An Iconic Ride Is SERIOUSLY Struggling in Magic Kingdom Right Now

What do you do in Disney World when your favorite ride is closed?

Tomorrowland

It happens often (especially if that ride is Rise of the Resistance in Hollywood Studios or, most recently, Pirates of the Caribbean in Magic Kingdom). Well, today, one of Disney World’s classic rides is having a rough week and is currently closed.

Earlier this week, on September 6th, Space Mountain was closed for quite a while. At the time, we received a notification on the My Disney Experience app notifying us of the closure.

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We walked by Space Mountain a few hours later to see that it was still down. It looked like it might be that way for a while, too, as Cast Members had put out alternative entertainment in the form of Corn Hole.

Closed on Wednesday

Then, we went back to Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom to check on Space Mountain AGAIN on September 7th. Guess what? Space Mountain was closed again.

Closed on Thursday

Well, fast forward to today, September 8th, and Space Mountain did not open with the park and was still closed well after Magic Kingdom opened. Cast Members did not have an ETA on when it would reopen but confirmed that the ride was down for technical issues. We were assured that other Cast Members were inside trying to fix things, but we didn’t notice any cars being tested.

Closed on Friday

So we decided to get on the PeopleMover to get a better look at the situation — the PeopleMover goes THROUGH Space Mountain. We got a good view of Space Mountain with the lights on, which is actually pretty cool, although we’re still sad that the ride is still down.

However, by 1:30PM EST, Space Mountain was back up and running with a 30-minute wait time. We hope that whatever issue it’s been having this week has been fixed.

Space Mountain

We’ll be keeping an eye on the ride and let you know if we have any more updates, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

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