Across Main Street from the Emporium, where the old Wurlitzer shop and "The Legacy of Walt Disney" once were, there used to be a corner exhibit called "Disneyland Presents a Preview of Coming Attractions", later becoming "Disneyland Showcase.
From sometime in 1973 until July 22, 1989, this facility displayed conceptual art, scale models, and occasionally, multimedia presentations. The audio track from the Space Mountain preview presented here, comes from what was essentially a slide show."

Preview Corner: Space Mountain - February 1976

Earth man has long dreamed of exploring the mysteries of our galaxy and the infinite wonders of the universe beyond. You will experience these wonders on your own space journey when Disneyland's spectacular, super-thrill attraction, Space Mountain, opens in June 1977. Space Mountain, towering 120 feet into the sky, will complete Walt Disney's original dreams and visions for Tomorrowland. Within this futuristic structure, you will be the astronaut, hurling through SuperSpace in a high-speed race into another galaxy.

<"Launch control, this is Space Venturer, go ahead"> You and your fellow astronauts board rocket cars on a space station launching platform, orbiting high above the earth. As your journey begins, you'll race through a vast, manmade solar field, energizing your rocket car for its dazzling plunge into SuperSpace. Hold on tight! You're on your way, as you blast off into the void of the universe! Swooping around the giant, glowing, geodesic laser satellite, you become engulfed by a spectacular spiral nebula, with flashing comets and whirling galaxies. This is SuperSpace penetration! At Walt Disney World in Florida, guests are already experiencing the sensation of a Space Mountain Adventure. You will share these sensations when Space Mountain opens at Disneyland.

Ascending the launch portal, aimed at a starry vista of the cosmos overhead. Blasting off on a breathtaking, super-fast race through outer space, your body actually feeling the forces of "G". Zooming down the reentry portal, feeling the blast of hot air and rocked by a sonic boom! Yes, you will experience what is truly, the ultimate thrill ride attraction. So climb aboard, fasten your seatbelt, and prepare to blast off when Space Mountain opens in June 1977 in Tomorrowland! <Music out>

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Also on display was this lovely scale model of the inside track design of Space Mountain, showing the loading area, launch lift, geodesic dome (that black sphere) and all of the banks and twists of the curving track.

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