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