In Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom Park in Florida, the Astro Orbiter is still up in the sky. The rest of this article is a quick photo tour to look at the rest of them. ThereвЂ™s a spinner ride in the Tomorrowland (or Discoveryland in the case of Paris) section of each of DisneyвЂ™s five Magic Kingdom-style parks around the world. It seems to be human nature that people tend not to look upward. When itвЂ™s operating (usually every 15 minutes), it spins like a spinner ride, with its arms moving around, its dishes changing their orientation, and music blaring-but hardly any guests notice that itвЂ™s happening. ItвЂ™s supposed to be a device that communicates with a distant home planet,ДЄlthough cynics have suggested it was just a way to recycle the remains of the old Rocket Jets ride. The Observatron is a kinetic sculpture with satellite dishes on arms. The PeopleMover loading area became the Rocket Rods loading area.ДЄnd on the level where the Rocket Jets had orbited the USA rocket, something called the Observatron appeared. The old Rocket Jets structure had a new mission in 1998. The old Rocket Jets platform is now the home of the Observatron. ItвЂ™s too bad that Disneyland canвЂ™t have the best of both worlds-the visual exuberance of the Astro Orbitor, located high on the old elevated platform of the Rocket Jets. Guests board the ride at ground level, so the ride no longer has the вЂњhigh in the skyвЂќ thrill of the Rocket Jets. The Astro Orbitor is a bit overwhelming, compared to the entrances to Frontierland and Adventureland-especially at night, when itвЂ™s all lit up.ДЇrom some angles, it even detracts from Sleeping Beauty Castle. The Astro Orbitor looks great, but the rideвЂ™s location so close to the Hub of Disneyland isnвЂ™t so great. The location changed from the top of the PeopleMover platform to the entrance to Tomorrowland. The moving planets add to the fun of the ride. The new version is reminiscent of brass astronomical models from centuries ago. In 1998, Disneyland opened the third incarnation of this type ofДЄttraction, the visually stunning Astro Orbitor. The Astro Orbitor sits at the entrance to DisneylandвЂ™s Tomorrowland (2004 photo). Unlike the Rocket Jets, the Astro-Jets loaded at ground level, similar to Dumbo. The Rocket Jets replaced an earlier ride, the

The Rocket Jets attraction wasnвЂ™t the first or the last rocket-themed spinner ride in Disneyland. When the ride begins, use the lever to raise or lower your rocket.Д«ecause the rockets fly so high above Tomorrowland, the ride is surprisinglyДЄt Disneyland, the Rocket Jets circled above Tomorrowland from July 1967 until January 1997-almost 30 years.

The Rocket Jets ride is even more thrilling at night. The space is rather tight, and the seating is quite cozy. Squeeze into an open rocket with a friend, date, family member, or spouse. YouвЂ™re now high above the PeopleMover loading area. Just like an astronaut preparing for an Apollo launch. Take a gantry elevator from ground level up to the loading area, Guests sit close together in the Rocket Jets. You can tell just by looking at the Rocket Jets, which radiate out fromДЄ rocket that would look at home on a NASA launchpad. The Rocket Jets draw you into Tomorrowland. Walk under the PeopleMover track, as PeopleMover trains continually glide overhead.Д®njoy the huge tile murals by Mary Blair as you walk between them. The Rocket Jets fly through the blue sky of Tomorrowland.ДЄs the focal point of Tomorrowland, theyвЂ™re centrally located.

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