Astro Orbiter

This is about the Magic Kingdom attraction, and should not be confused with the Disneyland attraction with a different spelling: Astro Orbitor.

The Astro Orbiter opened in 1974 as the StarJets, an attraction similar to the Rocket Jets at Disneyland. In 1994, when the New Tomorrowland opened, it was overhauled and renamed. The attraction is known as a "spinner," in which vehicles are lifted into the air by large arms coming out of a spinning central core.