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Incredicoaster

Disney California Adventure's launched coaster. RCDB and Wikipedia say 55 mph and a 0-to-55 mph clock of 4 seconds. The launch is LIM.

Incredicoaster reaches 55 mph (88.5 km/h), a verified measurement.

Also known as California Screamin'
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Ride speed

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Operating top speed of Incredicoaster at Disney California Adventure, Pixar Pier. RCDB says 55 mph, a drop of 108 ft, a length of 6,072 ft, one inversion, and a LIM launch, and says the combined launch goes from 0 to 55 mph in 4 seconds. Wikipedia says 55 mph (89 km/h), a height of 122 ft, a drop of 108 ft, and 0 to 55 mph in 4 seconds. The ranked ride speed is 55 mph.

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In context

  • 2.4× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
  • 85% 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 3.7 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 Incredicoaster?

Incredicoaster reaches 55 mph (88.5 km/h), a verified measurement.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Incredicoaster 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, “Incredicoaster.”

Where does Incredicoaster rank?

Incredicoaster is 1st of 10 on Fastest Rides in Disneyland Resort.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Incredicoaster is fast because linear induction motors launch it from 0 to 55 mph in 4 seconds, ahead of a 108-foot drop.

Speed
55 mph
Launch
0–55 mph in 4 s, LIM
Drop
108 ft

  1. LIM, then a drop

    RCDB says 55 mph, a 108-foot drop, 6,072 feet of track, one inversion, and a combined LIM launch from 0 to 55 mph in 4 seconds. Wikipedia says 55 mph (89 km/h), a height of 122 feet, the same drop, and the same 4 seconds.

  2. The resort lead

    That 55 mph is the fastest agreed speed at Disneyland Resort. The 4-second clock is third on the Disney launch list, behind the two 2.8-second LSM launches. The page does not convert the clock into g.

A faster Disney launch is Rock 'n' Roller Coaster.

Provenance

Every measurement

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

  1. 88.5km/h55mph24.6m/s47.8knRanked figure

    Ride speed. Operating top speed of Incredicoaster at Disney California Adventure, Pixar Pier. RCDB says 55 mph, a drop of 108 ft, a length of 6,072 ft, one inversion, and a LIM launch, and says the combined launch goes from 0 to 55 mph in 4 seconds. Wikipedia says 55 mph (89 km/h), a height of 122 ft, a drop of 108 ft, and 0 to 55 mph in 4 seconds. The ranked ride speed is 55 mph.

    Wikipedia says 55 mph (89 km/h) and a height of 122 ft.

    Verified
    RCDB (opens source in a new tab)
  2. 4.00sRanked figure

    Launch time. LIM launch at Disney California Adventure, 0 to 55 mph in 4 seconds. RCDB calls it the combined launch. Wikipedia says 0 to 55 mph (0 to 89 km/h) in 4 seconds.

    The launch time is the 55 mph this clock reaches. The 4 seconds stay on the entry.

    Official
    Wikipedia (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Resort
Disneyland Resort
Park
Disney California Adventure
Ride type
Roller coaster
Speed
55 mph
Launch
0–55 mph in 4 s, LIM
Height
122 ft

Context

Background

Incredicoaster is the steel launched coaster at Disney California Adventure. It opened as California Screamin' and took this name in 2018. RCDB says 55 mph, a 108-foot drop, 6,072 feet of track, one inversion, and a LIM launch from 0 to 55 mph in 4 seconds. Wikipedia says 55 mph (89 km/h), 122 feet tall, the same drop, and the same 4-second clock. The ride-speed rank is 55 mph. The launch-time rank is 4 seconds.

The motors are linear induction motors, including a second LIM boost on the lift. The clock on these pages is the launch to 55 mph, not a computed g. It is the fastest ride at Disneyland Resort.

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