Well, in my estimation the Matterhorn is pretty slow and easy going. I've only ridden it a couple of times, but I don't consider it a high-powered coaster. Someone earlier was comparing it to the Mummy at Uni...that is the kind of thing I would consider inappropriate for FL.
Are there any rides anywhere that are longer than SM 11 minutes? I can't think of any.
Thanks MH! And happy 3000th post to you today!
That's definitely the view. I have one of my own very similar:
Dumbo DELIGHT! by mom2rtk, on Flickr
Thanks....I didn't even notice mine. It's early though, I could still have 3 or 4 of mine deleted tonight.
AWESOME picture,BTW.
I agree, this looks close to Matterhorn level to me, but I haven't ridden the Matterhorn in a little while. (1980, I think)
The Matterhorn climbs 80 feet.
Spaceship Earth climbs way higher than that. It doesn't make it a more thrilling ride than the Mine Train.
The Matterhorn climbs 80 feet.
Come on, man. Have you ridden Matterhorn? You get some great views of DL from a great perspective, too. Matterhorn is the Mummy compared to SPE. Matterhorn lasts 2:07 with an 80 foot height, BTW.
Yeah, but it's kinda slow and it doesn't DROP you 80 feet. Mummy is very fast and has that thrill factor some people are looking for, but that would be a bad fit for FL.
I never said Spaceship Earth is a thrill ride. That was the point. Throwing out 1 stat about the Matterhorn climbing 80 feet doesn't make it more of a thrill ride than the Mine Train just because the Mine Train doesn't "climb 80 feet". Of course, if you add the lift hills together it might actually climb close to 80 feet in total.
The fact that it climbs 80 feet, has 2,134 feet of track, only goes 25 mph, has no drop more than 10 feet (it's 30) and it only takes 2:07 to do it mean anything to you?
The dwarf coaster is a slow meander around a small hill.
-jason
Perfect! Love the video. This will be truly awesome for the Fantasyland target audience of young kids. Why ppl are comparing this to a 10-story thrill coaster is beyond me. Not intended to be that, it's not that, if you're hoping it'll be like a Six Flags coaster you're in for a let down! Others have compared it to the Matterhorn... I think that's fair, tho this is shorter so not quite as scary for the little ones. My DD5 and DS7 will ride this and ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!
Sure... if accurate those numbers tell me the average speed of the Matterhorn is a blistering 11.5 MPH
Seriously, though, until someone actually rides the Mine Train it is impossible to say which is more fun in real life. The mine train will certainly be smoother, with a similar sized drop and what appears to be a similar top speed. Adding in the parts that were cut from the video may also make the ride close to the same overall ride time. From everything known so far, they appear to be comparable in thrills.
So I am just going to assume that you have never ridden Matterhorn.
So I am just going to assume that you have never ridden Matterhorn.