PeopleMover (Magic Kingdom): Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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The attraction has a single station, which resides in the center of Rocket Tower Plaza and beneath the [[Astro Orbiter]]. Passing the queue, passengers step onto the Speedramp (inclined [[moving walkway]]) to the second level. They then step onto a [[moving platform (rail)|moving platform]] which matches the speed of the PeopleMover trains, and board before they depart the station.

Leaving the Rocket Tower Plaza Station, the trains make a sharp left turn, followed by a sweeping turn over the plaza. The track then makes a right-hand turn, running along the outside of the northern show building and above the former queue for [[Stitch's Great Escape!]]{{efn|Stitch's Great Escape! permanently closed after January 6, 2018, andalthough isit nowwas anot meet-and-greetdeclared spacepermanent calleduntil Stitch'sJuly Alien Encounter Character Greeting!2020.}} and passing by the [[Tomorrowland (Disney Parks)|Tomorrowland]] main entrance at Central Plaza. The track enters a tunnel through the northern show building and passes a large diorama containing a portion of the Progress City/"[[Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (concept)|Epcot]]" model, which originally resided in the upper level of the [[Carousel of Progress]] at the New York World's Fair of 1964-1965 and at Disneyland starting in 1967-1973, before encountering a diorama of two robots and crossing the Star Traders shop.

Leaving the northern show building, the ride passes over the walkway to Fantasyland, the [[Tomorrowland Speedway]], and access to the [[Tron Lightcycle Power Run]]. Afterwards, the ride crosses the [[Walt Disney World Railroad]] tracks and pass through a switch, which leads to the ride's storage and maintenance bays as they make a right turn to enter [[Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom)|Space Mountain]]. Inside Space Mountain, the trains then make a left turn and pass in between the lift hills of the roller coaster tracks. The vehicles then pass two lighted signs reading "Starport: Seven Five" (an oblique reference to the opening year of the attraction), before open space to the left allows a view down into the [[post-show]] dioramas. After the view of the post-show, the track makes a right turn, wrapping around the Omega track's loading station, and travels along the back side of the building, which is in complete pitch black darkness. It is possible to look up and see the projections from the ride and the tracks. The trains make a sharp S-turn to merge with the storage track, and run along the outside of the building perimeter to return to the railroad bridge. The Space Mountain segment of the PeopleMover has gained heavy notoriety among park guests for offering the only accessible view of Space Mountain when the interior work lights are on. Because the two attractions have separate operating systems, the PeopleMover does not have to stop during Space Mountain breakdowns, so guests riding the PeopleMover when the work lights are on get a rare illuminated look at the roller coaster tracks.