ChrisFL
Premium Member
Silly question, but is it possible that we get this.. ?
With Fantastic 4 having a prominent presence in IOA, highly doubtful
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MK Astro Orbiter closing for extended refurbishment in Mid-January 2025
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With Fantastic 4 having a prominent presence in IOA, highly doubtful
SplashJacket
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I would post a status update on Astro Orbiter, but it’s just gone, so nothing to report!
ToTBellHop
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Should be that way for the next couple months.
Astro Orbiter Reassembly May Be Starting as Disney Files New Construction Permit
Astro Orbiter Reassembly May Be Starting as Disney Files New Construction Permit
Astro Orbiter Reassembly May Be Starting as Disney Files New Construction Permit
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Aschwenker
Active Member
It'd be great if they took the TriceraTop Spin ride system and installed it here with twin-seat rockets to ~2X capacity.
jeanericuser001
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I wonder if we are getting the same design or a new one. Would be interesting if they tried a new design. Its been a while since a change like that was done there.
Joel
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I just hope they make the planets flat like they are in real life.
jeanericuser001
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How flat are we talking about? Anime girl flat? Florida flat? Flatter than the ticket sales for the new snow white? hmm
Well horizons said it best, "If we can dream it then we can do it."It'd be great if they took the TriceraTop Spin ride system and installed it here with twin-seat rockets to ~2X capacity.
Disstevefan1
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Because the current vehicles are awful I guess its a feature because its self limiting, so they will probably keep those awful vehicles.
As an added bonus, re using the awful vehicles SAVES MONEY, its a win, win!
As an added bonus, re using the awful vehicles SAVES MONEY, its a win, win!
James Alucobond
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Most of the infrastructure is going to the silver-white-blue family in the area. Wouldn't be shocked to see the teal trim changed as well, and the directional sign has needed to go for a while since they already removed the similarly themed one for PeopleMover.
Do we know if the red will be coming back or if this is the finished product?
ToTBellHop
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The red was hideous so good riddance.
JoeCamel
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EricsBiscuit
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The red paint was a reference to the elevator astronauts would take up to their spaceship at NASA. Another detail lost.
MerlinTheGoat
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No, the elevator was red when it opened with the park in 1971. It had a red, white and blue NASA/USA scheme. It remained that color until 1994 when they changed the land to the alien invasion theme. As mentioned, the red elevator was intended to resemble an actual NASA rocket elevator. There also used to be more red accents scattered throughout the spinner itself.
The elevator (and the rest of the peoplemover platform) was repainted to a teal color for the 1994 alien invasion overhaul of the land. And it remained that color for 20 years.
The current (now past) orange color of the elevator and surrounding Peoplemover platform was actually done in 2014. And to clarify, I don't think even think it was intended to call back to the old NASA theme. It was noticeably more orange compared to the original 1971 bright red. It's difficult to tell from old photos since those tend to have off color accuracy due to the cameras of the time and degradation. However, Tokyo Disneyland had a clone of the 1971 MK Star Jets that existed up until its closure in 2017. Modern cameras were better able to capture the correct hue, a deep vibrant red. Not the orange that MK's has been since 2014.
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