With the dotted line signed for Space Mountain: De la Terre a la Lune, the vast patch of unused land in the middle of Discoveryland could finally be prepared for its future occupant.

This view, from roughly where the attraction’s boarding station would soon sit, also offers a look at the two connecting portals in Videopolis which would have provided an elevated walkway across to the earlier concept of ‘Discovery Mountain’, a complete indoor multi-attraction experience that was later scaled back the pure roller coaster ride beginning construction here.

Tags  Construction • Discoveryland • Disneyland Park • Space Mountain • Videopolis