Official Opening: July 30, 1999 (Officially Opens to Guests)
Height Restriction: 48 inches
Location: Sunset Blvd. & Gower St next to Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Ride Cycle Time: 3 minutes and 30 seconds
Actual ride time: 1 minute and 30 seconds
Inversions: 3, including two roll-over loops and one corkscrew.
Hourly Ride Capacity: 1588 with four limos.
Ride vehicle capacity: 24 guests
Maximum speed: 57 mph
Maximum ride height: Approximately 85 feet (8 stories at point of inversion)
Total number of speakers in attraction: More than 900
- Number of speakers per limo: 120-125
- Watts of audio amplifier output power: More than 32,000
- Sub-woofer onboard audio system: 24
- 4 behind the ears - 2 high-frequency tweeters and 2 mid-range speakers
- 1 subwoofer mounted under the seat
Launch Distance: Approximately 200 feet
G-Force: Between 4 and 5 entering the first inversion.
Track Length: 3,403 feet of linear track
Total Building Square Footage: 68,131
Number of buildings: Three buildings
Aerosmith Details:
The internationally renowned rock band formed in the early 1970s in Boston, Massachusetts and has sold more than 80 million records. The five members of the Aerosmith Band are as follows:
Steven Tyler - Vocals
Joe Perry - Guitars
Brad Whitford - Guitars
Tom Hamilton - Bass
Joey Kramer - Drums
Construction History:
Construction began on February 17, 1998. Ride systems and components of the attraction were shipped to the Disney-MGM Studios from different area of Europe.
On April 8, 1998, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster set the record for the largest "concrete pour" at a Walt Disney attraction in the creation of the gravity building's mat foundation. Soon a construction crew of more than 100 workers, with the help of approximately 70 trucks and 6 pumps, placed approximately 3,000 cubicyards of concrete into one, three-foot-thick square in just 12 hours. The concrete formed one huge mat foundation for the gravity building which surrounds the roller coaster track.
Guitar Icon:
An Electric guitar icon forms the marquee at the entrance to
the attraction.
Guitar neck "morphs" into a coaster track which extends 320 feet to entrance
Guitar Height: 40 feet tall
Hidden Mickeys:
In the lobby between the doors that have marble panels, before entering the next
room, there are two sets of three small circles in the floor tiles, unlike any of the other tile pieces in the room |
| In the lobby, the poster of the "8th Street Kidz Band" featuring rock singer "Jesse Camp" wearing a denim jacket with a Mickey Mouse patch in the upper left hand corner |
| In the studio with Aerosmith there is one that comes and goes and gets moved around. Look for cables arranged in the form of the classic Mickey |
| On each limo, look at the licence plate. The year sticker is in the shape of Mickeys head (this replaces the California year sticker). |
| On the ride itself there is a Mickey. One of the yellow diamond shaped signs has Mickey on it. |
| One on the floor inside the ride building (See photos for a close up as this can only be seen by a cast member) |
| One on the equipment boxes in the backstage area |
| One of the shirts on the giant poster outside |
Lobby Show Facts & Theming:
Lobby Show Running Time: 2 Minutes. The system projects the scene at 60 frames per second which produces life-like images.
The following record titles are found in the lobby area.
*0 to 60-The 3 Second Flats
*Jammin'-The LA Freeways
*I'll Wait For You-The Moms and Pops
*Chicken Exit-The Scaredy Cats
*9th Symphony in E-Ride Major-Composed by Ludwig von Whitenuckle
*Rockin' the Ride Away-The Highway Cruisers
Music: 5 separate soundtracks by Aerosmith.
The selection of songs that can be heard in the vehicles during the ride is
listed in alphabetical order below:
- "Back in the Saddle" / "Dude Looks Like a Lady" - medley
- "Love in an Elevator" / "Walk This Way" - medley
- "Nine Lives"
- "Sweet Emotion" - live version
- "Young Lust" / "F.I.N.E." / "Love in an Elevator" - medley
(concludes with new acapella ending which says "Love in a Roller Coaster!")
Note: There is no "power failure" track anymore. You simply ride listening to the sound of 60 mph wind.
Ride Vehicles:
Each passenger train resembles a 1962-era Cadillac super-long "stretch limousine" with fins. Each car has it's own laptop PC providing the controls for the car and the sound system. The soundtrack is stored on solid state compact flash cards. The audio software, "Digital Sound Source and Sequencer", is custom written by Walt Disney Imagineering.
Songs heard on each car
| Track |
(Car license plate) |
| Sweet Emotion |
(1QKLIMO) |
| Sweet Emotion |
(UGOGIRL) |
| Walk This Way |
(BUHBYE) |
| Note: The license plate, BUHBYE has "fallen off" of it's limo. |
| Nine Lives |
(H8TRFFC) |
| Young Lust, F.I.N.E., Love in a Roller Coaster |
(2FAST4U) |
Show Producer: Walt Disney Imagineer Paul Osterhout was the senior show producer for Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith.
Speed: Once guests board the limousine (ride vehicle), they are launched approximately 60 mph in less than three seconds (2.8 seconds).
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