Astro Orbiter Fun Facts

The Astro Orbitor's design was da Vinci.
The new AstroOrbiter at Disneyland is an exact replica of the one in Paris.
REPORTED: SBradley Cooper 03 MAY 98
My uncle who is a structural engineer for Disney told me that the entire Astro Orbiter was made in Italy.
REPORTED: anon 26 NOV 01
Oddly enough, that Astro Orbiter at the front of Tomorrowland, resembled the strange observatory that was shown in Jim Henson's "Dark Crystal" movie.
REPORTED: Jericho Red 09 OCT 98
The new Astro Orbiter holds 12 rockets, while the old one only held 8 rockets. The new design was made and designed by the same people who made Dumbo.
REPORTED: Darcy Fraser 18 JAN 98
There are now twelve rockets on the Astro Orbiter because it is not the same ride. The original AO now has satellite dishes attached to where the rockets were and still sits above where the loading platform for the new Rocket Rods will be. There are twelve Astro Orbiter "rockets" on the new ride with each rocket bearing the symbol of an astrological sign, representing the astrological calendar. The base of the ride is divided into twelve sections and bears the same twelve astrological symbols
CONFIRMED: David Enertson 23 MAR 98
There are some rocks around the Astro-Orbiter. When Disney was working on creating them, they found that they ordered some steel reinforcing rods wrong - they were too short. So Disney took some of the steel rods from one of the Main Street Electrical Parade floats, and used them in the rocks.
REPORTED: Benjamin Rockwell 29 JUN 98

Astro Oribiter

Fact	Figure
Attraction Type	Hub and spoke
Designer	WDI
Year	1999
Hub	Elevated Planet Design
Height	? feet
Number of Vehicles	16 Space Ships
Vehicle Capacity	4 riders per Space Ship
Ride Time	? minutes
Speed	? mph (avg); ? mph (max)
Vertical Speed	? mph (avg); ? mph (max)
Capacity	? people per hour; load every ? minutes

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