A mine train roller coaster is a steel roller coaster whose trains often depict a set of mine carts , with the forward-most car or portions of it sometimes resembling a small steam locomotive . Most mine train roller coasters are themed in the style of a mine , a Western scene, or simply a mountain range .
5-455: Excalibur was a mine train roller coaster at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas . Built by Arrow Dynamics , the ride opened in 1972 as Dexter Frebish's Electric Roller Ride, until the name was changed in 1980. At the time of its closure, it was the 2nd oldest roller coaster at the park after Serpent . After leaving the station, the ride would turn right, entering a tunnel that doubled as
10-442: A storage area for extra trains for the coaster. Riders would then enter the lift hill and would turn around before finally going through the first drop. The ride would then go through a banked left turn before going through a left downward helix. Riders would then turn left again before going down a slight drop and over a bunny hop. Another banked turn to the right would lead riders to another bunny hop followed by another banked drop to
15-497: The right. Finally, the coaster would enter the brake run, leading riders back into the station. At the end of the 1998 season, Excalibur was removed in order to be sent to Frontier City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Unfortunately, somewhere between the dismantling process and the shipping to Frontier City, the ride was damaged and would end up never being built at the park. The trains were eventually sent to Six Flags Over Texas and
20-594: The track for the ride was scrapped in 2005. The same year Excalibur was scrapped, Six Flags AstroWorld would shut down for good. Mine train roller coaster Traditional mine train roller coaster track elements include several banked turns and helices. There are sometimes level straightaway sections, but few large drops. Most include more than one lift hill. Often, a mine train roller coaster will make its way through trees, tunnels, rock formations, and over small bodies of water. Some feature scenes with animatronic figures. The first mine train roller coaster of its kind
25-462: Was Runaway Mine Train ( Run-A-Way Mine Train until 1995) at Six Flags Over Texas . Built by Arrow Development in 1966, Mine Train is the oldest roller coaster in the park. With Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland (built in 1959 also by Arrow), it is one of the first roller coasters with tubular steel tracks. Other notable mine train roller coasters are Colorado Adventure in Phantasialand ,
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