Specific Type: Mine Train
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The Canyon Blaster started its life in 1972 at a new park in Nashville, Tennessee. The ride was designed and manufactured by Arrow Dynamics for the new Opryland USA. The ride operated as the Rock n’ Roller Coaster until Opryland USA closed in 1997. After the closure of the park, Six Flags purchased the roller coasters, dismantled them, and moved them a piece of ground in Thorton, Indiana that once held an amusement park. The rides sat dismantled and rusting until Six Flags sold the ground in 2003. The Rock n’ Roller Coaster got a second chance at life and was moved to Great Escape in Lake George, New York. In the winter of 2002/2003, the ride received a new coat of red paint and construction started to bring this coaster back to life. Throughout the winter, the red and tan structure rose above the ground until the structure was totally finished. The final station construction was wrapped up in June andCanyon Blaster opened to the public on June 7, 2003. The blue and white mine train cars navigate 2000 feet of red track in two minutes and thirty seconds.
Riders board one of the two Arrow mine trains and secure the lap bars. The train makes its way out of the station and drifts down a straight stretch of track to a 180-degree turn. The train rounds the turn and engages on the first of the two lift hills in the ride. The train is carried a short distance to the summit and disengages from the chain. The track dips and the trains round a turn. Next, the train plunges down a downward-banked turn. The train levels out below ground level and then flies threw a short stretch of straight track. The train goes up a small hill into another 180-degree turn. At the exit of the turn, the train hooks onto the second lift hill. The train is carried to the top of the 56-foot summit and then the fun starts. The track dips before the train enters the downward double helix. The train goes faster and faster as it makes it’s way through the helix and towards the ground. The train finally reaches the bottom and crests the hill that leads to the final brake run. The mine train is then slowly coasted back into the station ending a great ride on yet another coaster given a second chance at life. |
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