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Adventure Thru Inner Space

1967 establishments in California1985 disestablishments in CaliforniaAmusement rides introduced in 1967Amusement rides manufactured by Arrow DynamicsAmusement rides that closed in 1985
Former Walt Disney Parks and Resorts attractionsMonsantoOmnimover attractionsRemoved amusement attractionsTomorrowlandUse mdy dates from August 2015

Adventure Thru Inner Space was an attraction in Disneyland's Tomorrowland, presented by Monsanto Company. It was the first attraction to utilize Disney's Omnimover system. The ride simulated shrinking guests to the size smaller than an atom (the "inner space") before taking a tour of snowflakes at molecular and atomic levels. Adventure Thru Inner Space opened on August 5, 1967, as part of the New Tomorrowland, and closed in 1985 to make way for Disney and George Lucas's new Star Tours attraction, which opened in early 1987. The attraction was narrated by Paul Frees, who also lent his voice to the Haunted Mansion attraction, another Omnimover attraction which is still open to this day.

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