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Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Magic Kingdom's family mine train. RCDB and Coasterpedia say 34 mph and a 41-foot drop. Two chain lifts. The Shanghai clone is slower and is a separate row.

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train reaches 34 mph (54.7 km/h), a verified measurement.

Also known as Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Magic Kingdom
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Ride speed

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Operating speed of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom, Fantasyland. RCDB says 34 mph and a drop of 41 ft. Coasterpedia says 34 mph, a tallest drop of 41 ft, and two chain lift hills. The figure is 34 mph. The Shanghai installation is a different speed and a different entry.

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In context

  • 1.5× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
  • 52% 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 6.0 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 Seven Dwarfs Mine Train?

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train reaches 34 mph (54.7 km/h), a verified measurement.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train 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, “Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.”

Where does Seven Dwarfs Mine Train rank?

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is 10th of 12 on Fastest Rides in Walt Disney World.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train reaches 34 mph from two chain lifts and a 41-foot drop, not from a launch motor.

Speed
34 mph
Drop
41 ft
Lift
Two chain lifts

  1. Two lifts, one drop

    RCDB says 34 mph and a 41-foot drop. Coasterpedia says 34 mph, the same drop, and two chain lifts. The swinging cars change the ride feel. They do not change the published top speed.

  2. Not the Shanghai train

    Shanghai's Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is a separate coaster at 28.9 mph. This row is Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland installation. It is the family coaster on the Walt Disney World list, well behind the launched rides.

The launched Magic Kingdom coaster is TRON Lightcycle / Run.

Provenance

Every measurement

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

  1. 54.7km/h34mph15.2m/s29.5knRanked figure

    Operating speed of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom, Fantasyland. RCDB says 34 mph and a drop of 41 ft. Coasterpedia says 34 mph, a tallest drop of 41 ft, and two chain lift hills. The figure is 34 mph. The Shanghai installation is a different speed and a different entry.

    Coasterpedia says 34 mph and two chain lifts. Shanghai's clone is 28.9 mph.

    Verified
    RCDB (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Resort
Walt Disney World
Park
Magic Kingdom
Ride type
Roller coaster
Speed
34 mph
Drop
41 ft
Lift
Two chain lifts

Context

Background

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is the family roller coaster in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom. RCDB says 34 mph and a 41-foot drop on a track about 2,001 feet long. Coasterpedia says 34 mph, the same 41-foot drop, and two chain lifts. The figure is 34 mph, qualifier verified.

The cars rock as they run. That motion is not a second speed. The Shanghai clone uses the same train idea and a lower published speed, so it is not copied onto this row.

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