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Goofy's Sky School

Disney California Adventure's wild mouse, formerly Mulholland Madness. Coasterpedia says 27 mph. The row is an estimate.

Goofy's Sky School reaches about 27 mph (43.5 km/h), an estimate.

Also known as Mulholland Madness
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Ride speed

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Operating speed of Goofy's Sky School at Disney California Adventure, Paradise Gardens Park. Coasterpedia says 27 mph, a chain lift, and a wild-mouse layout, and lists the ride as operating. It opened February 8, 2001, as Mulholland Madness. The figure is 27 mph, qualifier estimated.

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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
  • 42% 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 7.6 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)

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

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How fast is Goofy's Sky School?

Goofy's Sky School reaches about 27 mph (43.5 km/h), an estimate.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Goofy's Sky School is labeled Estimated. Calculated or approximated rather than directly timed.

What is the source?

The figure cites Coasterpedia, “Goofy's Sky School.”

Where does Goofy's Sky School rank?

Goofy's Sky School is 7th of 10 on Fastest Rides in Disneyland Resort, in a tie.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Goofy's Sky School is a wild mouse. Coasterpedia says 27 mph from a chain lift, and that single figure is the estimate.

Speed
27 mph
Type
Wild mouse
Lift
Chain

  1. Where the speed comes from

    Mack Rides built the tight wild-mouse layout. Coasterpedia says 27 mph, a chain lift, and an opening date of February 8, 2001, when it was Mulholland Madness.

  2. The number on the row

    One database is enough to keep the ride, with the estimate label. It is not a launch, so it is not on the launch list.

See also the Matterhorn.

Provenance

Every measurement

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

  1. 43.5km/h27mph12.1m/s23.5knRanked figure

    Operating speed of Goofy's Sky School at Disney California Adventure, Paradise Gardens Park. Coasterpedia says 27 mph, a chain lift, and a wild-mouse layout, and lists the ride as operating. It opened February 8, 2001, as Mulholland Madness. The figure is 27 mph, qualifier estimated.

    One ride database says the speed. The former name was Mulholland Madness.

    Estimated
    Coasterpedia (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Resort
Disneyland Resort
Park
Disney California Adventure
Ride type
Roller coaster
Speed
27 mph
Lift
Chain

Context

Background

Goofy's Sky School is the wild-mouse coaster at Disney California Adventure. Coasterpedia says 27 mph and a chain lift, and says the ride is operating. The figure is 27 mph, qualifier estimated.

Mack Rides built it. The chain lift means it is not on the launch list. Matterhorn Bobsleds, at Disneyland next door, says the same 27 mph on a different ride.

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