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- The ex-”Space Mountain Paris”: The fruit of the imagination of the French Jules Verne and the magic of the American DisneyIt was the time of la guerre de secession (Civil War) in America, pitting le Nord (the North) against le Sud (the South.) In this war, American Generals and soldiers alike saw what was back then called a “columbiad” as a powerful canon (cannon) that could help secure victory for their own side. However, a French scientist and futurologist by the name of Jules Verne, perceived in these cannons a quite different application. Instead of serving as des machines de la mort (machines of death), he sensed that they could littérallement (literally) propel humanity into the following century, by sending humans “De la Terre à la Lune”, meaning “From Earth to the Moon”—which is precisely the title of the Sci-Fi book he published in the aftermath of the war, in 1865.
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The manned projectile to be launched onto the moon by the “columbiad” canon spatial (space gun)
The hero of Jules Verne’s novel was based on his personal friend Félix Nadar, a balloonist and photographer, who also inspired him the novel “Cinq semaines en ballon” (“Five Weeks in a Balloon”)
The hero of Jules Verne’s novel was based on his personal friend Félix Nadar, a balloonist and photographer, who also inspired him the novel “Cinq semaines en ballon” (“Five Weeks in a Balloon”)
Fast forward to the 20th century, after the Apollo 11 mission was crowned with success, l’astronaute Neil Armstrong himself saluted the pioneering genius of Jules Verne.Many years later, when Euro Disneyland opened a park in Paris, the idea of constructing an attraction based on the ideas of Jules Verne’s “De la Terre à la Lune” finally emerged.
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An excellent 1995 documentaire (documentary) of the BBC, showing the making of Space Mountain Paris
Malheureusement (unfortunately), 10 years later, in 2005, most of the Jules Verne’s references were removed, ceding the place to Space Mountain Paris: Mission 2.
Click here to view the embedded video.If you happen to go to Paris, and want to experience a Jules Verne attraction, you can always try another nearby attraction called “Les Mystères du Nautilus“, which is based on Jules Verne’s very famous novel “Vingt mille lieues sous les mers” (“Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”) featuring the Captain Nemo!
Jules Verne’s very famous novel “Vingt mille lieues sous les mers” (“Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”) was published in 1870, five years after “From the Earth to the Moon.”
Jules Verne’s (Ex-) Space Mountain Paris: “De la Terre à la Lune—Un truc canon!” is a post from: French Blog
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