March 21, 2023

Today in Disney History: Mission to Mars Opens at Disneyland

The Mission to Mars attraction officially opened (updated) on this date in 1975. Previously known as Rocket to the Moon (July 17, 1955 - September 5, 1966) and the Flight to the Moon (August 12, 1967 - January 5, 1975). After man landed on the moon in 1969, Disneyland was looking for a new mission. The sponsorship of McDonnell Douglas remained as did the actual attraction with the exception of now going to Mars instead of the Moon. The attraction consisted of around 100 passengers that sat in a circular theater with screens on the floor and ceiling to show them where they had been and where they were going. The attraction closed on November 2, 1992 and was supposed to be the new location of an attraction called Alien Encounter but it is believed the space was too small. After the remodel of Tomorrowland in 1998, Redd Rocket’s Pizza Port occupied the old location.

Source(s): Rocket to the Moon (Yesterland.com), Mission to Mars (D23.com), Mission to Mars Opens at Disneyland (D23.com)

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