Walt Disney, as most Americans did back in the 1950’s, had a fascination with space exploration. Disneyland, followed by Walt Disney World, had attractions which took guests to the Moon and later Mars. It was not until 2003 when the ride technology would finally be able to give people a taste of what it would be like to actually leave Earth and venture into Space. Mission: Space in Epcot’s Future World opened at that time. It might have been a little too real at first, in fact. Still, it is the closest most people can come to feeling the kind of forces astronauts encounter during spaceflight.

As crew members wait for their launch team designation, relics from the history of Manned space exploration is on display in the queue of Mission: Space. An Apollo era Moon Buggy can be seen overhead.

An Apollo Moon Buggy on display in the queue for Mission: Space.
Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/10s, f/3.5, ISO 6400, EV +1.0, 28mm focal length.

Lisa will be here on Thursday to share an out of this world Disney Pic of the Week about Space Exploration.