Work is moving fast on Astro Orbiter at Magic Kingdom as the attraction undergoes a multi-month long refurbishment. A lot has changed since our last update just three days ago, with the entire ride system being completely removed.
Rockets are Grounded:
- Today, January 27th, Laughing Place had the chance to check out the current construction on Magic Kingdom’s Astro Orbiter.
- Positioned on top of the PeopleMover, the rocket-themed flat ride is an iconic part of Tomorrowland, which normally features themed planets, lights, and provides kinetic energy throughout the land.
- As of today, the entire ride system portion of the Astro Orbiter has been removed, leaving only the skeleton of the attraction’s planet ring.
- The refurbishment began back on January 13th, with a large crane and construction walls appearing in the pathway just underneath the attraction.
- Astro Orbiter is set to return sometime during Summer 2025.
- The extent of the refurbishment is unclear. Astro Orbiter, which has been a staple at the park for decades, was given a new look during Tomorrowland’s 1990s sci-fi overhaul. While the rest of the land has slowly been restored to the retro-futurism aesthetics of Tomorrowland past, Astro Orbiter has maintained the, now, out-of-place “future that never was” design.
- Over by the elevators up to the attraction, not much work has taken place. There is a construction wall with a sign letting guests know the attraction is unavailable.
- Originally called the Star Jets, this refurbishment will be fun to watch. Who knows, maybe the prominent spacecraft theming will return in some form.
- It does seem like they intentionally left the themed ring that hugs the attraction, so I can’t imagine we will see any drastic changes, but, with the closure expected to last for at least four more months, it’ll be interesting to see.
- We look forward to providing you with more updates as the refurbishment continues.
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