What is/was this for?

[DisneyLover4Ever!]

Every time I go to DL I see this in Tomorrowland, but I've never learned what it was. Anyone know what this is/was? I was just curious. Thanks.

 

[disneyfaninaz]

Every hour it will open up and play music. It is nothing more than a decoration to entertain.

 

[actionvaughn]

Essentially, that's all it does. If I'm not mistaken, it does it on the hour, so maybe like a Big Ben? My buddy and I are AP holders so when we're in Tommorowland, the park guests stop what they're doing to stare in awe, while we just walk past because we've seen it so many times...

 

[DisneyLover4Ever!]

Thanks now I can sleep peacefully.

 

[damiel]

In all of my many trips to Disneyland I have never seen this . I can't believe we have missed it every time! I am going to make a special point to watch it this next trip in May.

 

[mrs.beast]

There used to be a ride up there called the rocket jets. You can see them/read about them on Yesterland (a website of all things discontinued at Disneyland).

 

[pitchmom]

Isn't that the old people mover platform? I used to LOVE that ride

 

[DLR29]

Isn't that the old people mover platform? I used to LOVE that ride

Yes it's the old Peoplemover platform as well as the spot for the old Rocket Jets ride. Here's more info on both:

Peoplemover
http://yesterland.com/peoplemover.html

Rocket Jets
http://yesterland.com/rocketjets.html

 

[stopher1]

Yep, when they re-did TL back in '98, the Rocket Jets were moved down to the ground level at the entrance and re-themed/named the Astro Orbiter. What you see there uses the original spinner infrastructure of the Rocket Jets to move around every hour and play some "spacey" music.

The Rocket Jets landed up on that platform back in the TL redo of 1967, on top of the old Peoplemover station, which became the Rocket Rods station in the 98 redo, but quickly closed due to performance issues.

 

[spazzyjazzy]

At night it spins around, plays some music, shoots off a laser and then closes up throughout the night.

 

[bradk]

one of the cooler hidden 50s during the HCOE in my opinion too

 

[DoomBugger]

One of the worst decisions they ever made was to move the rockets to ground level at the crowded entrance to TL.

 

[jlmarr]

Yes it's the old Peoplemover platform as well as the spot for the old Rocket Jets ride. Here's more info on both:

Peoplemover
http://yesterland.com/peoplemover.html

Rocket Jets
http://yesterland.com/rocketjets.html

And in roughly the same spot prior to the 1967 Tomorrowland makeover, the Astro-Jets:

http://yesterland.com/astrojets.html

 

[Mike_M]

What I miss the most about the old rocket jets was how high you were. The new ones are just too low to the ground for me.

 

[stopher1]

One of the worst decisions they ever made was to move the rockets to ground level at the crowded entrance to TL.

Agreed!

What I miss the most about the old rocket jets was how high you were. The new ones are just too low to the ground for me.

Me too - I don't like going on it now. Even though it was still just like Dumbo, but space themed - when it was up on the platform vs. down on the ground, it just somehow felt so much different!

 

[Hound 109]

One of the worst decisions they ever made was to move the rockets to ground level at the crowded entrance to TL.

I agree. Traffic jams & ruins the sight pattern into TL.