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Shanghai Disneyland’s Spider‑Man Coaster Enters Full‑Speed Testing

Imagineering has begun high‑speed runs using weighted dummies as the ride moves through standard safety and commissioning steps with regulatory checks and soft openings expected next.

Overview

  • Walt Disney Imagineering has posted photos and video showing the Spider‑Man coaster running at full speed with weighted dummies strapped into seats to simulate riders.
  • The ride reached this stage after track work finished in summer and slow push‑pull clearance runs began in September to verify clearances around the train.
  • Imagineers removed the reach‑envelope fixtures used in earlier tests before the high‑speed runs, a routine step that follows measured slow passes.
  • The coaster is part of a new W.E.B.‑themed Spider‑Man land that includes Spider‑Bots, murals created with local artists, and other Marvel character elements shared at D23.
  • No public opening date has been announced; next steps are progressively faster load tests, regulator inspections, soft openings for guests, and final commissioning.