How to Gain Boost in Disney Speedstorm

Boost Basics

The boost mechanic in Disney Speedstorm works in a “fill-and-release” manner, where you will have to fill up your boost meter first before you can engage your boost. Once the boost has been engaged, it continuously fires up until your boost meter runs out. It cannot be manually turned off midway, though it can be interrupted if your racer gets hit by an opponent’s attack.

How to Gain Boost

Whenever a race begins, your character starts off with an empty boost meter which can be filled up by doing certain maneuvers or getting a boost power-up. Although it does not fill up your boost meter, you can take advantage of the perfect start boost by revving up your engine and trying to land the needle on the solid green part of your tachometer or your RPM gauge just as the countdown hits zero.

These are the ways on how boost can be gained:

• Slipstreaming
• Drifting
• Running through boost pads
• Using boost power-ups
• Hitting opponents with skills

Drifting

Drifting is the act of engaging the brakes promptly while simultaneously turning and accelerating while taking a turn. Thankfully, it’s way easier to pull a drift in Speedstorm as you only need to push a button and turn to towards where you want to go. As you exit from a drift, your boost meter will be charged up and the amount it gets depends on how long the drift was. Small drifts also count towards the meter.

Drifting on a curve is slightly slower than just driving normally through it, but it gets compensated by another mechanic called the drift boost. If you pull a drift long enough to make your wheels glow blue, exiting from that drift immediately gives you a slight speed boost on top of the boost charge that you get. It takes at least 2 seconds of drifting to activate the drift boost.

Remember to release the drift button if you want to drift towards the opposite direction, otherwise you would still continue to drift towards the same direction even if you steer away.

Running through boost pads

Boost pads are the blue circular pads on the track and sometimes above the track in Floating Objects mode. Once you drive over these pads, you get a speed boost plus your boost meter will also get a significant amount of charge. It’s worth to plan your course ahead to make sure that you pass by as many of these pads as possible.

Boost pads also charge up your meter even when you are in the middle of using your boost, effectively prolonging your boost time. You also don’t have to go through it right in the center to get the boost; even just touching the pad with one of your tires will get you the boost.

Using boost power-ups

When you pick up a power-up, there’s a chance that you will get the boost power up which looks like a blue lightning bolt. You can then press your power-up button to use it and immediately fill up your boost meter, or you can charge it up by holding on to the power-up button and get a boost that lasts longer. If you happen to have a full boost meter right before using the power-up, you will get a Double Boost meter that doubles the duration of your usual boost.

Hitting opponents with skills

Successfully hitting an opponent with a skill you used or deployed charges up your meter by almost half a charge, so hitting at least two enemies at once guarantees you an instant boost. This requires a bit more skill than the rest of the methods, but it pays off. Deploying skills that can be sent backwards can also help in making sure that your lead won’t be contested as easily.