Astro Orbiter Refurb

[WEDWDW]

When they said they were going to refurb that puppy,they MEANT THEY WERE GOING TO REFURB THAT PUPPY!WOW!

https://twitter.com/bioreconstruct/status/480372018060095488/photo/1

 

[mcconnellfam96]

Wow, that is incredible!

 

[DRDISNEYMD]

~Awww, I'm totally going to miss the People Mover & Astro Orbiter! But, I understand because it is a major upgrade.

~Astro Orbiter is supposed to get all new elevators, new paint and some fabulous new lighting! I'm not sure if it's going to be fiber optic, LED, neon or whatever kind of light source that's available out there! But, I just *love* to ride Astro Orbiter at night, in part, because of the lights!

~Anyway, the main focus of the Astro Orbiter refurb is to make the rockets more accessible & more in line with ADA standards --so, it's totally worth it!

~I guess I'll just have to plan another WDW vacation just to see it & make up for missing it this time, lol!

 

[disnut8]

If they made it so those of us with height related challenges (like the fear of falling out of the darn thing) could also ride, that would be awesome

However, that's not going to happen so this remains on the "never done" list which is quite short (Dumbo, Barnstormer, Astro Orbiter and Snow White's train). All in Magic Kingdom and all on a bucket list, especially Dumbo and Barnstormer.

 

[andyman8]

Hopefully the planets will spin again!

Actually got a chance to ride it the day before it closed. Hadn't ridden it since 2011 and boy did I forget how err... "thrilling" it could be. It was just me in my rocket and felt like I was about to fall out numerous times. Nothing like looking at the Contempo at night while holding on for dear life.