Adventure Thru Inner Space Articles

Adventure thru Inner Space was a groundbreaking new attraction when it debuted in 1967 as a key part ofTomorrowland extensive remodel.Entered from the main walkway just inside the entrance to Tomorrowland. The Inner Space line area was a bustle of activity choreographed by cast members wearing futuristic yellow and black jumpsuit and white boots.The winding queue took guests pass TV size display terminals that previewed the amazing sights to come. Guests also watched riders up ahead step into Atomobiles blue cocoon shaped pods and slid inside the 37 ft long Mighty Microscope. In early 1967 Magic Microscope was one of the names considered for the whole attraction Micro World was another.This huge microscope shrank the atomobiles and aimed them 8in tall replicas actually through the glass tube at a colorful illuminated snowflake.

All of this was witnessed not only by queuing guests but also by curious passengers on the People Mover since its track traveled right through the back of the room up by the ceiling.Once they were out of view of the line area miniaturized Automobile riders listen to a scientist who already undertaken this journey.The Mighty Microscope stood in the exact spot that the telescope from the Aluminum Hall of Fame was 10 years earlier.

In 1967 this attraction was free to ride. In 1972 became a C Ticket attraction.At the end of the ride the music in the background was Miracles Through Molecules

Specs Capacity 2090 per hour -- Capacity per Atomobile 2 -- Cycle Time 6:59 -- Load Time :25 -- Unload Time :15 -- Trip Time 6:02 Dispatch Interval :03 -- Trips per hour 1045 -- Distance Traveled 681 feet -- Speed 1 MPH

Ride design was done by Claude Coats

Mighty Microscope Stats:
12 feet high
37 feet long
40 miniature cars

Atomobiles:
98 Atomobiles inside the attraction
9 in load area
12 in unload area
4 in service area
Total Atomobiles 123

More than 700 feet of displays were displayed in the attraction

X Atencio wrote the script

During development the attraction was called Micro-World

Disney's OmniMover system was initially developed by a team led by Bob Gurr.It could transport 3000 guests through the attraction per hour.

The narrator's name is the late Paul Frees. His distinctive voice can also be heard in several other Disney attractions such as "Haunted Mansion (narrator), and "Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln" (narrator).

During the design of this attraction it was known by the following names: Micro-World, Magic Microscope.

The Mighty Microscope stood in the exact spot that the telescope from the Aluminum Hall of Fame was 10 years earlier.

In 1967 this attraction was free to ride. In 1972 became a C Ticket attraction

At the end of the ride the music in the background was Miracles Through Molecules written by Richard and Robert Sherman

From WED Disneyland Dictionary 1968
Is visited by guests aboard futuristic "Atomobiles." Guests appear to "shrink" gradually for a journey into the exciting realm of the atom, followed by an experience with Miracles from Molecules. Entering a Mighty Microscope, visitors move right into a tiny snowflake, through walls of crystal-like ice and into the atom where the nucleus resembles a sun. After this enlightening journey into the atom, guests return to the "bigger world" where they witness modern miracles to make today's world more comfortable and convenient. This trip into inner space is provided by the highly versatile Omnimovex WEDway Transportation System. It carries "Atomobiles," which move through the adventure without stopping, even when guests are boarding or leaving. Passengers step from a turn-table platform that revolves in synchronization with the slowly moving two-passenger cars. Presented by Monsanto Company.

In the 1970's required a "C" ticket

From Steve Birnbaum brings you the best of Disneyland 1982:
"Automobiles" carry guests through the eye of a micro- scope into the heart of the water molecules that make up a snowflake-a journey where ice crystals, prisms, nuclei, and electrons "dashing about like so many fiery comets" make up the scenery. The experience is not wildly sophisticated, but it's enjoyable especially when spiced by the upbeat "Miracles from Molecules" theme music com- posed by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman.

Traffic Controllers: Atomobiles approaching snowflake specimen. All phases stand by to verify resolving power. Phase blue, phase blue: Light wavelength approximately .5000 millimeters. Definition excellent. Phase green: resolving power decreasing. Phase green, increase hue angle verify Phase green: Hue angle increased to 14 degrees, 29 minutes. Atomobiles definition excellent All phases hold hue angle until forward units reach crystalline stage of snowflake.

Narrator: YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE: This is the tracking procedure of an adventure through innerspace. Adventurous men of science who have made this journey before you are carefully plotting every phase of this incredible journey as you shrink beyond the smallness of an atom: the smallest building block of matter. We wish you an enlightening experience. For though your body will shrink, your mind will expand.

Traffic Controllers: All phases lower resolvable separation as automobiles proceed through crystalline stage. Compensate shrinking factor Phase yellow: hue angle increased to 85 degrees, approaching practical limit. Phase yellow, Hold with 90 degrees and stand by to convert to immersion fluids)''

Narrator: You are about to begin your adventure through innerspace. We hope this remarkable journey will bring you closer to the adventures experienced daily by men of science. Men of vision who make similar treks in a never-ending search for new ways to manipulate molecules for your comfort and convenience. This journey, which you are about to take, is but one of many such marvelous adventures through innerspace.

Traffic Controllers: Forward units proceeding beyond limits of optical magnification. All phases activate DLX system, verify voltage compensators Phase blue: DLX systems go. Focusing on H2O molecules. Advanced atomobiles obscured All primary phases pinpoint CC factor of condenser coil, verify triangulation. Phase blue: CC factor rectified. Advanced atomobiles coming into focus. All phases lock on to present CC factor and hold until all atomobiles past beyond DLX range

Narrator: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: On this adventure through innerspace, you will see that the crystal is a basic form of solid mater. You will see that crystals are made of millions of molecules that molecules are composed of one or more atoms, and that atoms consist of a nucleus and many electrons that surround it. Here you will see just two of more than a hundred known atoms that scientists are constantly rearranging into molecules to further what nature began.

Traffic Controllers: All phases initiate the MS precision converters and adjust to the minus 20 million. Phase yellow: phase yellow reporting forward units on collision course with H20 molecule Increase precision focus to the minus one billion Phase orange: forward units obscured. Cannot, repeat, cannot locate atomobiles. All phases increase focus to the minus five billion. Proceed with precision scan procedure. Phase orange: oxygen atoms in sharp focus. Still no evidence of atomobiles Critical phases continue precision scan procedure

Narrator: Your ultimate goal on this adventure thru innerspace will be the very hub of this microcosmic solar system, the atomic nucleus. It's capabilities are almost unimaginable. It is a million times smaller than the atom, and yet it contains 99% of the atoms weight. The density of the nucleus is such that if we had one cubic centimeter, half a teaspoon, it would weigh one hundred million tons. We hope this adventure will stimulate your interest to probe further into the mysteries of innerspace. For everything we use in our daily lives depends on the universe of the molecule.

Traffic Controllers: Phase orange: phase orange experiencing chromatic aberrations. Request permission to increase object space index. Phase orange, permission granted. Make adjustments and verify. Phase orange: Immersion fluid padded. Objective positive. Atomobiles observed approaching crystal labyrinth. Phase red: reporting forward units drifting into molecular stage. NA factor approaching one point forty. Phase red, hold at NA one point sixty. Attention all phases: atomobiles proceeding beyond limits of normal optical magnification. Stand by to convert to DLX system when forward units enter molecular stage.

Narrator: Manned flights to Mars and beyond, the glamorous probing of outer space may one day benefit all mankind, but it is today's dedicated probing of innerspace that will make it possible. It is mans probing into the realm of the atom and the molecule that has developed the sophisticated materials that will enable our astronauts to survive the rigors of outer space.

Traffic Controllers: Forward units approaching crystalline stage, primary phases stand by to verify automatic tracking signals.'' ''Phase blue: phase blue. ocular scope scanning. Signal modulation positive. Phase green: phase green. Ocular scope fading, signal modulation variable.''

Start of Ride

Narrator:
For centuries, man had but his own two eyes to explore the wonders of his world, then he invented the microscope, a mighty eye, and discovered the fantastic universe beyond the limits of his own meager sight. Now your adventure thru innerspace has begun. Thru Monsanto's Mighty Microscope, you will travel into the incredible universe found within a tiny fragment of a snowflake. I am the first person to make this fabulous journey, suspended in the timelessness of innerspace are the thought waves of my first impressions. They will be our only source of contact once you have passed beyond the limits of normal MAGNIFICATION... MAGNIFICATION.. MAGNIFICATION. MAGNIFICATION

I am passing beyond the magnification limits of even the most powerful microscope. These are snowflakes, and yet they seem to grow larger and larger... or can I be shrinking? Shrinking beyond the smallness of a tiny snowflake crystal. Indeed, I am becoming smaller and smaller! These tiny bits of snowflake crystal TOWER above me! Like an enormous wall of ice. Can I penetrate this gigantic prism? And yet this wall of ice only seems smooth and solid. From this tiny viewpoint I can see that nothing is solid, no matter how it appears. And still I continue to shrink. What compelling force draws me into this mysterious darkness? Can this be the threshold of innerspace?

What are these strange spheres... Have I reached the universe of the molecule? YES! These are water molecules, H20! They vibrate in such an orderly pattern, because this is water frozen into a solid state of matter. These fuzzy spheres must be the atoms that make up the molecule. Two hydrogen atoms bonded to a single oxygen atom, and I see it's the orbiting electrons that give the atom it's fuzzy appearance. And still I continue to shrink. Is it possible that I can enter the atom itself?!? Electrons are dashing about me- like so many fiery comets! Can I possibly survive?

I have pierced the wall of the oxygen atom! I am so infinitely small now that I can see millions of orbiting electrons. They appear like the Milky Way of our own solar system. This vast realm... THIS is the infinite universe within a tiny speck of snowflake crystal. And there is the nucleus of the atom! Do I dare explore the vastness of It's innerspace?

No... I dare not go on. I must return to realm of the molecule before I go on shrinking- forever! Oh, how strange! The molecules are so active now? They have become fluid, freed from their frozen state. That can only mean that the snowflake is melting.

YES the snowflake has melted. But there is no cause for alarm. You are back on visual and returning to your normal size. This has been one of may exciting adventures thru innerspace. In a never-ending search for new ways to rearrange molecules for the benefit of mankind. Now, in our display area you will see modern miracles created by rearranging the molecules, not only of water, but of air, coal, petroleum and many other raw materials. THIS IS MONSANTO.