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Slinky Dog Dash

Hollywood Studios' family launch coaster. Coasterpedia says 40 mph and two LSM launches. RCDB lists the launches and does not say a speed, so the row is an estimate.

Slinky Dog Dash reaches about 40 mph (64.4 km/h), an estimate.

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Ride speed

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Operating speed of Slinky Dog Dash at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Toy Story Land. Coasterpedia says 40 mph, two LSM launches, and an opening date of June 30, 2018. RCDB lists LSM launch elements and does not say a speed. No 0-to-speed clock is published. The launch time is this 40 mph. The figure is an estimate.

EstimatedCoasterpedia (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 Slinky Dog Dash?

Slinky Dog Dash reaches about 40 mph (64.4 km/h), an estimate.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Slinky Dog Dash is labeled Estimated. Calculated or approximated rather than directly timed.

What is the source?

The figure cites Coasterpedia, “Slinky Dog Dash.”

Where does Slinky Dog Dash rank?

Slinky Dog Dash is 6th of 12 on Fastest Rides in Walt Disney World, in a tie.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Slinky Dog Dash is fast because two LSM launches push a family coaster, and Coasterpedia says 40 mph.

Speed
40 mph
Launch
Two LSMs
Park
Hollywood Studios

  1. Where the speed comes from

    Mack Rides built two linear-synchronous-motor launches. Coasterpedia says 40 mph and lists the ride as operating since June 30, 2018. No 0-to-speed clock is published.

  2. The number on the row

    RCDB shows the launch elements and does not say a speed, so 40 mph is an estimate. The launch time is that speed rather than inventing seconds.

See also Rock 'n' Roller Coaster.

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 Slinky Dog Dash at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Toy Story Land. Coasterpedia says 40 mph, two LSM launches, and an opening date of June 30, 2018. RCDB lists LSM launch elements and does not say a speed. No 0-to-speed clock is published. The launch time is this 40 mph. The figure is an estimate.

    RCDB does not say a speed. No launch time is given.

    Estimated
    Coasterpedia (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Resort
Walt Disney World
Park
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Ride type
Roller coaster
Speed
40 mph
Launch
Two LSM launches

Context

Background

Slinky Dog Dash is the launched family coaster in Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Coasterpedia says 40 mph and two LSM launches, and says the ride opened June 30, 2018. The figure is 40 mph, qualifier estimated.

RCDB shows the launch elements and leaves the speed blank, so the tenth is not invented and the row is marked as an estimate. No page says a 0-to-40 clock. The launch list uses the 40 mph.

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