EPCOT · Operating · 2003

Mission: SPACE

Simulator · World Discovery

Photo: Walt Disney World · Official park media

EPCOTWorld DiscoveryDark rideFamily ride

A centrifuge simulator that puts you in a crew capsule for an intense Orange Team Mars launch or a milder Green Team orbit.

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Mission: SPACE at EPCOT — Hero — Photo: Walt Disney World · Official park media

At a glance

Key facts for Mission: SPACE.

Type
Dark ride
Status
Operating
Subtype
Simulator
Opened
2003
Land
World Discovery
Park
EPCOT

Specifications

Sourced stats for Mission: SPACE.

Ride profile

Dark ride · Simulator

simulator
space
thrill

Experience

Simulator

Specs source: disneyworld.disney.go.com

History

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Timeline

2003
Mission: SPACE opens
disneyworld.disney.go.com

Background

Mission: SPACE opened in World Discovery in 2003 as EPCOT's centrifuge-based astronaut trainer. Guests choose Orange Team intensity or the milder Green Team path inside a modern Mission Control–styled pavilion.

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Sources & official links

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Mission: SPACE — official ride pagedisneyworld.disney.go.com(opens in a new tab)
EPCOT — official sitedisneyworld.disney.go.com(opens in a new tab)
EPCOT on Coaster AtlasPark page
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Hero photo (Walt Disney World · Official park media)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)

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