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TRON Lightcycle / Run

Magic Kingdom's motorbike coaster. RCDB and Wikipedia say 59.3 mph. Coasterpedia rounds that to 59 mph. The launch is LSM.

TRON Lightcycle / Run reaches 59.3 mph (95.4 km/h), a verified measurement.

Also known as Tron Lightcycle Run, TRON Lightcycle Run
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Ride speed

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Operating speed of TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom, Tomorrowland. RCDB says 59.3 mph, a height of 78.1 ft, a length of 3,169.3 ft, and an LSM launch. Wikipedia says 59.3 mph (95.4 km/h) for both this ride and the Shanghai original, with a linear-motor launch and 4 g. Coasterpedia says 59 mph for the Magic Kingdom ride. 59 mph is that 59.3 rounded. The figure is 59.3 mph. A launch duration such as under four seconds is not a separate figure.

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In context

  • 2.5× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
  • 91% 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 3.4 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

Quick answers

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How fast is TRON Lightcycle / Run?

TRON Lightcycle / Run reaches 59.3 mph (95.4 km/h), a verified measurement.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

TRON Lightcycle / Run 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, “TRON Lightcycle / Run.”

Where does TRON Lightcycle / Run rank?

TRON Lightcycle / Run is 3rd of 12 on Fastest Rides in Walt Disney World.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

TRON Lightcycle / Run is fast because a linear motor launch puts the motorbike train at 59.3 mph on a short indoor course.

Speed
59.3 mph
Launch
LSM
Height
78.1 ft

  1. LSM motorbikes

    Riders straddle a motorbike seat while linear synchronous motors launch the train. RCDB says 59.3 mph, a height of 78.1 feet, and 3,169.3 feet of track. Wikipedia pairs 59.3 mph with 59.3 mph (95.4 km/h) and notes 4 g.

  2. 59 versus 59.3

    Coasterpedia rounds this Magic Kingdom installation to 59 mph. That is the same speed at the nearest mile, so the rank stays 59.3. No agreed launch clock is published, so the launch list does not include this ride.

The Shanghai original is TRON Lightcycle Power Run, at the same 59.3 mph.

Provenance

Every measurement

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

  1. 95.4km/h59.3mph26.5m/s51.5knRanked figure

    Operating speed of TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom, Tomorrowland. RCDB says 59.3 mph, a height of 78.1 ft, a length of 3,169.3 ft, and an LSM launch. Wikipedia says 59.3 mph (95.4 km/h) for both this ride and the Shanghai original, with a linear-motor launch and 4 g. Coasterpedia says 59 mph for the Magic Kingdom ride. 59 mph is that 59.3 rounded. The figure is 59.3 mph. A launch duration such as under four seconds is not a separate figure.

    Wikipedia says 59.3 mph (95.4 km/h) and 4 g. Coasterpedia's 59 mph is the rounded writing.

    Verified
    RCDB (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Resort
Walt Disney World
Park
Magic Kingdom
Ride type
Roller coaster
Speed
59.3 mph
Launch
LSM
Height
78.1 ft

Context

Background

TRON Lightcycle / Run is a motorbike roller coaster in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom. RCDB says 59.3 mph, 78.1 feet tall, 3,169.3 feet long, and an LSM launch. Wikipedia says 59.3 mph (95.4 km/h), a linear-motor launch, and 4 g for this installation and the Shanghai original. Coasterpedia says 59 mph. The figure is 59.3 mph, qualifier verified. 59 mph is the same speed with the tenth dropped.

Riders sit astride the train like a lightcycle. The speed comes from the magnetic launch, not from a lift hill. Wikipedia does not say one 0-to-59.3 clock that RCDB repeats, so The launch time is the 59.3 mph and does not invent a time. Shanghai's TRON Lightcycle Power Run is the same speed on a separate coaster.

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