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Radiator Springs Racers

Disney California Adventure's slot-car race in Cars Land. Disney's Cars Land page, reported by Inside the Magic, said thrills up to 40 mph. An Imagineer said about 40 mph.

Radiator Springs Racers reaches about 40 mph (64.4 km/h), an estimate.

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Ride speed

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Operating speed of Radiator Springs Racers at Disney California Adventure, Cars Land. Inside the Magic, quoting Disney's Cars Land page in January 2012, says the ride features thrills up to 40 miles per hour. A MiceChat transcript of an Imagineer on the ride says the cars go about 40 mph. The current Disneyland attraction page does not say a speed. The figure is 40 mph, qualifier estimated. It is not a roller coaster.

EstimatedInside the Magic (opens source in a new tab)

In context

  • 1.7× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
  • 62% 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 5.1 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 Radiator Springs Racers?

Radiator Springs Racers reaches about 40 mph (64.4 km/h), an estimate.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Radiator Springs Racers is labeled Estimated. Calculated or approximated rather than directly timed.

What is the source?

The figure cites Inside the Magic, “Radiator Springs Racers top speed revealed on the Cars Land page.”

Where does Radiator Springs Racers rank?

Radiator Springs Racers is 2nd of 10 on Fastest Rides in Disneyland Resort, in a tie.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Radiator Springs Racers is fast because the slot cars race outdoors, and Disney's Cars Land page said thrills up to 40 mph.

Speed
40 mph
Ride type
Slot car
Park
California Adventure

  1. Where the speed comes from

    Inside the Magic quoted Disney's page: thrills up to 40 miles per hour. An Imagineer, in a MiceChat transcript, said the cars go about 40 mph. The current park page does not restate a speed.

  2. The number on the row

    About and up to are why the row is an estimate. The ride is a slot car, not a coaster. Test Track at EPCOT is the faster cousin at 65 mph.

See also Test Track.

Provenance

Every measurement

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

  1. 64.4km/h40mph17.9m/s34.8knRanked figure

    Operating speed of Radiator Springs Racers at Disney California Adventure, Cars Land. Inside the Magic, quoting Disney's Cars Land page in January 2012, says the ride features thrills up to 40 miles per hour. A MiceChat transcript of an Imagineer on the ride says the cars go about 40 mph. The current Disneyland attraction page does not say a speed. The figure is 40 mph, qualifier estimated. It is not a roller coaster.

    An Imagineer said about 40 mph. The current park page does not restate it.

    Estimated
    Inside the Magic (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Resort
Disneyland Resort
Park
Disney California Adventure
Ride type
Slot-car thrill ride
Speed
40 mph

Context

Background

Radiator Springs Racers is the slot-car race in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure. Inside the Magic reported that Disney's Cars Land page said the ride would feature thrills up to 40 miles per hour. An Imagineer, quoted by MiceChat, said the cars go about 40 mph. The figure is 40 mph, qualifier estimated.

The current park page describes the race and does not say a speed, so the row stays an estimate. The ride is not a coaster and is not on the launch list. Test Track at EPCOT is the faster slot-car cousin, at 65 mph.

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