If any significant true information slips through, we apologize for that. All information on this site is, to the best of our knowledge, false. This site is not endorsed, approved, or secretly funded by the Walt Disney Corporation (or any corporation with a legal department). Got a lie or ridiculous unfounded rumor you'd like to pass along? Write to us. It is rumored that Imagineers had originally designated the attraction name as 'Astro-Orbiter,' but that the secretary who took the notes at that meeting got the spelling wrong - and because that secretary was Michael Eisner's nephew, nobody had the guts to correct him. The ride itself is actually above the People Mover, so you have to take an. The current Astro Orbitor is an example of a ride with a name that should have been run through a spell-check program. Astro Orbiter is a revolving ride in the Tomorrowland section of the Magic Kingdom. What Disneyland officials won't tell you is that one of the real reasons the Rocket Jets were moved was that their high-speed circular motion tended to - to put it mildly - upset people's stomachs, and more height equals (ahem) more range. The Barnstormer 35 inches or taller Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 40 inches or taller Seven Dwarfs Mine Train 38 inches or taller Astro Orbiter Buzz. Guests had to reach the attraction via an elevator, causing a bit of a traffic snarl that was the stated reason for the ride's eventual relocation.

The Astro-Jets was renamed 'Tomorrowland Jets' in 1964, removed in 1966 for a short (and well earned) vacation, reopened in 1967 as the Rocket Jets in a new location high atop the new People Mover attraction, closed in 1997 for a complete face lift and the installation of an electrical power system to replace the noisy (and somewhat hazardous) hydrogen/liquid oxygen engines, and reopened in May of 1998 in its current location at the entrance to Tomorrowland.ĭuring its Rocket-Jets phase, this attraction was one of the tallest in the park, due to the height of the pedestal on which it stood. The ride first opened in March of 1956 as the Astro-Jets. The Astro Orbitor is the only Disneyland ride that has changed location more than once.

Astro orbiter height