Astro Orbiter, Lake Buena Vista FL

One of my least favorite rides in Magic Kingdom. Lines are long but the ride itself is short. As other people mentioned, be mindful that there isn't much space in the rocket ships you will sit on. You can pilot the ship up an down, my daughter kept it fairly down as I was having anxiety due to height frightening but I wanted her to enjoy it. The ride felt a little rusty. The view from above is stunning, you can see all Tomorrowland and the Castle surroundings. I was looking straight to avoid looking above it and be more anxious. I want to give it another try maybe at night when everything is illuminated, should give another vibe. Would I wait 30-40 minutes in line for this? Absolutely no.

There are many Astro Orbiter facts available online. What is left out is that the capacity should be: only one normal-sized human adult per rocket.

Allow me to explain: A ride operator asked the two of us if we'd like one rocket or two. Wanting to be considerate park guests by not taking up two ride vehicles, we looked at each other and said "one".

BIG mistake.

Looking back on the situation, the ride op should have politely said, "I think you'll be more comfortable in separate ride vehicles. " It was a comedy for us to get into the ride, as you have to step DOWN into the compartment, and sit with both of your legs out in front of you. If there are two riders, the rider in back has to make room between their legs for the other rider. This pushes the knees of the rider in back against the sides of the ride. (This will be a key detail later) The seatbelt situation was also an issue, as the belt was clearly not meant to go all the way around two adults, and we had plenty of trouble securing it to the satisfaction of the ride-checker.
So, we were already laughing at our ridiculous position as the ride began, as it was clear this ride was going to be slightly uncomfortable and certainly a near-impossibility to exit when it was over.
Our anticipation of soaring over Tomorrowland quickly faded as we realized our compartment was overloaded to the point we were unable to use the lever to raise and lower our vehicle as everyone else was doing.

This made us laugh pretty hard - but as the ride's speed increased, the aforementioned knee positioning became a problem as my outer knee was being mashed into the metal side by the forces of rotation and weight of the rider wedged in front of me, between my outstretched legs. All she remembers is hearing "my KNEE! My KNEEEEEE! " the entire ride.

When the ride mercifully came to a stop, we nearly (and maybe did) pee ourselves trying to get out. We were laughing so hard and helplessly that it was hard to muster the strength to leverage ourselves up and out over the edge, and of course my knee was no longer working properly. I'm sure the ride ops and waiting passengers thought we had lost our minds. We'll ride again on our next visit, but in separate rockets for sure.

This ride brings me closer to the sky than any other ride in the Magic Kingdom! I go by myself and pull on the control that lets me soar above the other rides. It is so much fun! My only complaint is my old, creaky joints that make getting in and out of the spaceship a challenge. But I did it!

During CoVid, only one family rides in each elevator - up and down. That is what makes the wait time longer. Markings on the ground before the elevator and before boarding the ride keep social distancing in place. Staff is friendly, and helped us make the wait smooth and easy.

Simple and calm, we can see the park from above, it's cool.

Im to fat to fit and would probably throw up chunks anyways

This is one of our favorite rides at The Magic Kingdom. Lines can tend to be long and the ride is short, but once you have lift off, you can see much of the park. You have to rid the Astro Orbiter if you go to Disney!

I love this ride. You need to stand in a queue which is quite long on every occasion that I have been to Magic Kingdom. You then travel up the elevator and stand in the line a little longer before getting on the ride. I think it's the highest ride at the park and you get some amazing views of the park. They might try to stuff two people into one ship, but for gods sake don't do this. I could not move my legs for half an hour because they stuffed me in the ship with someone else.