The incident occurred shortly after the park had opened for the day, and no guests were aboard the ride when the fire was discovered. Authorities reported that the fire was caused by a light bulb that shorted out and started to smolder. On October 9, 2011, a fire broke out in the centerpiece of the attraction structure. In the narration for the Tomorrowland Transit Authority, the ride is referenced as the 'League of Planets Astro Orbiter.' The ride at the Magic Kingdom does eleven rotations per minute and averages 1.2 million miles a year. The attraction is similar to Dumbo the Flying Elephant and the Magic Kingdom version of the ride is based on the original version of the attraction that opened at Disneyland in 1967. The attraction featured a highly stylized iron-work tower in lieu of the center rocket, along with various planets on the outside of the attraction, to appear as if the rockets were weaving between the planets. It became Astro Orbiter in 1994’s Tomorrowland overhaul. In 1994, the attraction was re-designed and re-opened as the Astro Orbiter, part of the complete renovation of the park's Tomorrowland section. The vehicles held up to two passengers who circled round and round, 80 feet above the ground, while controlling their ascent and descent with a metal control stick. Each of the twelve open-air vehicles was attached to the central axis by a 20 foot arm. However, the attraction vehicles were different than any other previous form, as they were much larger and featured a flatter back-end and larger tail fins. This version of the attraction was based on the Disneyland version, in both location (on top of the PeopleMover platform) and in style (both feature a large Saturn V rocket). Star Jets was considered the focal point of Tomorrowland due to its soaring, spinning rockets and central location. No form of the attraction existed in the Magic Kingdom until 1974, three years after the park's opening, when Tomorrowland underwent a massive expansion including the creation of Space Mountain, a new location for the Carousel of Progress, and the WEDWay PeopleMover. It features rockets spinning around a central monument, similar to Dumbo the Flying Elephant, but faster and higher in the air. Astro Orbitor is a rocket-spinner attraction featured at the Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World.

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