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The name Astro Jets was changed in 1964 when United Airlines, as a new park sponsor (sponsoring ' The Enchanted Tiki Room'), contended the name was free advertising for American Airlines' coast-to-coast Astrojet service. The attraction stood between the Submarine Voyage and Rocket to the Moon. The 'jets' made a 50-foot circle around a large red-checkered rocket and guests were able climb upwards of 36 feet in their ride vehicles from the ground level they were boarded at. The attraction was made by Klaus Company Bavaria and similar to several versions found in traveling carnivals. In 1956, the first rocket-spinner attraction opened at Disneyland and was known as the Astro Jets.

Over the years, with each new iteration of the ride debuting, new designs, thematic schemes, and locations have been implemented to fit with the changing themes of several Tomorrowlands. When the ride cycle comes to its completion, any ascended vehicles are automatically lowered for passenger exit and re-boarding. In most forms of the ride, the use of a joystick (or steering wheel, buttons, etc.) enables guests to adjust the height of their individual cars at will, usually within a range of no more than 10-15 feet. Although each ride may have a slightly different name, all share the same experience of vehicles traveling through space, spinning around a central monument. The Astro Orbiter is a 'rocket-spinner', aerial carousel-type attraction featured at five Disneyland-style parks and Walt Disney Resorts around the world, except for Tokyo Disneyland.

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