Incredicoaster
| Incredicoaster | |
|---|---|
| Park | Disney California Adventure |
| Land / area | Pixar Pier |
| Type | Steel launched roller coaster |
| Opened | June 23, 2018 |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering / Intamin |
| Height req. | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Status | Operating |
The Incredicoaster is a steel launched roller coaster on Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure in the Disneyland Resort, California. It opened in its present form on June 23, 2018, themed to Pixar's The Incredibles, but the coaster itself is older: it first opened with the park on February 8, 2001, as California Screamin'. It is the fastest attraction at the Disneyland Resort, at 55 mph (89 km/h), the longest, with 6,072 feet (1,851 m) of track, and the only coaster at the resort with an inversion.
History
California Screamin' was an opening-day anchor of the original Paradise Pier, a land modelled on California's historic seaside amusement parks. Its white lattice structure was deliberately styled to resemble a classic wooden coaster, although the track is steel. The name was a play on the song "California Dreamin'".
When Disney decided to recast most of Paradise Pier as Pixar Pier, the coaster was chosen for an Incredibles overlay timed to the release of Incredibles 2. California Screamin' carried its last riders on January 7, 2018, and the reworked ride opened with Pixar Pier on June 23, 2018. The layout did not change; the work went into the queue, the tunnels, figures, effects and a new score.
Experience
The story is set on the day the pier's neighbourhood dedicates a coaster to the Parr family. During the inaugural ride, the infant Jack-Jack escapes, and his multiplying powers and shape-shifting send riders chasing him along the track while the rest of the family tries to contain the damage.
Trains are launched by linear induction motors from the station across the water, accelerating from 0 to 55 mph (89 km/h) in about four seconds, then climb to a peak of 122 feet (37 m). The course runs around the Pixar Pal-A-Round and over Paradise Bay, passing through enclosed tunnels in which Elastigirl, Mr. Incredible, Violet, Dash and several Jack-Jacks appear, and through a vertical loop set within a sunburst that replaced the original Mickey Mouse head silhouette. A mid-course lift and further drops complete a ride of just under three minutes. An on-board score by Michael Giacchino, the composer of both Incredibles films, accompanies the circuit.
Design
The coaster was manufactured by Intamin and designed in collaboration with engineer Werner Stengel. It uses linear induction motors both for the launch and for a second boost on the course, an unusual arrangement when it opened in 2001, when launched coasters at major parks were still uncommon.