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Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster

Tokyo DisneySea's kiddie coaster in Mermaid Lagoon. RCDB says 20 mph. Coasterpedia says 20.0 mph (32.2 km/h), the same speed.

Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster reaches 20 mph (32.2 km/h), a verified measurement.

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Ride speed

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Operating speed of Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster at Tokyo DisneySea, Mermaid Lagoon. RCDB says 20 mph and a length of 787 ft, with a chain lift. Coasterpedia says 20.0 mph (32.2 km/h), which is 20 mph. The figure is 20 mph.

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In context

  • 86% 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
  • 31% 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 10 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 Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster?

Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster reaches 20 mph (32.2 km/h), a verified measurement.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster 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, “Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster.”

Where does Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster rank?

Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster is 7th of 7 on Fastest Rides in Tokyo Disney Resort.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster is a kiddie coaster. RCDB says 20 mph and Coasterpedia says 20.0 mph (32.2 km/h), the same speed.

Speed
20 mph
Track
787 ft
Lift
Chain

  1. Where the speed comes from

    TOGO built the short steel coaster in Mermaid Lagoon. RCDB says 20 mph, 787 feet, and a chain lift. Coasterpedia's 20.0 mph (32.2 km/h) converts to that 20 mph.

  2. The number on the row

    The two accounts agree, so what counts is verified. It is slow beside Journey to the Center of the Earth, and it is still an operating coaster with a sourced speed.

See also Raging Spirits.

Provenance

Every measurement

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

  1. 32.2km/h20mph8.9m/s17.4knRanked figure

    Operating speed of Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster at Tokyo DisneySea, Mermaid Lagoon. RCDB says 20 mph and a length of 787 ft, with a chain lift. Coasterpedia says 20.0 mph (32.2 km/h), which is 20 mph. The figure is 20 mph.

    Coasterpedia's 20.0 mph (32.2 km/h) is that same 20 mph.

    Verified
    RCDB (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Resort
Tokyo Disney Resort
Park
Tokyo DisneySea
Ride type
Roller coaster
Speed
20 mph
Track
787 ft

Context

Background

Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster is the kiddie coaster in Mermaid Lagoon at Tokyo DisneySea. RCDB says 20 mph. Coasterpedia says 20.0 mph (32.2 km/h), the same speed. The figure is 20 mph, qualifier verified.

The lift is a chain, so it is not on the launch list. It is on the worldwide Disney coaster list because it is an operating coaster with a sourced speed.

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