Rocket Rods
| Rocket Rods | |
|---|---|
The entrance to Rocket Rods | |
| Disneyland | |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Coordinates | 33°48′44″N 117°55′05″W / 33.81222°N 117.91806°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Cost | $25,000,000 |
| Opening date | May 22, 1998 |
| Closing date | September 25, 2000 (maintenance pre-closure) April 27, 2001 (confirmed closure) |
| Replaced | PeopleMover America the Beautiful (queue) |
| Replaced by | Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters (queue) |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | "Prototype" Rapid Transportation System |
| Manufacturer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Futuristic |
| Music | "World of Creativity" - (Magic Highways of Tomorrow) by the Sherman Brothers |
| Height | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Speed | 35 mph (56 km/h) |
| Vehicle type | Rocket Rod XPR (Experimental Prototype Rocket) |
| Riders per vehicle | 5 |
| Duration | 3:00 |
| Height restriction | 46 in (117 cm) |
Single rider line available | |
Rocket Rods was a high-speed thrill attraction located in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, Anaheim, California. The ride was themed around a hypothetical “drag race” of the future, as well as a futuristic rapid transit system. The ride opened in May 1998, utilizing the existing PeopleMover track and infrastructure as part of the New Tomorrowland refurbishment project. The ride had constant technical problems and was shut down indefinitely for renovations in September 2000; ultimately, the ride would not reopen, as confirmed via an official press release in April 2001, after two years of sporadic operations. While Rocket Rods' queue was replaced with the Toy Story-themed dark ride Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters in 2005, the majority of the unused track infrastructure utilized by both the attraction and its predecessor still exist Tomorrowland as of 2025.