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The Astro Orbiter ride vehicles consist of individual cars (or rocket ships) seating 2 single-file passengers each. Both riders have their own small seat belt and the front seat gets a joystick to control the up and down movement of the vehicle. Height Requirement and WarningsĪstro Orbiter has no height requirement or official warnings from Disney. However, I would personally caution riders who have any aversion to heights or who might not be up for a moderately thrilling ride. However, like any ride, you should factor in a few extra seconds in the ride vehicle for slight delays or for loading and unloading. I recommend experiencing the attraction at day and then again at night.Astro Orbiter has a ride duration of 1 minute and 30 seconds. This helps to give you the best views of the entire Magic Kingdom, as well as views of The Contemporary and other areas that are close by. You are circulating at one of the highest points in Tomorrowland while you are on the attraction. If you don’t have as much strength to pull yourself up, it can be difficult to get in and out of.ġ – You will see some of the most amazing views. When it comes to getting out, you have to pull your knees in and pull yourself to a standing position. You have to step down into the vehicle and then sit on almost the floor of the rocket with your legs stretched out in front of you. If you have a disability or if you are a person of size, the ride vehicles can be difficult to get in and out of in order to ride. It had a name change to Tomorrowland Jets and then also made the name change to Astro Orbiter in 1997 to match the Magic Kingdom’s name change and re-theming that was completed in 1994.Ģ – The ride vehicles are awkward to get in and out of. This same attraction first opened at Disneyland in 1956.

That is a lot of miles spent rotating in a circle over and over again!ģ – The attraction started at Disneyland in California. This means that the attraction rotates an average of around 1.2 million miles in a single year. If only these miles were able to be used as airline points! The attraction operates all day every day, except during inclement weather that would result in the ride shutting down. It feels even faster than that when you are on the attraction, too!Ĥ – The attractions earns a lot of miles.

ORBITER RIDE FULL

That means that it completes one full rotation in less than 6 seconds. The speed for the attraction is 11 rotations for per minute. The ride rotates in a circle high up in the sky. The ride vehicles aren’t as well tied into the theme anymore and look just more like generic rockets for your journey through the solar system. The ride vehicles on StarJets were designed to be miniature replicas modeled after the Apollo-Saturn rockets, which tied in perfectly into the original focal point of the attraction. When all of the refurbishments were completed the focal point was changed to clusters of planets floating around to help give the feeling of flying through space.

When the ride was known as StarJets the focal point at the center of the attraction was the Saturn V rocket. When the attraction re-opened in 1994 it was then known as the Astro Orbiter and continues to maintain that name today.ħ – The focal point for the ride also changed. The repainting was necessary to match refurbishments and changes within Tomorrowland in general so that everything matched and looked to fit in place. In April of 1994, the attraction reopened after a refurbishment which included repainting and refreshing the attraction. Then attraction first opened, it was called StarJets. Other than name and color changes it has mostly remained the exact same attraction.Ĩ – The ride has changed its name and colors over the years. The location has never changed and the attraction hasn’t been moved since the time that it first opened. The ride first opened at the Magic Kingdom in Tomorrowland on November 28, 1974.

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