Astro Orbiter wait times

What it is

Rocket ships that spin high above Tomorrowland. You reach the platform by lift and control your rocket's height. It feels faster and higher than Dumbo, with great views.

Thrill level: ●●●●● Mild (2/5) · spinning · heights · no height requirement

Opened: 1974 (52 years ago)

Best time to ride

Quietest: around 8am (typically ~5 min posted). Busiest: around 11am (~15 min). In the first 15 minutes after the park opens it typically posts ~5 min.

Typical means the median posted wait across every day in our log at that hour; crowd level, weather and breakdowns move it. For a specific date, the planner adjusts for that day’s forecast crowd.

Typical posted wait by hour

Bar = median; numbers on the right = typical range (middle half of days).

By day of the weekaverage 10am–6pm

Posted vs real wait

Disney’s posted waits run high. For Astro Orbiter, a posted 60 minutes at 2pm has typically meant about 44 minutes in line, and at 8pm about 36 (from timed waits people recorded, 2015–2021 — before today’s Lightning Lane system, so treat it as an estimate). DisneyIQ shows both numbers on the live board.

Did you know?

It opened as Star Jets and became Astro Orbiter in 1994.

Ride facts

About 2 minutes including boarding · Seating: 2 per rocket, snug · Lightning Lane: Tier 2