Rocket Jets

Rocket Jets
Attraction poster
Disneyland
AreaTomorrowland
Coordinates33°48′43.63″N 117°55′1.93″W / 33.8121194°N 117.9172028°W / 33.8121194; -117.9172028
StatusRemoved
Opening dateJuly 2, 1967
Closing dateJanuary 6, 1997
ReplacedAstro Jets
Replaced byAstro Orbiter
Ride statistics
Attraction typeAerial carousel
DesignerWED Enterprises
ThemeRockets
Vehicle typeSaturn V rocket
Riders per vehicle2

Rocket Jets was an attraction in Disneyland at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. This attraction opened in 1967 with the new Tomorrowland and closed in 1997 for the New Tomorrowland update in 1998.[1] It was the third spinning rocket attraction in Tomorrowland and stood three stories above the ground. When Tomorrowland was redone for 1998, the Rocket Jets were replaced by a new attraction based on Orbitron at the entrance to Discoveryland in Disneyland Park Paris.[2]

  1. ^ Strodder, Chris (2017). The Disneyland Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Santa Monica Press. pp. 417–418. ISBN 978-1595800909.
  2. ^ Gennawey, Sam (2014). The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream. Keen Communications. p. 356. ISBN 978-1-62809-012-3.