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This is about the Disneyland attraction, and should not be confused with the Magic Kingdom attraction with a different spelling: Astro Orbiter.

Astro Orbitor
Orbitor
The Astro Orbitor
Disneyland
Land Tomorrowland
Designer Walt Disney Imagineering
Attraction type Spinner
Opening date May 22, 1998
The Astro Orbitor opened on May 22, 1998 as part of the New Tomorrowland. It was to be located atop the PeopleMover/Rocket Rods station, where its predecessor, the Rocket Jets were located, but was too heavy for the structure, so the Rocket Jets system was stripped down to a metallic skeleton, and satellites were placed on it, and was renamed the Observatron. The Astro Orbitor seems out of place to many Disney fans, now that most of Tomorrowland was repainted blue and silver in 2005, but the Astro Orbitor remained gold. It is a clone of the 1992 Disneyland Paris attraction, the Orbitron or in French: Orbitron, Machines Volantes.

Along with the new Tomorrowland paint scheme that didn't reach the Orbitor, Walt Disney Imagineering supposedly has plans to open a new PeopleMover, and with it, the Rocket Jets taking back the spot where the Observatron is, therefore, eliminating the need for the Astro Orbitor and causing its closure.

In April 2009, the Astro Orbitor closed for refurbishment, and reopened in June with a new silver paint scheme with the rotating planet mechanism repaired.

See also


Disneyland
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Main Street, U.S.A.: Disneyland Railroad | Main Street Cinema | The Disney Gallery | Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln

New Orleans Square: The Haunted Mansion | Pirates of the Caribbean

Frontierland: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad | Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island | Mark Twain Riverboat | Sailing Ship Columbia | Big Thunder Ranch | Golden Horseshoe Saloon | Fantasmic!

Critter Country: Splash Mountain | Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Adventureland: Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room | Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye | Jungle Cruise | Tarzan's Treehouse

Mickey's Toontown (Disneyland): Chip 'n' Dale's Treehouse | Donald's Boat | Gadget's Go Coaster | Goofy's Playhouse | Mickey's House and Meet Mickey | Minnie's House | Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin

Fantasyland: Sleeping Beauty Castle | Alice in Wonderland | Casey Jr. Circus Train | Dumbo the Flying Elephant | It's a Small World | King Arthur Carrousel | Mad Tea Party | Matterhorn Bobsleds | Mr. Toad's Wild Ride | Peter Pan's Flight | Pinocchio's Daring Journey | Snow White's Scary Adventures | Storybook Land Canal Boats | Pixie Hollow

Tomorrowland: Astro Orbitor | Autopia | Space Mountain (Disneyland) | Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters | Disneyland Monorail | Captain EO | Innoventions | Starcade | Star Tours: The Adventures Continue

Resorts: Disneyland Hotel

Former Attractions: Country Bear Jamboree | Star Tours | Honey, I Shrunk the Audience | Ariel's Grotto | PeopleMover | Skyway | Carousel of Progress | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage | Fink 169 Boats | Swiss Family Treehouse | Adventure Thru Inner Space | Magic Journeys | Rocket Jets | Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland | Midget Autopia | The Party Gras Parade | Space Station X-1 | Flying Saucers | Aladdin's Royal Caravan | One Man's Dream | Mickey Mouse Club Theater | Fantasy Waters | Fantasyland Autopia | Rocket Rods | Snow White: An Enchanting Musical

Others: List of Disneyland attractions

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