The "Plunge Comparison" How would you compare?

[disney's daughter]

How is the plunge in the Jurrasik Park ride compared to the plunge in Spash Mountain in Disney World? :confused3

[F-L-A]

Splash Mountain - 52 feet
Jurassic Park - 85 feet

[tlinus]

I have never been on Splash Mountain, but I am a big ride chicken:scared1: and can do Jurassic Park with no problem. All 3 kids (12, 8 and 5) did it in October and April as well!!

[disney's daughter]

WHOA BABY! BIG DIFFERENCE!!!! :scared1:

When ever we went to Disney in February and rode Spash Mountain...they turned off the sprays and we never got wet....Is it the same for JP...Or does the "Plunge" still get you all wet?

[tlinus]

It all depends on where you are sitting and sometimes you get really wet, others have reported nada, nothing in the wet department. We sat in the second row this last trip and got a little wet - it was manageable. From the looks of your ticker, it seems that the time you are going won't be cold, and the afternoon sun should help dry you off rather quickly!

[disney's daughter]

We are going to Disney in October and Universal in February....So..you think we should carry the little rain ponchos? :confused3

[ChrisFL]

the drop is bigger, but IMO it doesnt feel that much worse.

[disney's daughter]

That's good to hear...Twelve us going...Ages 69 down to 8.:dance3: ....

[the Dark Marauder]

It all depends on where you are sitting and sometimes you get really wet, others have reported nada, nothing in the wet department. Where you are sitting =/= how wet you might get. You have a higher likelihood of getting soaked in the front row, but you could get soaked in rows 2-5. You could end up with a mild splash. You could end up barely sprinkled. There is no "least wet" row, no "stay dry" trick, and ponchos are for turkeys!

:darth:

That being said, it's fun ride and if you get wet, don't fret. Ripsaw Falls is a soaker. Popeye & Bluto's is a drowner.

[Albertan mom]

Splash Mountain - 52 feet
Jurassic Park - 85 feet

According to Frommers Guide to Disney and Orlando book, the measurements are:
Jurassic Park -85 feet (doesnt say the mph)
Dudley Doo Rights Ripsaw Falls-75 feet at 50mph
Splash Mountain-87 feet at 40mph

[ChrisFL]

According to Frommers Guide to Disney and Orlando book, the measurements are:
Jurassic Park -85 feet (doesnt say the mph)
Dudley Doo Rights Ripsaw Falls-75 feet at 50mph
Splash Mountain-87 feet at 40mph

I dont think thats accurate since I know JPRA had the record for a while of highest drop

[dpuck1998]

According to Frommers Guide to Disney and Orlando book, the measurements are:
Jurassic Park -85 feet (doesnt say the mph)
Dudley Doo Rights Ripsaw Falls-75 feet at 50mph
Splash Mountain-87 feet at 40mph

Interesting....the bigger boats make Jurassic seem faster I think...

[keishashadow]

IMO, it's the degree of ascent, not necessarily now long the drop is on a water ride.

Dudley's is fearsome; yet a rush.

Splash Mt. is so well themed, going from the light to the darkside;) ; go FSU. Once you take that long trip to your laughing place past the vultures, it's all downhill:laughing:

I think JP is just plain fun, not scary @ all. It seems very smooth & safe to me; believe it has something to do with the width of the car as opposed to the length.:confused3

any engineers in the house?

[damo]

Splash Mountain has a 52 1/2 ft. drop.

http://database.thrillnetwork.com/ride_view.php/2899/splash_mountain.html
http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=orlando_disney@112&cur_section=sig&property_id=261020

At the highest point, the mountain is 87 feet high.

[tropical depression]

; go FSU

I want to pull that little Seminole cheerleader out of the ceiling every time we ride splash mountain.

I thought the splash had something to do with the weight load of the people on the boat.

[the Dark Marauder]

I want to pull that little Seminole cheerleader out of the ceiling every time we ride splash mountain.

I thought the splash had something to do with the weight load of the people on the boat.

It does. Heavier boats are more likely to get soaked. Light boats can still get equally soaked, though.

And JP's drop speed is approx 50mph as well. Figure the drop is 3 seconds, and you plunge over 80 ft. IDK what 27ft/sec translates to in mph.

[tropical depression]

I Figure the drop is 3 seconds, and you plunge over 80 ft. IDK what 27ft/sec translates to in mph.

the little white light at the bottom of the hill gets a lot bigger, very quickly.

doesn't the T-Rex have an unofficial nickname?

[ChisJo]

I have sat pretty much everywhere on the Jurassic Park ride, and the worst place for me was the Back row - got soaked....That being said, that boat was FULL to capacity and with all adults, no kids. We went in the front row and were the only 3 on the ride and hardly got anything - So yeah - it has all to do with the weight...

Now, if you want to talk about getting soaked, try Dudley or the Popeye ride (name is escaping me right now!) - cannot walk off those rides without feeling like I dove into the water with my clothes on....

[F-L-A]

According to Frommers Guide to Disney and Orlando book, the measurements are:
Jurassic Park -85 feet (doesnt say the mph)
Dudley Doo Rights Ripsaw Falls-75 feet at 50mph
Splash Mountain-87 feet at 40mph

Not only did they get Splash's height wrong, but the speed at which your vehicle descends a drop is often dependent on the weight of the passengers. Someone might want to tell them this ...

[nurseboy]

but the speed at which your vehicle descends a drop is often dependent on the weight of the passengers. Someone might want to tell them this ...
I think Galileo and Newton would disagree.

Try this: crumple a small ball of aluminum foil. Take a quarter and the foil ball and hold them at the same height off of the floor. Drop them at the same time and note which one hits the floor first. Clearly the quater "weighs" more than the foil ball, yet gravity pulls them towards the center of the earth at the same acceleration rate (9.8m/sec Squared).

[ChrisFL]

I think Galileo and Newton would disagree.

Try this: crumple a small ball of aluminum foil. Take a quarter and the foil ball and hold them at the same height off of the floor. Drop them at the same time and note which one hits the floor first. Clearly the quater "weighs" more than the foil ball, yet gravity pulls them towards the center of the earth at the same acceleration rate (9.8m/sec Squared).


oh boy, its time for the intricate physics lessons. While you're correct, I wonder about other factors involved since this isn't just gravity we're dealing with on the ride

[nurseboy]

Sorry, didn't mean to get all technical. I love that ride, especially the first time.

[dpuck1998]

What we need is a discussion on terminal velocity! There are other things involved, drag, friction, etc....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_velocity

[amystevekai&bump]

thats really weird - I am a chicken, but I can do both Jurassic Park and Splash Mountain (SM always feels worse - I agree with previous Post that its because the boat is so much wider on JP)

But I've always been too scared to do the Dudley one - so would you say dudley isn't as bad as the other two - as it always looks worse to me!!:rotfl2:

[F-L-A]

But I've always been too scared to do the Dudley one - so would you say dudley isn't as bad as the other two - as it always looks worse to me!!:rotfl2:

Dudley has the steepest drop of them all. It used to be more intense though, before they started screwing around with it.

[JawsFan]

The JP drop is much more thrilling but i don't think that u really need a poncho-save it for Dudley-do-right and Popeye! You have a high chance of getting soaked on those two! Have a great time at Universal Orlando and Disney :)

[calgarygary]

The JP drop is much more thrilling but i don't think that u really need a poncho-save it for Dudley-do-right and Popeye! You have a high chance of getting soaked on those two! Have a great time at Universal Orlando and Disney :)
Poncho? We don't need no stinkin ponchos!

[ChisJo]

Poncho? We don't need no stinkin ponchos!

LMFAO!! I never wear them either....I just remember not to wear white those days!

[dpuck1998]

LMFAO!! I never wear them either....I just remember not to wear white those days!

:mad:

[WDWendy]

How steep the pitch is matters too. I remember reading somewhere that Dudley Doo Right had the steepest slope. :scared1:

[the Dark Marauder]

Dudley's drop angle starts out at 45 degrees and increases to 50 (or was it 55?) degrees. This gives it the scary sensation that it does. JP is 55 degrees, iirc.

[Timmy Boy]

Hm, I think I remember during orientation that Dudley was the fastest log flume? I think that means flume though, and not the huge boats like JP.

Cuz I know Perilous Plunge at Knotts is flippin huge, but that uses the big boats like JP.