
Using the instructions below and a few materials, you can apply the lessons learned from Angel and Josh to create a model roller coaster launch system right at home.

Angel and Josh work behind-the-scenes at Disney and had the opportunity to put their math, science and engineering skills into action on one of Disney’s fastest coasters – Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Have you always wanted to learn how roller coasters work? For Disney Mechanical Engineers, Angel and Josh, it was their curiosity at a young age in STEM-based subjects where they found their passion for roller coasters.

Be sure to also check out our recent post featuring the science of Universal Orlando. You can also use the guide below to create a model roller coaster launch system using materials you may have at home. This video helps explain how the LSM launch system speeds the coaster trains from 0 to 60 mph in a matter of seconds! Especially after you get home and see everyone in your group smiling and excited to be at the Disney parks.In a recently released video Disney Imagineers give us a behind-the-scenes look at Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster in Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. The time spent waiting for the line to move will be well worth it. We would suggest that if photos are important to you while on vacation to purchase Memory Maker and take as many pictures with Disney PhotoPass photographers as possible! PhotoPass allows for those moments to be captured and the pictures turn out great most of the time. Here at ThemeParkHipster we love the idea of capturing precious moments in the parks and actually being able to be in the photos with our friends or family. If it is raining there are typically not photographers at the park, so be sure to plan your perfect castle photoshoot for the morning.


The lines for some popular PhotoPass locations like Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella Castle, the Millennium Falcon inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and Pixar Pier can get long and take a while to get through.Memory Maker can be pricey for some guests who have already spent a lot of money on vacation.During Walt Disney World and Disneyland’s planned phase re-opening Disney PhotoPass photographers will no longer take photos with your device.
