like Star Machines and Darkness that gives you the illusion of High Speed This video speaks for itself . Very Nice Video.

[@Newberntrains]

Its scary with the lights in with how close that course is set up And it really only gets up to 30mph but the lights off make it like 500

[@GateKeeper_Systems]

I always thought there was a row of fans that followed the rockets after the first drop

[@jcann907]

I love block sections.

[@pinball541]

This statement would make El Toro Ryan proud!

[@brockdrozeski741]

@@pinball541 I wanna see him make a problematic coaster video on this space mountain

[@markn866]

@@pinball541 The first name that comes to mind when the subject is block zones.

[@dextermorgan1]

​ I'm pretty sure he already has a video home Space Mountain block zones

[@iitzfizz]

Hello fellow ETR fans

[@c0d3_m0nk3y]

This looks fun. I got stock on "It's a Small World" once with the music playing over and over. That was pure horror ;)

[@RehlmProductions]

Awesome video! Not many of these exist, let alone that far up / early in the ride, so congrats! Some quick tidbits: Good callout on the Peoplemover track; interesting how they blacked out the old windows. When you said "I think that's the return tunnel", you were actually standing atop the middle of the boarding area roof; the return tunnel would have been ~10-20 ft. behind you (it hugs the right station wall). I'm curious to know what all that orange was on the far wall though. Finally, to answer your friend's question on why it broke down: It likely wasn't a cascade because those are usually resolved without in-show exits (from bottom to top they just release each block break and push the trains down so people can deboard in the station). It likely was a computer or human E-Stop given how quickly the lights came on, which could be caused by a sensor missing a train (by pure happenstance; not by dust as they are "magnet" based) or any small mistake in the station and a cautious cast member. Lastly, that noise you were hearing could have been the brakes air compressor, or, more likely, the hydraulic motor of the elevator in the middle of the building. If it was for the brakes, I'd be curious why it kept running after ride power was cut (9:04). The brakes only need compressed air to open as they are spring loaded closed (fail-safe for power outages).

[@mfslots]

thats such a crazy intricate setup its great

[@mike3889]

great to see how it all with the lights on. thanks LMG!

[@Silversmith70]

Its incredible to think that the first time I rode that it was in the 70's. I was a kid and it was awesome, the build up from the other kids warning me about it was the worst part. That was magic, I still remember it.

[@basking_in_it]

I went on it in 1977, just after it opened. I can't remember much about it, other than it was dark and it was fun. :)

[@HerrinSchadenfreude]

Me too! E ticket ride for sure back then!

[@sicsempertyrannis1849]

Same, went on it near the opening in 77. Crazy line.

[@ostile920]

I remember standing in line when the movie came out, line was just as long when the ride opened. The good old days lol.

[@Dave-zj1zj]

That's pretty cool to see what it really looks like. That's. one heck of a structure, isn't it? What a production

[@susangrant7544]

I always wanted to see the behind the scenes workings!

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

Same here.

[@michaelparker3957]

I'm in awe of the steel fabrication of that place..

[@Dillaaz8]

Right.. part of me is like, why can’t this happen to me lol

[@jorgemiguel1040]

I got stopped on SM once. The cm pushed each rocket from bottom to top. We had a lights on ride all the through. The CM said there are 13 stops. in the Mt. we were near the top. Best ride ever

[@hellacia8151]

It always amazed be the spine never banks with the rest of the track, and how Dynamic designed it to look like B&M track

[@elevatoreli5831]

I love Hyperspace Mountain so much that I should make a movie out of it.

[@jon-kl9mk]

With all that dust bunnies in there is enough to keep a house keeper busy for years 😆 Great video!

[@mxslick50]

Major fire and safety hazard too....

[@charlottesmom]

Seriously ,they need to run a vacuum in there once a year or so!! 😂

[@Digitalgems9000]

@@mxslick50 shut up karen

[@EM_ARCHER]

That is COMPLETELY CRAZY!!!!!!!

[@charles6771]

A complete and inexcusable rip-off

[@RaindropsBleeding]

I always love the structure of these style rides. it's extremely clever how they're able to curl the track back on itself so many times in a confined space, all while staying safe and entertaining. I love seeing the inner workings of such things. And they even have room for that maze of walkways. so cool.

[@TriRabbi]

I remember riding on Space Mountain when it was just a few days old. I was in junior high school. I grew up 5 miles from Disneyland and went there a few times a year. I often went on rainy weekdays.

[@relerfordable]

Omg! I'm 56 years old. I was on Space Mountain - Florida when I was 20. I always wondered what that looked like with the lights on! OMG!

[@Thelightning1out]

Um bro, this one’s in California…

[@relerfordable]

Um it’s Same designers and concept.

[@mpantig]

Nice. I was there on 4/6/2024 for rope drop. The ride was open for the hotel guests but at rope drop it was shut down. Waited until sometime after 9AM for the ride to be fixed. It's cool to see that much detail of the ride. I don't think I've seen any other video that has had a much coverage. Thanks.

[@dardar1311]

15:56 Very cool! Thank You for the vid. When Space Mountain first opened up, I've always wanted to see inside with the lights on. That was a little while ago... The most I remember was that the shortest the line ever was, was that the line started by the Matterhorn. And the wait time was a minimum of three (3) hours. Unless you got there really early morning and was waiting on main Street, in the front by the rope. As soon as the rope dropped, you ran straight to SM. As soon as you got off if you were lucky, the line might be 1.5 to 2 hours long. Boy we're we stupid.

[@overbanked]

Yall probably got the full credit already, so this evac is the cherry on the top

[@YAZZYUTUBE]

Perfect programming to have the vehicle come to a stop on a level section of track with a side platform and exit nearby.

[@gorak9000]

They just have track brakes where they want the cars to stop. You can see them in the middle of the track before they get to where they stopped. It stopped when the lights came on, and each train stops at the next spot with brakes where there's a platform.

[@AntarcticTornadoChaser]

Thank you for recording in landscape instead of portrait. I nearly shed a tear of joy when the video showed wide across the screen!

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

I second that. I record most videos in landscape unless I'm intending on making a "short".

[@n8ryder]

I had this happen on the train rollercoaster at Disneyland in LA many years ago. It rained and the track got very wet and the coaster was no longer spinning its wheels on the track but sliding and it was violently going around corners and felt like it was going to detach from the track then it suddenly came to a stop and they had to come get us and we had to walk the line and go out. There were so adamant about people not taking pictures or videos because people aren’t supposed to see that happen. It’s bad for business. Never got to ride it again but it was an interesting experience being rescued from a rollercoaster

[@cheyanne7310]

BTW...I love this video! So fun seeing it lit up! Thank you for sharing it! ❤😅😊

[@Dariomaestas]

This is way better than having to walk off of mini and mickeys runaway railway twice in the same day!

[@marknowak4115]

Great video showing in the dark and with light on. Thanks for sharing and showing the disco balls

[@firstxgma]

That's so awesome! I've always wanted to get stuck on a ride in Disneyland, you're lucky what an experience

[@jan-pcro]

Wow, that facillity is huge! 😮 It looks so good🤯

[@TheRedRaven_]

Wow that is a crazy looking indoor coaster, steel beams everywhere.

[@BladeEdge121212]

Thank you for recording all of this.

[@commonsense31]

well look at it this way. This is a far more special ride than everyone else is gettting.

[@user-oo3lh1ls4r]

What a nice walking tour 😊

[@Nick_Ryder]

I would actually pay extra for that version of the ride.

[@SimpleLifeUwU]

It looks pretty cool even it broke down❤❤❤

[@partydemon2849]

12:14 Man sure enjoys his job at the happiest place on earth

[@firststudioentertainment2206]

I saw that face too... He is completely disappointed 😂

[@charlottesmom]

😂 He looked THRILLED!!

[@1javixD]

Dealing with thousands of Karen and sticky children sure sounds like the dream.

[@Digitalgems9000]

@@1javixD he signed up for the job bro lol

[@TheCart54321]

Let’s give them some slack they don’t need to be smiling ALL the time

[@SpinningSpur]

My family’s janitorial company used to clean space mountain at Disneyland back in the 1980s. We also did janitorial and maintenance at Nuclear power plants and large commercial properties. My Sister worked at Disneyland in high school years as a cashier. I spent many days there as a kid enjoying the rides and exploring the park. Knott’s berry farm nearby is a lot of fun too. Disney and Knott’s worked with each other on their attractions not against each other. Amazing engineering.

[@S.E.C-R]

Breakdowns are the best… I’ve been on this with the lights on but never broke down. I broke down in Indiana Jones though many times, it’s super cool with the lights on!

[@ryans413]

That was cool all the catwalks and machinery. Disney should think about giving tours of the ride and how it works.

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

That would be like McDonalds giving out the recipe for their "secret sauce".

[@jondrew55]

Wow, this is much cooler than the Space Mountain at Disney World in Florida. We've been on there hundreds of times and I cant recall the last time they did a major refresh. At Christmas time, they do a special show with a Christmas theme light show and you can see all the mechanisms since it's lit up.

[@techwolflupindo]

I got lucky when I visited Space Mountion many years ago. Rode it once. The next day, shut down for maintenance. But the people mover was active and got to see it all light up. :-)

[@MrAmtrak457]

I’ve been stuck on Space Mountain at Disneyland multiple times over the years. I got stuck on it twice in 2024 already. Every time I go on it, I can hear that breakdown announcement playing in my head.

[@stevepeterson5943]

Cool! You guys got to exit your rocket, and go on a "Space Walk" ha ha : )

[@0some0]

Somehow for me it looks even more impressive with the lights on. :D

[@SalemLD]

I geeked out when I finally got to experience my first lights-on in space mountain this past trip less than a week ago

[@equakebilly]

This IS actually better than thé ride itself

[@ExpeditionSteve]

Please exit to your right hand side only your right….left left! Your left hand side only! That was cool Mr. Vids!!!!

[@PlatinumEagleStudios]

If you exit to your right it will be the last ride you'll ever exit............

[@ExpeditionSteve]

LOL!!!!! 😂

[@mperson1890]

Excellent upload my friend.

[@Islaandsophia]

A breakdown and a happy birthday song lol

[@michellerene951]

Well that was pretty damn cool!

[@thetntraider]

From 14:16 to 14:36 are those the old peak-in windows from the Rocket Rods/Peoplemover at the top of the screen?

[@mxslick50]

Yep.

[@princessmarlena1359]

I miss that ride.

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

Ok _that's_ what he was talking about when he said something was blocked off. I remember riding the People Mover and yes, we were able to see the Space Mountain "rockets" blazing by.

[@fr3dr02]

Fortunate enough to have ridden it 4 times 🙏🏼 First time I nearly crapped 😂

[@rbus]

Happened to my sister and I on the People Movers just after it passes through Space Mountain and passes through a glass corridor over the Space Mountain queue outdoors. The exist wasn't nearly as exciting but it took us through a hallway to the otherside and out through Space Traders. Fascinating tho, looks like where you stopped was facing the windows from the old People Movers into Space Mountain which would electrically close if they had to turn the lights on. To DisneyCo, no expense spared to maintain the magic. Even as a kid, I always found the magic of Disneyland is in the details and the engineering stuff they don't want you to see.

[@woody4u247]

that was way more interesting that the ride itself.... seeing the behind the scenes workings.... kinda surprised it took so long to get guides there... but still a unique experience.

[@vaughnkopacz2196]

correct me if so but do i hear the star wars theme being played in the bvackground as the riders depart form the station? 1:01- is this space mountain or star wars? LOL

[@TheThirdEdge]

'Brake Zone 8." I designed that stair that breaks off from the catwalk, down to the main array of raised egress paths over the structure of the ceiling of the vast Station.

[@amberflickinger6629]

This is SUPER COOL GIYS THANK YOU!

[@traciannveno]

This is super cool!

[@jaqueline9518]

Wow ! It's a gigantic structure 😮😮

[@AmandaVanDenBergh-m2s]

I’m from South Africa and really enjoyed that ride years back

[@user-oq1nt4li3r]

Why are the people behind u screaming that much in the beginning? Nothing scary… ugh

[@ferencmolnar1651]

That was a unique ride. Lucky guys. Last time on an outdoor rollercoaster I hit a bird with my shoulder :)

[@darkridearts]

Awwww yissssss!!!! 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼 Y’all did it!!!! ❤❤❤

[@もとのゆき-d7n]

スペース・マウンテン　明るい状況でも単純に素晴らしいコースレイトアウトだとよく分かる。屋内ローラーコースターの傑作なのは間違いない。

[@badatpseudoscience]

Looks like a scene from the game Portal. Pretty cool. I would have enjoyed that more then the rids.

[@davespin9034]

I rode on this many years ago, it’s really cool, it’s really hard to see where you are going. It’s a great ride

[@Evebear]

I went on a similar space mountain ride in Paris. We completely lost power and came to a grinding halt terrified broken would crash into us and got severe whiplash followed by having to free-run the 2nd 3rd of the ride (having been on it previously it was significantly faster Thai time round) and we really lost gravity a few time. Then ground to and even sharper halt followed by a long wait and crawl to the end.

[@melissabay2856]

This is so crazy! I was at the park that day too! It was our last day before returning home. I'm glad everyone was safe. ❤

[@fungdark8270]

In the old space mountain, there was a tunnel-like hallway you went through while waiting in the line. I was about 5-6 when I went and I let out the stinkiest, most potent fart, and we could hear people behind us laughing/panicking

[@bricaaron3978]

You only _imagined_ them laughing and panicking. They actually _died._ Your space gas _killed_ innocent people. How does that make you feel?

[@fungdark8270]

@@bricaaron3978 😂 As a kid I had dubbed them “emergency farts” because of if I was being attacked or kidnapped, ripping one of them would make anyone run

[@williamschweitzer6910]

We got stuck in It's a Small World at WDW years ago, the ride stopped but the music continued, and to paraphrase Star Trek II - minutes seemed like hours.

[@MrPompier3]

Y a de l'ambiance malgré la situation 😊. Bon anniversaire 🎉

[@itsnotadriantho]

One of my biggest fears when I was younger. Breaking down in space mountain terrified me because I know the roller coaster is like in a warehouse with the lights on & feeling the ride stop in the darkness truly haunted me. Scared lil dude in 2012 lol

[@abpob6052]

Behind the scenes much better than the actual ride

[@exploreinglife4240]

when I was a little kid, I remember we got stuck on Pirates of the Caribbean ride where the part where they’re singing A pirates life for me And I was stuck for over an hour when they evacuated us. They were walking through the water. We got off the boats through the back where you could see all the old animatronics really creepy and they said we’re never allowed to discuss what we see and they gave us fast pass. 😂

[@ACEDIAMOND666]

In 1982, I was on "It's A Small World" when it broke down, stuck in the doorway between 2 rooms, for several hours....song blaring in both rooms, with a slight delay, creating an annoying echo effect. To this day, I refuse to ever go on it again. As for Space Mountain, I was the last to ride it the day it closed in 1996. So I enjoy the original version many times from the late 70s until it closed for the overhaul in 1996. I have not been to Disneyland since.

[@olileoli2788]

the overhaul was in 2003, you’re probably thinking of when the ride opened with on-ride audio in 1996.

[@SimpleLifeUwU]

6:27 this is so sweet

[@秋-i8p]

貴重な体験を。普段暗くて見えない裏側も見れて。

[@dalefick8405]

Thanks for sharing

[@proraptor4146]

Awesome footage, thanks for posting

[@toshihitsu1989]

It's been about 10 years since I've been to Disneyland. Last time I went on to this ride I had a similar stop like this granted they were able to fix it and they were having to release each consist from the brakes cuz the emergency brakes hold it until a cast member comes by to re-release it. To me it was amazing seeing the ride when it's not dark. I love seeing behind the scenes stuff around Disneyland since I've been going to for about 25 years before I stopped going 10 years ago. During my childhood, my parents would take me to Disneyland once a year and when I started working in the mid-2000s I would go to at least twice a month close to 5 years stopped going in 2015 when I quit my job

[@marcuscheng2507]

So amazing you got that on video!!

[@michelleb7399]

In 1989 I went to Disneyland for “Grad Night.” So, it was just a bunch of teenagers and “their” adults, in the middle of the night. So, I was on Pirates when it broke down. We were on there for hours. Literal hours. We were stuck in the little boats close to the end of the right listening to “Yo, ho, HO! A pirate’s life is for me!” On repeat. We begged them to at least turn the song off. It went off for a moment. We all cheered. Then they turned it back on again. They threatened us that if we got out of the boats (and walked the few feet in the water to the exit), we would be kicked out of the park. I will never forget how poorly they treated us. My friend and I barely had time to ride any other rides that night since we were stuck on that ride for so many hours (I think it was just about 3 hours). I think if we hadn’t “just” been teenagers, if it had been during normal park hours, we would have been treated better.

[@marctronixx]

sooooooooooooooooo cooooollllll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dougharlow6037]

I like the old version of space mountian better. fun video. thanks

[@troypin]

old one?

[@pinball541]

​@@troypin- The original Space Mountain operated from 1977-2003. It closed from 2003-2005 for a complete overhaul & retracking. The current version has been operating since 2005.

[@princessmarlena1359]

Yeah I hear you there.

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

@@pinball541 I was told that the original version was too fast and they had to slow it down. The track structure does not seem like it is set up for the ride to go very fast. It reminds me of the "Flying Coaster" that went no faster then 20 miles per hour and had shallow dips.

[@pinball541]

@@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398 - The reason for the 2003-2005 overhaul was the trains weight, because of the addition of the on board audio in 1996. The weight of the sound system installed on the trains compromised the track & structure. That was the reason for the eventual overhaul.

[@volcom05345]

I rode Space Mountain 5x with the lights on during a Summer program during the time that I worked there in the early 2000s. I couldnt believe how lame it looked with lights on haha. Also the tracks are really closed in tight and if you fell out of the cart youd probably die. It really was a once in a lifetime experience.

[@peterkjaerhtclarsen1851]

Is the screaming part of the ride?