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The Barnstormer

Magic Kingdom's junior coaster in Storybook Circus. RCDB says 25 mph. A second database page for this name was not available, so the row is an estimate.

The Barnstormer reaches about 25 mph (40.2 km/h), an estimate.

Also known as The Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini
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Ride speed

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Operating speed of The Barnstormer at Magic Kingdom, Storybook Circus. RCDB says 25 mph, a height of 30 ft, a length of 794 ft, and a chain lift. Coasterpedia's page for this name did not resolve. The figure is RCDB's 25 mph, qualifier estimated.

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In context

  • 1.1× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
  • 39% 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 8.2 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 The Barnstormer?

The Barnstormer reaches about 25 mph (40.2 km/h), an estimate.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

The Barnstormer is labeled Estimated. Calculated or approximated rather than directly timed.

What is the source?

The figure cites RCDB, “Barnstormer.”

Where does The Barnstormer rank?

The Barnstormer is 12th of 12 on Fastest Rides in Walt Disney World.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

The Barnstormer is a junior coaster. RCDB says 25 mph from a short chain lift, and that single figure is the estimate.

Speed
25 mph
Height
30 ft
Lift
Chain

  1. Where the speed comes from

    Vekoma's layout uses a chain lift into a small drop. RCDB says 25 mph, 30 feet tall, and 794 feet of track. A second database page for this name did not resolve.

  2. The number on the row

    The row stays because RCDB is the coaster authority, and the qualifier is estimated. Primeval Whirl is closed and is not added beside it.

See also Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

Provenance

Every measurement

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

  1. 40.2km/h25mph11.2m/s21.7knRanked figure

    Operating speed of The Barnstormer at Magic Kingdom, Storybook Circus. RCDB says 25 mph, a height of 30 ft, a length of 794 ft, and a chain lift. Coasterpedia's page for this name did not resolve. The figure is RCDB's 25 mph, qualifier estimated.

    One coaster database says the speed. The row stays, marked as an estimate.

    Estimated
    RCDB (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Resort
Walt Disney World
Park
Magic Kingdom
Ride type
Roller coaster
Speed
25 mph
Height
30 ft
Lift
Chain

Context

Background

The Barnstormer is the junior roller coaster in Storybook Circus at Magic Kingdom. RCDB says 25 mph, 30 feet tall, 794 feet long, and a chain lift. The figure is 25 mph, qualifier estimated, because a second account did not say the same number.

The ride is operating. It is a chain lift, not a launch, so it is not on the launch list. Primeval Whirl, the other Storybook Circus coaster, is closed and is not here.

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