Golden Zephyr
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The "Golden Zephyr" was the first in its kind to be made in almost 35 years. Themed to the Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon style rocket ships take park guests on relaxing trip. Unlike its cousins Dumbo and the Astro Orbitor next door in Disneyland Park the Golden Zephyr rockets are controlled by centrifugal motion over Paradise Bay and can not be automatically controlled to go up and down. The Golden Zephyr's design comes from the Aerostat / Strat-O-Stat ride that operated at Riverview Park in Chicago. Unfortunately, the ride cannot operate at wind speeds over 5 miles per hour.
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- Grand opening: February 8, 2001 (Opened with Disney's California Adventure Park)
- Designer: Walt Disney Imagineering
- Vehicles: 6 (each seat 12 people)
- Vehicle theme: 1940's era rocket
- Attraction height: 90'
- Ride duration: 1:30
- Boarding requirement: None - Small children must be able to sit in a seat themselves, no lap sitting
- Environmental restrictions: Light winds
- Ride system: Rocket Spinner
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