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The Astro Orbiter allows guests to board rocket ships and fly high above Tomorrowland. Differentiating it from other "hub and spoke" attractions in Walt Disney World (such as [[Dumbo the Flying Elephant]] and the [[Magic Carpets of Aladdin]]), is the fact that the rockets actually sit atop Rockettower Plaza, 80 feet in the air. In order to board their rockets, guests must ascend up a small elevator which brings them to the loading area.
Once guests board their rocket they have the ability to choose how high or low they will fly. A joystick in the middle of the rocket will move guests up or down as they fly through the air. The rockets make approximately eleven rotations per minute, and the ride lasts for 90 seconds. The jets themselves are attached to the axis by a twenty foot arm, which helps add to the illusion that guests are "flying" through space. While in the air , riders feel like they are flying through the planets, while also getting a great view of Tomorrowland. After 90 seconds the rockets are lowered back to the loading area.
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
*The replica of the Saturn V rocket that was once the focal point of the Astro Orbiter was painted camouflage green and used in the television series "Thunder in Paradise" (the series was produced at the [[Disney-MGM Studios]]). After the series ended , the rocket was placed in the Boneyard scene of the [[Studio Backlot Tour]]<ref> http://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/742/Walt-Disney-World/Magic-Kingdom/Tomorrowland/Astro-Orbiter </ref>.
*The attraction vehicles themselves may have been based on the popular Buck Rogers series. <ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/tom-astro.htm </ref>.
*Formally, On the [[Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover]], the Astro Orbiter is was referred to as the "League of Planets Astro Orbiter". This ties tied the attraction in with the backstory of Tomorrowland which states stated that the land is was the headquarters for the fictional League of Planets, which helps helped make Tomorrowland an intergalactic meeting place.
*A two day Cast Member preview of the Star Jets took place from November 26-27, 1974 <ref> http://allears.net/tp/mk/starjets.htm </ref>.
*When Walt Disney World still used ticket books the Star Jets required a "D" ticket to ride<ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/tom-astro.htm </ref>.
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