Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DESCRIPTION AND COMMENTS
The Astro Orbitor is a visually appealing midway-type
ride involving small rockets that rotate on arms around a central axis. Be aware that the
Astro Orbitor flies higher and faster than Dumbo and that it frightens some small children.
TOURING TIPS
Astro Orbitor is slow to load and expendable on any schedule. If you want to
take a preschooler on this ride, place your child in the seat first and then sit down yourself.
Autopia
(Fastpass)
What it is
Drive-'em-yourself miniature cars.
Scope and scale
Minor attraction.
When to go
Before 10 a.m., after 5 p.m., or use Fastpass.
Special comments
Boring for adults; great for
preschoolers; must be at least 32" tall to ride, and at least one guest in car must be 54".
Dura-
tion of ride
Approximately 4½ minutes.
Average wait in line per 100 people ahead of you
6
minutes.
Assumes
35 cars operating on each track.
Loading speed
Slow.
DESCRIPTION AND COMMENTS
An elaborate miniature freeway with gasoline-powered
cars that will travel at speeds ofupto7miles perhour.The attraction design, with its sleek
cars, auto noises, highway signs, and even an “off-road” section, is quite alluring. In fact,
however, the cars poke along on a track that leaves the driver with little to do. Pretty ho-
hum for most adults and teenagers, but at least it's much more visually stimulating than
the unthemed Magic Kingdom version.
TOURING TIPS
This ride is appealing to the eye but definitely expendable on a schedule for
adults. Preschoolers, however, love it. If your preschooler is too short to drive, place the
child behind the wheel and allow him or her to steer (the car runs on a guide rail) while
you work the foot pedal.
A mom from North Billerica, Massachusetts, writes:
Iwastrulyamazedbythenumberofadultsintheline.Pleaseemphasizetoyour
readers that these cars travel on a guided path and are not a whole lot of fun.
The only reason I could think of for adults to be in line was an insane desire to
goonabsolutelyeveryride.Theotherfeatureaboutthecarsisthattheytendto
pile up at the end, so it takes almost as long to get off as it did to get on. Par-
ents riding with their preschoolers should keep the car going as slow as it can
withoutstalling.Thisprolongsthepreschooler'sjoyanddecreasesthetimeyou
will have to wait at the end.
Be aware that Fastpass is only offered on busier days and doesn't work very well at
Autopia. It's typical for the wait in the Fastpass return line to exceed 20 minutes. If Auto-
