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Journey to the Center of the Earth

Tokyo DisneySea's subterranean vehicle on Mysterious Island. The park's English page says a top speed of about 46.6 mph (75 km/h).

Journey to the Center of the Earth reaches about 46.6 mph (75 km/h), an estimate.

Also known as センター・オブ・ジ・アース
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Ride speed

Published as 75 km/hPublished as 75 km/hPublished as 75 km/h

Operating top speed of Journey to the Center of the Earth at Tokyo DisneySea, Mysterious Island. The official English attraction page says Top speed About 46.6 miles (75 km)/hr. The word about is why the qualifier is estimated. The ride is not a roller coaster.

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In context

  • 2.0× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
  • 72% 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 4.4 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 Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Journey to the Center of the Earth reaches about 46.6 mph (75 km/h), an estimate.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Journey to the Center of the Earth is labeled Estimated. Calculated or approximated rather than directly timed.

What is the source?

The figure cites Tokyo Disney Resort, “Journey to the Center of the Earth.”

Where does Journey to the Center of the Earth rank?

Journey to the Center of the Earth is 1st of 7 on Fastest Rides in Tokyo Disney Resort.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Journey to the Center of the Earth is fast because the subterranean vehicles hit the speed the park says: about 46.6 mph (75 km/h).

Speed
About 46.6 mph (75 km/h)
Park
Tokyo DisneySea
Ride type
Thrill ride

  1. Where the speed comes from

    The official English page lists Top speed About 46.6 miles (75 km)/hr for the Mysterious Island ride. The vehicles launch through the cavern after the volcano sequence. It is not a roller coaster.

  2. The number on the row

    The park's own about is why the qualifier is estimated. It is still the fastest sourced ride at Tokyo Disney Resort.

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. 75km/h46.6mph20.8m/s40.5knRanked figure

    Operating top speed of Journey to the Center of the Earth at Tokyo DisneySea, Mysterious Island. The official English attraction page says Top speed About 46.6 miles (75 km)/hr. The word about is why the qualifier is estimated. The ride is not a roller coaster.

    The park says about 46.6 mph (75 km/h). That is the one that counts.

    Estimated
    Tokyo Disney Resort (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Resort
Tokyo Disney Resort
Park
Tokyo DisneySea
Ride type
Thrill ride
Speed
About 46.6 mph (75 km/h)

Context

Background

Journey to the Center of the Earth is the thrill ride on Mysterious Island at Tokyo DisneySea. The official English page says a top speed of about 46.6 mph (75 km/h). The figure is 46.6 mph (75 km/h), qualifier estimated, because the park says about.

It is the fastest sourced ride at Tokyo Disney Resort. It is not a roller coaster, so it is not on the worldwide coaster list.

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