The ride lasts for 2 min 38 secs, and only reaches speeds of 27-28 mph, but it has a twist in that the ride is reasonably dark, so although it is a relatively slow ride, the sensation of speed is created by the fact that you can only just make out the direction the track takes a fraction before the event.

The cone shaped peak of Space Mountain is 183 feet above ground. Space Mountain measures 4,508,500 cubic feet, capable of holding a small skyscraper inside. The base's diameter of 300 feet took two years to build. The basic structure is composed of great ribbed slopes - 72 massive pre-stressed concrete beams forming a gigantic sealed cone. Each of the 74-ton concrete beams was cast near the Space Mountain site and then hoisted into place by mammoth cranes to complete the cone. Each beam is 117 feet long, 13 feet wide at the bottom and 4 feet wide at the top.