Runaway Mine Train is a steel

Steel roller coaster

A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world...

 roller coaster

Roller coaster

The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...

 at Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure is a theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corp., the world's largest amusement park corporation...

 in Jackson, NJ

Jackson Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,816 people, 14,176 households, and 11,269 families residing in the township. The population density was 427.9 people per square mile . There were 14,640 housing units at an average density of 146.3 per square mile...

 and at Six Flags over Texas

Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Over Texas is a major amusement park located in Arlington, Texas , east of Fort Worth and about west of Dallas. It is the oldest park of the Six Flags chain. The park opened on August 5, 1961 following just a year of construction and an initial investment of US$10 million by real estate...

 in Arlington, Texas. It was the park's first steel coaster, and was built by Arrow Dynamics

Arrow Dynamics

Arrow Dynamics was a roller coaster and amusement ride design company based in Clearfield, Utah, United States. In 2002, the company went bankrupt but was quickly bought by fellow amusement ride manufacturer S&S Power to form S&S Arrow. During its peak, Arrow Dynamics was responsible for some of...

. It opened with the park in 1974, and is one of four coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure aimed at families and younger children,
the others three being Skull Mountain

Skull Mountain

Skull Mountain is a steel enclosed roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ.-Ride experience:After ascending the 1st lift hill, the train travels around the front facade of the enclosure to ascend the second lift hill...

, The Dark Knight
 and Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train

Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train

Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. It is a smaller, family-oriented coaster...

.

The Ride

Immediately following the station, the train makes a small drop out of the station, giving it just enough momentum to make it to the lift hill. Once the train engages the lift hill, it is carried up to a height of 60 feet (18.3 m). At the top of the lift, the train enters a downwards double helix. Once the train leaves the double helix, riders are pulled through a bunny hop. Upon exiting the bunny hop, riders are pulled up a small slope, and then are pulled to the right into the mid course brake run to slow down the train. After being slowed down, riders are pulled down a banked curve into a ground helix. Riders are then pulled up another banked curve onto a flat section of track. This flat section was once a bunny hop, but it was re-profiled to the flat section that we see today shortly after the ride's construction was completed. The train then drops abruptly over the lake. Riders then are pulled over a bunny hop, dropping back to lake level. The train then makes a banked turn over the lake, and then pulls up a banked curve into the final brake run.

For the 2006 season, Runaway Mine Train's track was repainted with brighter colors and the trains were fitted with new individual lap-bar restraints. However, problems with these restraints caused several lengthy periods of downtime throughout the season due to malfunctions in the trains' locking systems.

External links

• Runaway Mine Train (official website)