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Tower of Terror

Tokyo DisneySea's drop tower in the American Waterfront. Japanese Wikipedia says 31.1 mph (50 km/h). English Wikipedia's Tokyo infobox says 34.2 mph (55 km/h). What counts is 31.1 mph (50 km/h), an estimate.

Tower of Terror reaches about 31.1 mph (50 km/h), an estimate.

Also known as タワー・オブ・テラー
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Ride speed

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Drop speed of Tower of Terror at Tokyo DisneySea, American Waterfront. Japanese Wikipedia says the maximum speed is 31.1 mph (50 km/h) and the maximum drop is 125 feet (38 meters). English Wikipedia's Tokyo infobox says 34 mph (55 km/h). The figure is the Japanese article's 31.1 mph (50 km/h), qualifier estimated. The official English park page does not say a speed.

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In context

  • 1.3× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
  • 48% 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 6.6 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 Tower of Terror?

Tower of Terror reaches about 31.1 mph (50 km/h), an estimate.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Tower of Terror is labeled Estimated. Calculated or approximated rather than directly timed.

What is the source?

The figure cites Wikipedia, “タワー・オブ・テラー (TDS).”

Where does Tower of Terror rank?

Tower of Terror is 4th of 7 on Fastest Rides in Tokyo Disney Resort.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Tokyo DisneySea's Tower of Terror is a drop tower. Japanese Wikipedia says 31.1 mph (50 km/h) and English Wikipedia says 34.2 mph (55 km/h).

Speed
31.1 mph (50 km/h)
Also published
34.2 mph (55 km/h)
Ride type
Drop tower

  1. Where the speed comes from

    The Hotel Hightower elevators are built by Mitsubishi. Japanese Wikipedia says the maximum speed is 31.1 mph (50 km/h) and the drop is 125 feet (38 meters). The English Tokyo box says 34.2 mph (55 km/h).

  2. The number on the row

    The park-specific Japanese article is the one that counts, marked as an estimate because the English box disagrees. The official park page does not say a speed.

See also Hollywood Studios' tower.

Provenance

Every measurement

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

  1. 50km/h31.1mph13.9m/s27.0knRanked figure

    Drop speed of Tower of Terror at Tokyo DisneySea, American Waterfront. Japanese Wikipedia says the maximum speed is 31.1 mph (50 km/h) and the maximum drop is 125 feet (38 meters). English Wikipedia's Tokyo infobox says 34 mph (55 km/h). The figure is the Japanese article's 31.1 mph (50 km/h), qualifier estimated. The official English park page does not say a speed.

    English Wikipedia says 34.2 mph (55 km/h) for the Tokyo tower. What counts is 31.1 mph (50 km/h).

    Estimated
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Reference

Specs

Resort
Tokyo Disney Resort
Park
Tokyo DisneySea
Ride type
Drop tower
Speed
31.1 mph (50 km/h)

Context

Background

Tower of Terror at Tokyo DisneySea is the Hotel Hightower drop tower. Japanese Wikipedia says 31.1 mph (50 km/h). English Wikipedia's Tokyo box says 34.2 mph (55 km/h). The figure is 31.1 mph (50 km/h), qualifier estimated.

The official park page describes the elevator and does not say a speed. The ride is not a coaster. Hollywood Studios and Paris are separate rows.

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