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Pirates of the Caribbean drop
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yensidtlaw1969
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Well, in Disneyland, the drop is the same height as the one on Splash Mountain, 52.5 feet tall.
DisneyFan 2000
Well-Known Member
No.
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
i didnt know it was that big of a drop............. are you sure?
wannab@dis
Well-Known Member
It's really quite tame. Not bad at all. But it can take you by surprise if you don't know when it's coming up. Fairly easy to figure out by the music and story. 
I love when people are talking and not paying attention, then scream when the drop comes. Everyone gets a great laugh at their expense. Sorry... a pet peave of mine. The rowdy guests who think nobody else wants to pay attention.
I love when people are talking and not paying attention, then scream when the drop comes. Everyone gets a great laugh at their expense. Sorry... a pet peave of mine. The rowdy guests who think nobody else wants to pay attention.
Where the heck did you get this information? The drop there is only a bit bigger than ours, but it is no 52.5 feet tall.
mrmickeymouse
New Member
i think it was over the drop and when i went a few months ago i also noticed it's to the side
HM999thGhost
Member
I think it's a completely different skull, maybe it was replaced and moved to the side for easier fixing?
Also 52.5 feet in DLs? I think not, maybe if you add both drops together (if I'm remembering it correctly) one drop just because and one more to get under the Disneyland Railroad tracks, I don't remember where I read that but I know I did, I don't know if it's true though. But still there is no way that a 52.5 foot drop would be put in on such an attraction, the skull says rapids ahead not a waterfall of doom!! :hurl: haha
BeachClubVillas
Well-Known Member
Originally posted by wannab@dis
It's really quite tame. Not bad at all. But it can take you by surprise if you don't know when it's coming up. Fairly easy to figure out by the music and story.
I love when people are talking and not paying attention, then scream when the drop comes. Everyone gets a great laugh at their expense. Sorry... a pet peave of mine. The rowdy guests who think nobody else wants to pay attention.
Haha...my mother always screams on that little drop, but not because she's not paying attention. She's actually scared! She considers Pirates a thrill ride for her and is very proud that she will go one it. :hammer:
Lee
Adventurer
Actually, let me clarify....
The LENGTH of the first drop on Pirates at DL is 52ft, not the HEIGHT. It is a 52 foot ramp, at a 21 degree angle.
The second drop is 37 feet long, at the same angle.
Someone else can do the geometry if you really want to know how tall they are.
So, yensidtlaw1969 was close...
The LENGTH of the first drop on Pirates at DL is 52ft, not the HEIGHT. It is a 52 foot ramp, at a 21 degree angle.
The second drop is 37 feet long, at the same angle.
Someone else can do the geometry if you really want to know how tall they are.
So, yensidtlaw1969 was close...
DisneyFan 2000
Well-Known Member
Know it all! :hammer: ^
Only meesin' with ya!
Only meesin' with ya!
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
and 14.208 ft. for the second drop, so, roughly 20 feet and 15 feet, 35 feet total.