Maximum Thrust

[rodkenrich]

I would like to have some information on the maximum acceleration/speed for the following attractions:

(1) Tower of Terror (with the new drop sequences)
(2) Mission:Space

 

[TheIncredibles]

ToT - I know its a random sequence and they pull the cars down faster than gravity to create a "floating" effect.

MS - I heard they slowed the spinning down a month or two after it opened. The initial thrust sequnce is smooth, but you can feel your face being pulled back...I think its fun.

Hope this unscientific analysis helps.

 

[Luv4Disney]

ToT - I know its a random sequence and they pull the cars down faster than gravity to create a "floating" effect.

MS - I heard they slowed the spinning down a month or two after it opened. The initial thrust sequnce is smooth, but you can feel your face being pulled back...I think its fun.

Hope this unscientific analysis helps.

I did MS when they were testing it and last May and I didn't notice it being slower. ToT you feel your stomach stay where it is while the rest of your body is going down. LoL. It's great!

 

[Jazzman]

The other day someone quoted specifics for MS - I think a 50' radius and 16RPM. That would translate into about 4.8 g's. That seems a bit high to me (I've pulled 6 in a plane) and would guess maybe 3.5-4.0 on the actual ride (seemed like more when I rode it in soft openings).

ToT gets pretty close to 0 g (you feel like it is actually pulling you down, but I highly doubt it is). Maximum duration is achieved by accelerating up and then deccelerating at about -1g (to cause 0g effect).

As far as actual speed, I guess that works out to about 57mph for MS and for ToT if we assume the maximum duration drop from stationary is 3 seconds, you'd hit about 65 mph.

-Pete

 

[greenyskp]

The other day someone quoted specifics for MS - I think a 50' radius and 16RPM. That would translate into about 4.8 g's. That seems a bit high to me (I've pulled 6 in a plane) and would guess maybe 3.5-4.0 on the actual ride (seemed like more when I rode it in soft openings).

ToT gets pretty close to 0 g (you feel like it is actually pulling you down, but I highly doubt it is). Maximum duration is achieved by accelerating up and then deccelerating at about -1g (to cause 0g effect).

As far as actual speed, I guess that works out to about 57mph for MS and for ToT if we assume the maximum duration drop from stationary is 3 seconds, you'd hit about 65 mph.

-Pete

Thats hot.

(that you figured all that out)

 

[Ted and Holly]

The other day someone quoted specifics for MS - I think a 50' radius and 16RPM. That would translate into about 4.8 g's. That seems a bit high to me (I've pulled 6 in a plane) and would guess maybe 3.5-4.0 on the actual ride (seemed like more when I rode it in soft openings).

ToT gets pretty close to 0 g (you feel like it is actually pulling you down, but I highly doubt it is). Maximum duration is achieved by accelerating up and then deccelerating at about -1g (to cause 0g effect).

As far as actual speed, I guess that works out to about 57mph for MS and for ToT if we assume the maximum duration drop from stationary is 3 seconds, you'd hit about 65 mph.

-Pete

According to a recent show on The Travel Channel, the drop rate of ToT is 1900 fps. This has to be a mistake, in my opinion, deceleration from such a high velocity would turn most guests to pudding.

The early specifications from ETC quoted 2.5 G sustained. I did hear a rumor from a CM at Epcot that suggested a slight reduction about a month after opening.

Ted