35 feet tall, 2,485 feet of track, and special in every way. I’m of course talking about the Runaway Mine Train. Opened in July of 1966 and located at Six Flags Over Texas, this family coaster was the first mine...
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Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Testing at Magic Kingdom
Yesterday, Imagineers and Design & Engineering at Walt Diseny World’s Magic Kingdom marked a milestone in the construction of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train as the coaster completed its first complete test run. Last week, the coaster completed its first push/pull...
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This week’s “A-Z Coaster of the Week” is none other than Big Bad John at Magic Springs. The mine train coaster’s history is more complex than you may realize. Big Bad John originally opened at Six Flags St. Louis in 1971...
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