Is Splash Mountain a fast ride?

Splash Mountain – 40 mph Splash Mountain featured several exciting drops, including a steep 50-foot drop into a splashdown finale that reached a top speed of 40 miles per hour. The ride also featured animatronics and scenes from the film, adding to the immersive experience.



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Magic Kingdom – Splash Mountain (40MPH) Space Mountain reaches 28 miles per hour, while Big Thunder Mountain Railroad breaks 36 mph.

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Aside from the drop, there's nothing scary about Splash Mountain (and even that is over relatively quickly!). The rest of it is fairly calm, although there's a small drop or two - nothing at all severe. The rest finds you floating through some unique and really incredibly rendered settings.

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Splash Mountain It's a classic log flume ride (with one heckuva drop). And it's an animatronics-filled dark ride themed to the classic film, Song of the South. You'll be charmed by the Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah post-drop finale—if you can brave the drop. Thrill scale: 5.

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Epcot's most thrilling attractions are arranged from most to least intense.
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The Slowest Rides at Walt Disney World
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  • The Haunted Mansion.
  • Soarin'
  • Living with the Land.
  • Na'vi River Journey.
  • Spaceship Earth.


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There are a total of five drops, drop 4 being the largest and drop 5 being the smallest. The most expensive animatronic in the Splash show is the hopping Brer Rabbit, price tag-$1.3 milllion. Each log has a dead load of 1 ton. The rocks of the mountain when designed, were done by sculpting them in foam.

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Kingda Ka is a hydraulically-launched steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States. Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel, Kingda Ka opened as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world on May 21, 2005, surpassing Top Thrill Dragster.



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Guests should also be aware that Splash Mountain is a turbulent flume adventure with high speeds, heights, and sudden drops and stops. Even so, I stand by saying Splash Mountain is definitely a family attraction. The tone and story are geared towards kids while still offering plenty for teens and adults.

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Congratulations! You've hit the thrill limit of Magic Kingdom! Honestly, there's nothing in Magic Kingdom that isn't appropriate for elementary school-aged kids. The most intense rides you'll find are the Mountains (Splash, Thunder, and Space), but most kids ages 6-10 will still be fine on these.

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Children may beg for wilder rides, such as Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain, but must be at least 40 inches tall to board them. Parks to See: The Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.

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Here are the fastest rides at Disney World, ranked from fastest to slowest:
  • Test Track – 65 mph.
  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind – 60 mph.
  • TRON Light Cycle Run – 59 mph.
  • Rock 'n' Roller Coaster – 57 mph.
  • Expedition Everest – 50 mph.
  • Splash Mountain – 40 mph.
  • Slinky Dog Dash – 40 mph.


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Which park is the best for thrill seekers? Although each park has something “thrilling”, we think Hollywood Studios is the best for adrenaline junkies. Not only does it have the most thrill rides overall, the ones it does have are some of the most intense of any in the parks.

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The small drops are more fun than thrilling, and there is more than one way to get wet along the way! Splash Mountain's main drop is a 5-story, 50-foot plunge at a 45-degree angle at a speed of about 40 mph! You will definitely lose your stomach (and your mouse ears!) before getting splashed!

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But I want to reiterate, Splash Mountain is very tame. The only thrill is the drop at the end and it only lasts about one second. So, unless your child is particularly skittish and really scared of most things, I don't see that there would be a problem.

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