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00:23The Astro Orbiter is a complex conglomeration of moving spheres in fanciful spaceships.
00:29Inspired as Disneyland's own publications have noted by the works of Leonardo da Vinci, the color scheme is no longer
00:37stark. Vintage gold and brass tones punctuated by strong blues create the impression that this is an intricate mechanical whirligig
00:44built in some earlier century.
00:46The Astro Orbiter stands about 250 feet away from the site previously occupied by the Astrojets.
00:52Today, the 64 foot tall Astro Orbiter anchors Tomorrowland as the first attraction at the land's entrance.
01:00Pilot your very own rocket ship high in the sky above Tomorrowland amid a gleaming constellation of orbiting planets.
01:07The Astro Orbiter at Disneyland was planned to be placed where the rocket jets were, but weighed too much for
01:12the current building.
01:13Instead, it was relocated to the entrance of Tomorrowland and placed on ground level, thus making the ride the new
01:20focal point as guests step from the main plaza into Tomorrowland.
01:24One concept drawing had guests boarding the attraction underground and others had the center of the attraction featuring a water
01:30moat, similar to the Dumbo the Flying Elephant attraction in Fantasyland.
01:34In April 2009, the Astro Orbiter closed for refurbishment and was stripped down to its skeletal structure.
01:40It reopened in June 2009 with a silver, blue, red, and gold trim color scheme.
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02:39At the moment when the sensation of fishing between the carried on and Ratro
02:55ORGAN PLAYS
03:14UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE ATTRACTION
