In order to introduce all the rollercoasters of Six Flags Great Adventure, from now on every other time I’m going to have to focus on one of the slower less intense rollercoaster. But a bit of variance is always better, and I don’t want to cram them all at the end, because that spot is reserved for a brand new rollercoaster that’s going to open at the end of April. Therefore next on the list is the park’s first ever rollercoaster the Runaway Mine Train (picture below), which opened in 1974 . Kingda Ka, Rolling Thunder (white) and El Toro (under construction), which is up next week, can be seen in the background.
Runaway Mine Train’s height of 60 feet might not scare everyone, and its steepest incline is only 20 degrees, but it still manages to reach a top speed of 38 miles per hour. 2665 feet of steel track goes by in two minutes, including a stretch very close to the surface of a small lake (as seen in the picture). One mustn’t forget that usually the good side of such not-so-popular rides is that you might be able to ride it many times over without even exiting in between =).
Runaway Mine Train’s height of 60 feet might not scare everyone, and its steepest incline is only 20 degrees, but it still manages to reach a top speed of 38 miles per hour. 2665 feet of steel track goes by in two minutes, including a stretch very close to the surface of a small lake (as seen in the picture). One mustn’t forget that usually the good side of such not-so-popular rides is that you might be able to ride it many times over without even exiting in between =).
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