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The text is a transcript of a video about the history of Space Mountain at Disneyland Paris. It explains how the original version of the ride, Space Mountain: From the Earth to the Moon, was inspired by Jules Verne's novel and featured a cannon launch, a musical score, and a steampunk aesthetic. It also describes how the ride helped save the resort from bankruptcy in the mid-1990s, but was later changed to Space Mountain: Mission 2 and then to Star Wars: Hyperspace Mountain, losing much of its original charm and story. The text also discusses the challenges and failures that Disneyland Paris faced over the years, and how they contrasted with Jules Verne's admiration for American entrepreneurship.
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1. Jules Verne is a famous author known for his scientific novels, such as From the Earth to the Moon.
2. From the Earth to the Moon is about a group of American weapons manufacturers who try to launch a space capsule to the moon using a giant gun.
3. The novel inspired one of the first science fiction films, A Trip to the Moon, by Georges Méliès, and was compared to the Apollo 11 mission by Neil Armstrong.
4. Discoveryland at Euro Disneyland (later Disneyland Paris) was an area themed after the works of Verne, and it included a Space Mountain attraction based on From the Earth to the Moon.
5. The original concept for Discoveryland Space Mountain was a huge pavilion with multiple attractions, such as a walkthrough of the Nautilus submarine, an underwater restaurant, a Journey to the Center of the Earth drop tower, and a Horizons dark ride.
6. Due to budget constraints, the pavilion was scaled down to a single roller coaster with a copper exterior and a bronze cannon that launched guests into space with synchronized onboard audio and special effects.
7. The ride opened in 1995 and was a huge success, boosting attendance and profits for the struggling resort. It was praised for its story, theming, technology and music.
8. In 2005, the ride was retooled to Space Mountain: Mission 2, which removed most of the Jules Verne theming and replaced it with a generic space adventure. The original score was also changed and some of the effects were diminished.
9. In 2017, the ride received another overlay, this time based on Star Wars, called Hyperspace Mountain. This used projection mapping to add ships and planets from the Star Wars universe, but did not fit well with the original design of the ride.
10. Disneyland Paris has faced many financial difficulties since its opening in 1992, and has undergone several restructurings and bailouts from the Walt Disney Company. It is currently undergoing a large investment plan that will hopefully improve its situation.