---
title: "California Screamin’"
description: "My favorite was a ride in the front seat of a rollercoaster called California Screamin’. Sure, I’m stuck at my desk today, but for a couple minutes I was vicariously lurching and leaning in Disneyland."
date: "2004-08-12"
authors:
  - name: "Susannah Fox"
    job_title: "Former Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/susannah-fox/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2004/08/12/california-screamin/"
categories:
  - "Internet Connectivity"
  - "Technology Adoption"
---

# California Screamin’

55% of adult Internet users – or 34% of all American adults – have a high-speed connection at home or at work. Home broadband adoption has spiked 60% in the past year. (See [”Broadband Penetration on the Upswing”](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/pdfs/PIP_Broadband04.DataMemo.pdf))

Although only 4% of people who made the switch to broadband at home cited entertainment as the primary motivation, they may change their minds after seeing what [Discovery.com](http://www.discovery.com) is doing these days in their dedicated [broadband section](http://media.highspeed.discovery.com/index.html). My favorite was a ride in the front seat of a rollercoaster called California Screamin’. Sure, I’m stuck at my desk today, but for a couple minutes I was vicariously lurching and leaning in Disneyland.