MK Astro Orbiter closing for extended refurbishment in Mid-January 2025

[JoeCamel]

It’s been gone for well over a decade

So have themed napkins but we still have our memories

 

[peter11435]

Yeah, I know, but I thought they might bring it back, considering they took everything down just now.

The spinning was deleted as a show element in the late 2000’s. When they last took everything down in 2014 everything required for the planet spinning was removed.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

The spinning was deleted as a show element in the late 2000’s. When they last took everything down in 2014 everything required for the planet spinning was removed.

Maybe they put it back?

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

It was turned off and eventually removed because of a fire, right? Which probably also makes it unlikely to return sadly.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Because money Because [Enter any arbitrary excuse here] and money

FIFM (Fixed It For Myself)

 

[peter11435]

It was turned off and eventually removed because of a fire, right? Which probably also makes it unlikely to return sadly.

No it was unrelated to the fire. The fire was related to the lights on the top of the center turret, not the spinning planets.

 

[griffin ferrari]

Some photos from tonight.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Astro Orbiter Fully Rebuilt: Vibrant Planets Return Ahead of Ride Testing for Summer Reopening

Walt Disney World has rebuilt the Astro Orbiter attraction at Magic Kingdom, including a vibrant refresh of the planets

blogmickey.com

 

[Horizons '83]

Astro Orbiter Fully Rebuilt: Vibrant Planets Return Ahead of Ride Testing for Summer Reopening

Walt Disney World has rebuilt the Astro Orbiter attraction at Magic Kingdom, including a vibrant refresh of the planets

blogmickey.com

Really love the vibrant colors, while I know this refrub won't change much its good to see this basically being re-built and given the proper TLC.

 

[Bocabear]

That looks great...now they need to get rid of the silver and blue painted rocks and come up with a proper portal into Tomorrowland...maybe using some of that new vibrant color styling they are using on the planets...
but something that relates to something in the land...to start bringing some visual cohesion to what is going on there....

 

[gerarar]

Source and more:

 

[larryz]

All they need now is smoke generators for the rocket nozzles.

 

[wedenterprises]

Did they refurb the nasty elevator?

 

[JoeCamel]

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All they need now is smoke generators for the rocket nozzles.

That and to install the crane to lift my fat butt out of the RV

 

[Bocabear]

The rockets look great!! The colors are fun and whimsical. I wish they had put lighting on the rockets like Universal did on the Stardust Racers coaster trains...that would have looked amazing in the night sky...

 

[JD80]

Looks pretty

 

[Captain Culpepper Cline]

I love this classic attraction and it looks great cleaned and refurbished

 

[DCBaker]

According to updated operating hours, Astro Orbiter has reopened - it currently shows a 20 minute wait in the My Disney Experience app:

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Any planet motion?!

 

[WDWBryan]

Nope