Disney says an average of 19,000 people rode per day in 1978. • Aug. 14, 1980: A 10-year-old Venezuelan girl died after riding Space Mountain. Autopsy shows heart defect. A lawsuit ensued.

Disney’s extraordinarily expensive Star Wars hotel isn’t coming back. The building that housed the Galactic Starcruiser is ...

Note: This story first published in 2015, for the ride’s 40th anniversary. Compared to today’s mega thrill rides, Walt Disney World’s Space Mountain is a simple spin. No upside-down loops. No 3D ...

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 ...

Disney’s space adventure-themed hotel, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, is gone for good. Yes, the incredibly expensive immersive hotel that was open for less than two years is not reopening.