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Credit: Dick Thomas Johnson, FlickrPaging Tom Morrow at mission control…We have some big news! The construction of a brand-new Space Mountain is costing one Disney park billions. The updated version of the iconic Tomorrowland roller coaster is scheduled to open in 2027.
Space Mountain Around the World
The indoor roller coaster, which has become practically synonymous with the Tomorrowland experience at Disney parks worldwide, originally opened at Walt Disney World Resort’s Magic Kingdom Park in 1975. Disneyland Resort followed in May 1977, opening its own version at the original Disneyland Park–one of the earliest attractions to debut in Central Florida and be replicated in Southern California, rather than the other way around.
It didn’t take long for Space Mountain to go global. It was an opening-day attraction at Tokyo Disneyland in 1983 and Hong Kong Disneyland in 2005, while Disneyland Paris Resort debuted its version in 1995. Shanghai Disneyland, which opened in 2016, is the only Disney park without a version of the Tomorrowland roller coaster.
After several decades, many Disney parks have reimagined Space Mountain. Disneyland Paris Resort and Hong Kong Disneyland have permanently reimagined the ride as the Star Wars-inspired Hyperspace Mountain, while Disneyland Resort occasionally installs the Lucasfilm overlay temporarily. Magic Kingdom Park and Disneyland Park have closed the attraction for extensive upgrades on multiple occasions, while maintaining its original theme.
Tokyo Disney Resort, though, is currently undertaking the biggest-ever reimagining of its version of the iconic Disney Park roller coaster.
Billion-Dollar Overhaul
Tokyo Disney Resort closed its version of Space Mountain on July 31, 2024. Construction walls quickly surrounded the Tomorrowland roller coaster, and demolition crews rolled in. Tokyo Disneyland guests watched as the iconic spires disappeared from above the barriers.
According to official documents from The Oriental Land Company, Tokyo Disney Resort plans to spend roughly ¥70.5 billion (or $461 million) on the new Space Mountain, which is rumored to be called “Space Mountain Earthrise.” Officially, though, the reimagined, rebuilt ride is known as “Space Mountain (2027).”
NEW: Oriental Land Company is spending ~$461,000,000 (¥70.5 billion) on the all-new Space Mountain coming to Tokyo Disneyland.
The blockbuster investment, part of the park’s redeveloped Tomorrowland, is still officially set to open in 2027.
NEW: Oriental Land Company is spending ~$461,000,000 (¥70.5 billion) on the all-new Space Mountain coming to Tokyo Disneyland.
The blockbuster investment, part of the park’s redeveloped Tomorrowland, is still officially set to open in 2027. pic.twitter.com/whzBrI6TR9
— Drew Smith (@DrewDisneyDude) January 29, 2026
The countdown is on! The new version of Space Mountain is scheduled to open at Tokyo Disneyland in 2027, alongside a new Tomorrowland Plaza area. Tokyo Disney Resort hasn’t announced an exact grand-opening date.
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