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In late 2006, the Observatron received much needed maintenance which allows the Observatron to now rotate every 15 minutes while playing its music as originally planned. As part of the maintenance, the old speakers were replaced with new ones and new speakers were added. Since this maintenance, the
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rocket in the center was replaced by a laser-beam. However, the Observatron often malfunctioned, as the machinery was built to operate more frequently and to carry the rockets, rather than the satellite dishes they were replaced with. It appeared to have mechanical issues, sometimes only playing
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The Rocket Jets remained in their place above the former PeopleMover station as the Observatron, a sculpture that was intended to spin and play music every fifteen minutes. There are only two tracks, from
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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
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gondolas, in "Little Green Men Store Command" with a space ranger design. During Disneyland's 50th anniversary, one of the satellite dishes was replaced by a 50
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attractions (De la Terre à la Lune is now Space Mountain: Mission 2, while The Timekeeper was also an attraction at the
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The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream
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Observatron rarely breaks down and operates on a daily basis as intended.
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in Florida). The rockets were replaced by satellite dishes and the
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The Saturn V rocket that the rockets were attached to was sold on
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The Rocket Jets appear in a scene from the Disney animated film
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by Disney Auction in 2005. One remains on display, along with
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The Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents Aloha e Komo Mai!
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The poster of the attraction appears as an easter egg in
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure
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music every 15 minutes, or not doing anything at all.
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Disneyland
Tomorrowland
Coordinates
33°48′43.63″N 117°55′1.93″W / 33.8121194°N 117.9172028°W / 33.8121194; -117.9172028
Astro Orbiter
Aerial carousel
WED Enterprises
Saturn V
Disneyland
Disneyland Resort
Anaheim, California
Tomorrowland
Disneyland Park Paris
Space Mountain: De la Terre à la Lune
Le Visionarium
Disneyland Paris
Magic Kingdom
Saturn V
eBay
Skyway
Mickey Mouse
Meet the Robinsons
Space Mountain
Monsters, Inc.
kid
bedroom
Mike Wazowski
Astro Orbiter
ISBN

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