Rocket Rods was a high-speed thrill attraction in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The ride, meant to evoke a futuristic rapid transit system, opened in 1998 on the existing PeopleMover infrastructure as part of the New Tomorrowland project. Plagued with technical problems, Rocket Rods was shut down for renovations in September 2000, but was confirmed to be closed permanently via an official press release in April 2001 after a little over two years of intermittent operation. While Rocket Rods' queue was replaced with Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters in 2005, the majority of the track infrastructure utilized by both the attraction and its predecessor sit visibly derelict throughout Tomorrowland as of 2022. History In the 1990s, Disneyland wanted to refurbish the Tomorrowland section as part of the "Disney Decade", started by Michael Eisner. This project was originally called Tomorrowland 2055. Mission to Mars was planned to be replaced by ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter. Also proposed to join Tomorrowland 2055 were The Timekeeper, which was to take over Circle-Vision 360° and also Plectu's Fantastic Intergalactic Revue, a musical revue which was to land where America Sings once was located. Unfortunately, Tomorrowland 2055 was cancelled due to the failure of Euro Disney, known today as Disneyland Paris. Instead of a complete overhaul, Tomorrowland instead saw some updates to a few of its attractions. One of the attractions was the PeopleMover, which would close on August 21, 1995. In early 1996, Disneyland announced that Tomorrowland would be remodeled with a variety of new attractions, including Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, Rocket Rods and Innoventions. Rocket Rods was set to be the area's star attraction. It would take over the former PeopleMover, with construction beginning in 1997. Rocket Rods opened on May 22, 1998 as part of the New Tomorrowland. The high-speed attraction ran on a renovated PeopleMover track and riders entered the attraction through the former Circle-Vision 360° building at the front of Tomorrowland. The ride was met with mixed reception from guests, as some enjoyed the thrilling acceleration and speed, but others felt it lacked the thrills of a true thrill ride while going too fast to be enjoyable for sightseeing. Rocket Rods was also operating sporadically due to constant downtime and mechanical problems. Guests would have to wait in line for over three hours, as there were intermittent closures. Disney could not convince a corporate sponsor to provide funding for a big