The Disneyland Astrojet attraction in Tomorrowland opened in 1956, replacing the Court of Honor flags (shown above). Construction can be seen in the 1956 shot below:
The attraction once it was completed, circa 1956:
Note the Skyway pylon that would eventually be covered by the Matterhorn:)
This off-the-shelf-thrill ride gave guests a birds-eye view of the Park and helped alleviate the lack of attractions that were initially existed in Tomorrowland. Circa August 1956:
The rockets were named after stars, with the red ones being odd numbered and the blue ones even.
1958:
In the detailed image below you can see Canopus, Sirius, and Altair:
A July 1959 shot taken from a Skyway bucket:
My collection finally has images for each of the rockets, beginning with Canopus #2:
Capella #4:
Arcturus #5:
Rigel #6:
Antares #7:
Spica #8:
Procyon #9:
A barely visible Regulus #10:
Castor #11:
Altair #12:
And the two I haven’t been able to assign numbers, starting with Vega (my latest acquisition):
and Sirius:
Anyone know the numbers of those two? See more Disneyland Astrojets photos at my main website.
