In Disneyland, the Astro-Jets opened in March 1956 when the park was just eight months old. The ride replaced the Court of Flags, a formation of 48 flag poles flying the flag of every state of the United States. The Astro-Jets closed in 1966, to be replaced the following year by the Rocket Jets(1967-1997). In May 1998, as part of the 1998 New Tomorrowland, Disneyland opened another “circling rockets” attraction—the Astro Orbitor. It marks the entrance to Tomorrowland, just off Disneyland’s central Plaza, just like the World Clock did from 1955 to 1966. As with the original Astro-Jets, the Astro Orbitor loads at ground level. The Astro Orbitor has golden circling planets and moons to make the ride more interesting to the riders, and to make the attraction a giant kinetic sculpture.
Rather than looking “Space Age,” the Astro Orbitor has more of a 19th-century look.
Orbit high above Tomorrowland in a 2-person rocket
Then descend back to the ground for landing.
Astro Orbitor in 2004 (when Tomorrowland was still painted in bronze and brown tones)
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