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Kilimanjaro Safari Ride Specifications
Posted: Jan Tue 09, 2007 9:27 am
by CDAbleson
Does anyone out there know where I could find the ride/vehicle specifications...It is for a school project for my daughter...
Posted: Jan Tue 09, 2007 3:53 pm
by js3901
hmm. only thing I was able to find right now is this little tidbit:
The safari vehicles are modified GM trucks, and go a maximum of 10mph.
there's a little bit of info on the ride itself (like the area of it and such). there's not alot, but it's located over at
Disney World Trivia.
outside of that, you may be able to call down to WDW and speak with someone who may be able to get that info.
Posted: Jan Tue 09, 2007 7:14 pm
by rdeacon
The only thing I found was that they seat 32 people.
I have heard rumors they are expanding the vehicles, but for now its 32 people.
Rich
Posted: Jan Tue 09, 2007 8:59 pm
by Lion Sleeps Tonight
Wow, 32. When you board, it doesn't seem like a lot of people are on with you.
Posted: Jan Fri 12, 2007 8:52 am
by CDAbleson
Thanks for the inputs....I have found a few sources, but the info is fairly limited...
Posted: Jan Sun 14, 2007 8:43 pm
by G2-4T
rdeacon wrote:I have heard rumors they are expanding the vehicles, but for now its 32 people.
Interesting, that would be tough - they'd have to alter the loading docks, etc. and as they are right now they are just about the length of a box truck so something most people can easily drive or pick up pretty quick. Much longer and it gets harder to control and they can't go wider w/o some serious work all around the ride...
Posted: Jan Mon 15, 2007 1:18 am
by js3901
I was just poking around
HiddenMickeys.org and found
this page with fun facts of the Africa Section of AK, which includes Harambe Villiage and the Safaris. It does have some info on the ride -
Kilimanjaro Safari
Fact Figure
Type Modified GM Truck
Designer WDI
Year April 22,1998
Safari Length ?
Ride Time Approx 19 minutes
Speed 5 mph (avg); 10 mph (max with governor)
Trucks 35 riders per safari vehicle
Safari Truck Length 45 feet
Safari Truck Capacity 19,600 pounds
Capacity 2700 people per hour
Animals on Kilimanjaro Safaris
Okapi, Bongo, Nyala, Pelican, Yellow Billed Stork, Black Rhino,
Colobus, Guinea Fowl, Nile Hippopotamus, Nile Crocodile, Ostrich, Grant's Zebra,
White-Bearded Wildebeest, Sable Antelope, Thompson's Gazelle, Reticulated Giraffe, Eland, Mandrill, Baboon, Elephant, Marabou Stork, Greater Flamingo, Egyptian Geese, Scimitar-horned Oryx, White Rhino, Mhorr Gazelle, Cheetah, African Lion, Warthog, Greater Kudu, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Along with this, there are some 35 more facts about the safari that may prove useful to you (if you still need it, that is)
Posted: Jan Mon 15, 2007 10:33 am
by rdeacon
wow good job js3901!
you win the prize!!!
Rich
Posted: Jan Mon 15, 2007 4:44 pm
by js3901
oh oh oh... do I get the dream fastpass? or maybe the night in Cinderella Royal Bed Chamber?
Posted: Jan Mon 15, 2007 10:25 pm
by G2-4T
Man - I would have looked harder if I knew I could win something, maybe you got the trip-around-the-world
Posted: Jan Tue 16, 2007 3:15 pm
by rdeacon
hahaha... prize hounds!