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Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Magic Kingdom's log flume, opened June 28, 2024, in place of Splash Mountain. Wikipedia says 40 mph on the final drop. Disney's park page says the drop height and not the speed.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure reaches about 40 mph (64.4 km/h), an estimate.

Also known as Splash Mountain, Magic Kingdom
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Ride speed

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Drop speed of Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom, Frontierland. Wikipedia says the vehicle descends the 52-foot drop at a 45-degree angle and reaches 40 mph. The same article says both the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland versions share that drop scene, and that Magic Kingdom vehicles move more slowly through the show scenes. Disney's attraction page says a drop height and does not say miles per hour. The figure is Wikipedia's 40 mph, qualifier estimated. Disneyland is a separate row.

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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 Tiana's Bayou Adventure?

Tiana's Bayou Adventure reaches about 40 mph (64.4 km/h), an estimate.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Tiana's Bayou Adventure is labeled Estimated. Calculated or approximated rather than directly timed.

What is the source?

The figure cites Wikipedia, “Tiana's Bayou Adventure.”

Where does Tiana's Bayou Adventure rank?

Tiana's Bayou Adventure is 6th of 12 on Fastest Rides in Walt Disney World, in a tie.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom is fast on the final drop. Wikipedia says 40 mph for that 52-foot plunge.

Drop speed
40 mph
Drop
52 ft
Ride type
Log flume

  1. Where the speed comes from

    The ride is a log flume, the retheme of Splash Mountain. Wikipedia says the vehicle descends the drop at 45 degrees and reaches 40 mph. Disney's park page says the height and not the speed.

  2. The number on the row

    One encyclopedia figure is an estimate. The show scenes are slower than the drop, and that slower pace is not a separate record. Disneyland's flume is its own row.

See also Disneyland's Tiana's.

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

    Drop speed of Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom, Frontierland. Wikipedia says the vehicle descends the 52-foot drop at a 45-degree angle and reaches 40 mph. The same article says both the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland versions share that drop scene, and that Magic Kingdom vehicles move more slowly through the show scenes. Disney's attraction page says a drop height and does not say miles per hour. The figure is Wikipedia's 40 mph, qualifier estimated. Disneyland is a separate row.

    Disney says the drop, not the miles per hour. The 40 mph is an estimate.

    Estimated
    Wikipedia (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Resort
Walt Disney World
Park
Magic Kingdom
Ride type
Log flume
Drop speed
40 mph
Drop
52 ft

Context

Background

Tiana's Bayou Adventure is the log flume in Frontierland at Magic Kingdom. It opened June 28, 2024, in place of Splash Mountain. Wikipedia says the 52-foot final drop reaches 40 mph. The figure is 40 mph, qualifier estimated.

The ride is a flume, not a coaster, so it is not on the coaster list or the launch list. A planned closure later in 2026 is a refurbishment, not a retirement. Disneyland's Tiana's Bayou Adventure has its own row at the same drop figure.

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