AstroOrbiter Refurb 2019

[mickEblu]

Just imagine how it was seeing it in person and then seeing the changes.

I only have vague memories of the end of TLs glory days in the mid to late 80s

 

[Disney Irish]

I only have vague memories of the end of TLs glory days in the mid to late 80s

I remember seeing it in the early 80s.

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

I remember seeing it in the early 80s.

I remember waiting anxiously for the 1967 version to open with only John Hench and Herb Ryman's renderings to comfort me. Only to find that they tore down the House of the Future. I WAS GOING TO LIVE IN THAT HOUSE!!!

 

[Disney Irish]

I remember waiting anxiously for the 1967 version to open with only John Hench and Herb Ryman's renderings to comfort me. Only to find that they tore down the House of the Future. I WAS GOING TO LIVE IN THAT HOUSE!!!

Wow dude you're old....

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

Wow dude you're old....

Hence the name.

 

[mickEblu]

Tomorrowland looks so much better opened up. I really hope they move or remove Astro Orbiter. If they decide to open that bottleneck permanently, whatever that pile of crap is that is now visible from the hub would need to be addressed next. Looks like something they found at the local trash dump, and I remember thinking it looked terrible in person when I last visited. It makes Mission Breakout look like the Mona Lisa.

Aaahhhh. Looks so much better.

 

[NateD1226]

Here is a picture from this morning

 

[mickEblu]

Here is a picture from this morning
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Noooooooooo! They re putting it back

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Like the McRib, it went away and is coming back again.

 

[mickEblu]

Like the McRib, it went away and is coming back again.

And like the McRib, they re both $hit.

 

[DisneyScott]

Leave it gone... Remove the rocks... Tear out the orbitron and put the moonliner on top of the platform as a weenie. It's not the refurb we deserve but it would be better than what's there now.

Tomorrowland honestly causes me legitimate sadness. A land originally designed to inspire young minds has turned into a constant reminder of past failures and what things could have been.

Nothing will change until people stop visiting the land. That won't happen anytime soon because Space Mountain is far too popular.

 

[oo_nrb]

The signs on the construction wall surrounding it say it's gonna relaunch in the spring. I think it's just getting a thorough refurb.

I mean technically the Rocket Rods are still under refurbishment.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

With newly enhanced visual effects, THX and digital sound and a few new surprises.

 

[mickEblu]

It’s unfortunate that I never got to experience the infamous Rocket Rods. Every time I went to DL they were closed.

 

[chadwpalm]

With newly enhanced visual effects, THX and digital sound and a few new surprises.

Like enhanced 3D!!

 

[Sublyme]

If not already acknowledged in this thread, I believe Astro orbiter will be getting a permanent Star Wars overlay ala x-wings and tie fighters, potentially with something sexy like video comms in the cockpit. This, coupled with Star Tours and an overlay of Hyper Space Mountain, will help to calm some of the frustration over how difficult it will be to access Galaxys Edge.

 

[mccgavin]

If not already acknowledged in this thread, I believe Astro Orbiter will be getting a permanent Star Wars overlay ala x-wings and tie fighters, potentially with something sexy like video comms in the cockpit. This, coupled with Star Tours and an overlay of Hyper Space Mountain, will help to calm some of the frustration over how difficult it will be to access Galaxys Edge.

I personally don't see that very plausible. While it is likely HyperSpace Mountain will come back for a while, once the dust has settled I think Star Wars is going to slowly creep it's way out of Tomorrowland. If Astro Orbiter ever gets some kind of re-imagining, it will probably be along with the potential future Tomorrowland revamp.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

If not already acknowledged in this thread, I believe Astro orbiter will be getting a permanent Star Wars overlay ala x-wings and tie fighters, potentially with something sexy like video comms in the cockpit. This, coupled with Star Tours and an overlay of Hyper Space Mountain, will help to calm some of the frustration over how difficult it will be to access Galaxys Edge.

If this was true, Disney would’ve promoted it months ago on their Parks Blog and make it sound like it’s the next PoTC.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

It's all fake news.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

It's all fake news.

Make Tomorrowland great again!