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Indiana Jones Adventure

Disneyland's enhanced-motion dark ride in Adventureland. Wikipedia says 14 mph and says the transports travel at just over 14 mph.

Indiana Jones Adventure reaches about 14 mph (22.5 km/h), an estimate.

Also known as Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye
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Ride speed

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Operating speed of Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye at Disneyland, Adventureland. Wikipedia's infobox says 14 mph (23 km/h). The article says each troop transport travels at a maximum speed of just over 14 miles per hour. The figure is 14 mph, qualifier estimated. The motion base adds the feeling of speed. It is not a roller coaster. Paris's Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril is a different ride at 36 mph.

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In context

  • 60% of Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
  • 22% 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 15 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 Indiana Jones Adventure?

Indiana Jones Adventure reaches about 14 mph (22.5 km/h), an estimate.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Indiana Jones Adventure is labeled Estimated. Calculated or approximated rather than directly timed.

What is the source?

The figure cites Wikipedia, “Indiana Jones Adventure.”

Where does Indiana Jones Adventure rank?

Indiana Jones Adventure is 10th of 10 on Fastest Rides in Disneyland Resort.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Indiana Jones Adventure feels fast because the motion base pitches the car. The vehicle itself travels at about 14 mph.

Speed
14 mph
Length
2,500 ft
Ride type
Dark ride

  1. Where the speed comes from

    Wikipedia says 14 mph, or 14.3 mph (23 km/h), and says each transport travels at just over 14 miles per hour on a slotted track. The hydraulics add the jolts.

  2. The number on the row

    Just over 14 mph is why the row is an estimate at 14. Paris's Indiana Jones coaster is a different ride at 36 mph.

See also Temple du Péril.

Provenance

Every measurement

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

  1. 22.5km/h14mph6.3m/s12.2knRanked figure

    Operating speed of Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye at Disneyland, Adventureland. Wikipedia's infobox says 14 mph (23 km/h). The article says each troop transport travels at a maximum speed of just over 14 miles per hour. The figure is 14 mph, qualifier estimated. The motion base adds the feeling of speed. It is not a roller coaster. Paris's Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril is a different ride at 36 mph.

    Wikipedia says just over 14 mph. What counts is 14 mph.

    Estimated
    Wikipedia (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Resort
Disneyland Resort
Park
Disneyland
Ride type
Dark ride
Speed
14 mph
Length
2,500 ft

Context

Background

Indiana Jones Adventure is the enhanced-motion dark ride in Adventureland at Disneyland. Wikipedia says 14 mph (23 km/h) and says the transports travel at just over that. The figure is 14 mph, qualifier estimated.

The vehicle speed is the track speed. The motion base is what makes the corners feel faster, and that effect is not a second number. Paris's Indiana Jones coaster is a different ride.

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