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Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Shanghai Disneyland's mine train. RCDB says 28.9 mph. Coasterpedia says 28.8 mph (46.4 km/h), that speed at one decimal. It is slower than Magic Kingdom's 34 mph.

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train reaches 28.9 mph (46.5 km/h), a verified measurement.

Also known as Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Shanghai, 七个小矮人矿山车
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Ride speed

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Operating speed of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Shanghai Disneyland. RCDB says 28.9 mph, a height of 44.3 ft, and a length of 2,001.3 ft. Coasterpedia says 28.8 mph (46.4 km/h). 28.9 mph converts to 28.9 mph (46.5 km/h) at one decimal, so 28.8 mph (46.4 km/h) is that speed. The figure is 28.9 mph. Magic Kingdom's 34 mph is a different installation.

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In context

  • 1.2× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
  • 45% of a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 7.1 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

Quick answers

People also ask

How fast is Seven Dwarfs Mine Train?

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train reaches 28.9 mph (46.5 km/h), a verified measurement.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is labeled Verified. Independently measured and published, for example in a peer-reviewed study or with certified timing.

What is the source?

The figure cites RCDB, “Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Shanghai Disneyland.”

Where does Seven Dwarfs Mine Train rank?

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is 18th of 27 on Fastest Disney Roller Coasters.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Shanghai's Seven Dwarfs Mine Train tops out at 28.9 mph, a family mine train with a chain lift rather than a launch.

Speed
28.9 mph
Park
Shanghai Disneyland
Height
44.3 ft

  1. 28.9 mph, not Florida's 34

    RCDB says 28.9 mph, a height of 44.3 feet, and 2,001.3 feet of track. Coasterpedia says 28.8 mph (46.4 km/h), which is that mile figure. The Magic Kingdom train is a different coaster at 34 mph.

  2. On the worldwide list

    The ride opened June 16, 2016, with Shanghai Disneyland. The resort has only this coaster and TRON with agreeing speeds, so it has no public resort page. Both rows stay on the Disney coaster list.

The fast Shanghai coaster is TRON Lightcycle Power Run.

Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 46.5km/h28.9mph12.9m/s25.1knRanked figure

    Operating speed of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Shanghai Disneyland. RCDB says 28.9 mph, a height of 44.3 ft, and a length of 2,001.3 ft. Coasterpedia says 28.8 mph (46.4 km/h). 28.9 mph converts to 28.9 mph (46.5 km/h) at one decimal, so 28.8 mph (46.4 km/h) is that speed. The figure is 28.9 mph. Magic Kingdom's 34 mph is a different installation.

    Coasterpedia says 28.8 mph (46.4 km/h) and two chain lifts. The Florida ride is not copied here.

    Verified
    RCDB (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Resort
Shanghai Disney Resort
Park
Shanghai Disneyland
Ride type
Roller coaster
Speed
28.9 mph
Also published
28.8 mph (46.4 km/h)
Lift
Two chain lifts

Context

Background

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Shanghai Disneyland opened with the park on June 16, 2016. RCDB says 28.9 mph and a height of 44.3 feet. Coasterpedia says 28.8 mph (46.4 km/h) and two chain lifts. 28.9 mph is 28.9 mph (46.5 km/h) at one decimal, so the figure is RCDB's 28.9 mph, qualifier verified.

Magic Kingdom's Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is 34 mph. A page that pastes that Florida speed onto Shanghai is not used. Rex's Racer is a separate row at RCDB's 47 mph, marked as an estimate because Coasterpedia says 51.0 mph (82 km/h).

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