The Oriental Land Company, which operates Tokyo Disneyland, has announced that Space Mountain will permanently close as part of a planned renovation of that park's Tomorrowland.

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Space Mountain was originally built at Walt Disney World as an indoor roller coaster back in 1975. The ride has been replicated at every Disney park save for Shanghai Disneyland

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as the distinctive mountain-like building that houses the ride is usually one of the more prominent sights within various Disney parks

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Several other parks' versions of Space Mountain have received substantial overhauls, although this marks the first time that an original Space Mountain was replaced entirely.

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As for the rest of Tokyo Disneyland's parks, the new Tomorrowland will aim to blend Earth and the universe.

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