Rock 'n Roller Coaster Secrets

The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster was built first, then the building was constructed around it.
The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster building volume is over 3.7 million cubic ft.
The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster limos go from 0-57 mph in 2.8 seconds.
There are 125 speakers and 24 sub-woofers in each limo of the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster.
There are over 900 speakers in the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster.
There are three inversions - two rollover loops and one corkscrew in the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster.
There is 3,403 feet of track in the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, the coaster's track is more than a half-mile long.
The launch of the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster catapults you 200 feet.
Each Rock 'n' Roller Coaster limo can hold 24 guests.
At 40 feet tall, the larger-than-life stratocaster guitar that adorns the entrance of the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster has a 32-foot-long neck which is nearly 15 times the size of the neck on an average stratocaster guitar.
As you enter the first inversion in the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, the G-Force is between 4 and 5
The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster opened at Disney-MGM Studios on July 30, 1999.
This thrill ride features a high-speed launch of 0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds, three inversions, two rollover loops and one corkscrew -- all firsts for a Walt Disney World attraction.
The coaster also features a specially recorded Aerosmith soundtrack that booms out from a 32,000 watt onboard audio system with more than 120 speakers (5 per passenger) and 24 sub-woofers.
Guests experience a force of nearly 5 Gs as they transition from launch to loop at the ride's first inversion. For comparison, astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle experience 3 Gs at liftoff.
Each limo plays a different Aerosmith track. Among the popular Aerosmith songs heard:
Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
Walk this Way
Love in an Elevator

Sweet Emotion
Young Lust
Back in the Saddle
Nine Lives
Note: There is no "power failure" track anymore. You simply ride listening to the sound of 60 mph wind.

The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster was built first, then the building was constructed around it.
The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster building volume is over 3.7 million cubic ft.
The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster limos go from 0-57 mph in 2.8 seconds.
There are 125 speakers and 24 sub-woofers in each limo of the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster.
There are over 900 speakers in the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster.
There are three inversions - two rollover loops and one corkscrew in the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster.
There is 3,403 feet of track in the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, the coaster's track is more than a half-mile long.
The launch of the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster catapults you 200 feet.
Each Rock 'n' Roller Coaster limo can hold 24 guests.
At 40 feet tall, the larger-than-life stratocaster guitar that adorns the entrance of the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster has a 32-foot-long neck which is nearly 15 times the size of the neck on an average stratocaster guitar.
As you enter the first inversion in the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, the G-Force is between 4 and 5
The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster opened at Disney-MGM Studios on July 29, 1999.
This thrill ride features a high-speed launch of 0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds, three inversions, two rollover loops and one corkscrew -- all firsts for a Walt Disney World attraction.
The coaster also features a specially recorded Aerosmith soundtrack that booms out from a 32,000 watt onboard audio system with more than 120 speakers (5 per passenger) and 24 sub-woofers.
Guests experience a force of nearly 5 Gs as they transition from launch to loop at the ride's first inversion. For comparison, astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle experience 3 Gs at liftoff.
Each limo plays a different Aerosmith track. Among the popular Aerosmith songs heard:
Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
Walk this Way
Love in an Elevator
License plates:
1. 1QKLIMO
2. UGOGIRL
3. BUHBYE (no longer on limo because it fell off)
4. 2FAST4U
5. H8TRFFC
Look for actress Ileana Douglas as the band's manager during the pre-show segment of the attraction.
The "chicken exit" is for those who want to experience everything except the actual ride. It can be found having exited the "recording studios" walk along by the side of the fencing to where the first CM allows you to get into boarding area. Behind the CM is a door which takes you through to the shop at the end of the ride.
When Rock 'n' Roller Coaster had its first birthday, Disney World celebrated it by building a Stratocaster in the parking lot made out of Corvettes.
The Art Director for Rock 'n Roller Coaster was Jim Shull, WDI, who lead the design of this world class roller coaster.
The dashboard speaker on the car outside attached to the end of the Stratocaster works as do the dashboard lights.
The strings between the Stratocaster body and the end of the neck where the car is attached are 100 yards long. To bend all six "strings" through all those complex curves, WDI had to use a coaster manufacture to create the complex bends.
Below the stratocaster guitar that adorns the entrance of the attraction there are piano keys at go all the way around and behind the guitar.
There is one mile of neon used on the outside of the attraction
In concert with the themeing of G-Force, an old record label which had fallen on hard times but had became rejuvinated due to Rock and Roll. The building is a patterened after RKO/Desilu studio building.
There is more than 60 hours of music that is played in the front of the attraction before it repeats.
The plaza can hold 3,000 people and may be used for concerts and events.
The plaza was designed without benches on purpose. The walls are just the right height for sitting.
Stage 15 which you see while in the outside queue is really the gravity building where the coaster operates.
Feel that cool air coming from the grates into the outside queue. Its actually exhaust air fom the attraction placed there to get rid of the interior air and as a side effect cooling you while you are waiting.
The music posters in the rotunda will change out (as will the back ground music in the plaza) since G Force is a record company, and things are always changing in the music biz.
On the way into the preshow area, there are two marble doors. On each door there are 3536 marbles for a total of 7072 on the two doors combined.
While waiting to tour Studio C, look at the posters. One is fo NY Dolls where Aerosmith was the "warm up" band!
While waiting to tour Studio C, you will hear PA calls for various people. These individuals being called are the imagineers of the attraction.
One of the PA announcements in the G-force records lobby is something to the effect of, "phone call for Jude on line one... Hey, Jude, pick up line one!"
While waiting to tour Studio C, listen at the doors to Studio A and B, you will hear sounds from real recording sessions some of which can from Aerosmith's rerecodings for the coaster.
In the attraction, take a look at the AC power boxes and other electrical boxes. On these you will see the initials and birthdays of the imagineers.
The gum on the concrete in the alley on the queue and in the parking garage is fake and was placed there by the imagineers.
The outside of Lock'n' Roll Parking Systems is patterned after the Studios Animation Parking lot and the interior is patterned after WDI's parking lot in California.
Take a look at safety signs in the form of a guitar in the parking structure. It is a tribute to Elvis. However, Elvis has left the building...
The limos are patterned after the '59 Cadillac, whose giant fins earned young Ralph Nader's safety seal of disapproval.
The photo is snapped right at the launch of the ride (you'll notice a blinding flash).
The ride takes you through several of Los Angeles' icons, such as the Hollywood sign and the giant doughnut. You can follow the exact path of the roller coaster on a map and get from the old NBC studios to the concert hall.
Concerned that if Tower of Terror dropped both elevators at the same time that Rockn Roller Coaster launched would bring down the Studios power grid, WDI installed a electric substation just for Rockn Roller Coaster.
Special air conditioning vents are installed for the launcher to keep the Linear Synchronous Motors cool.
There is space next to Rock'n Roller coaster for another music attraction
Each track piece is about 6-10 ft long.
In the event of some major work being needed, the entire roof can be removed in 3 pieces.
Each "limo" seats 24 guests, about twice the number of passengers who fit in the average stretch limo.
There are three inversions, two rollover loops and one big corkscrew.
It takes each "limo" 3:12 minutes to cycle from start to finish -- the exact running time of one of Aerosmith's "Greatest Hits," Sweet Emotion.
At the end of the ride before you're unloaded you will hear Steven Tyler talking to the crowd which actually comes straight from the end of the Sweet Emotion track on the "Little South of Sanity" CD
Rock 'n Roller Coaster used to feature Uncle Joe Benson, a well-known Los Angeles, CA rock radio DJ, as the ride's in car DJ. Currently, Bill Hart (known as Bill St. James), the host of ABC Radio's "Flashback", provides the voice for the DJ of "LA's Classic Rock Station".

Fact	Figure
Type	Enclosed Tubular Coaster
Designer	WDI
Manufacturer	Vekoma International
Year	29 July 1999
Length	3,403 feet
Height	80 feet
Launch	200 ft Catapult (0-57 mph in 2.8 seconds)
Launcher Weight	8 Tons
Launcher Technology	Linear Synchronous Motors
Number of Inversions	3 (1 360, 1 corba roll, 1 corkscrew)
Number of Turns	?
In Car Music	Synchronized To Ride 125 speaker, 24 sub-woofer, 32,000 watt, onboard audio system
Ride Time	2 minutes 2 seconds
Speed	25 mph (avg); 57 mph (max)
Acceleration	5 G's at launch, 4 G turns
Limo Capacity	24 riders per Stretch Limo
Limo Weight	5.5 Tons with passengers
Speakers	125 speakers and 24 sub-woofers per limo; more than 900 in the attraction
Capacity	1800 people per hour; 1 car per 48 seconds; 3-4 cars at once