Weekend Trip, Price was Good for the rides No Wait Time - Morning Ride was super fun, you control your speed read more

Mineshaft Coaster - Amusement Parks Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Upside Longer than expected. At least 2 times up. The ride is fast and it was nice to be able to control your speed Downside Wait can be long during bus times. We wait about 1,5 hours Recommendation If you are with at least 2 people, I would recommend for 1 person to wait in line while the other person buys a ticket read more

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Such a fun and unique experience! We visited as 2 adults with no children, it was about $20 for one ride, but there were two tracks you get to experience. The staff did a great job of spacing everyone out on the track to prevent crowding or bumping. There is an option to ride random, two together, or individually. They have a large parking lot and lockers available to secure any bags or loose items such as sun glasses and cell phones. Highly recommend! *Arrive close to opening to avoid long lines and crowds especially on weekends. read more

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Amazing experience. Seeing my kids go down the ride was fun. Came here with my family and had a blast. Angie really made it a unique experience she was hilarious and also very helpful with all my questions. Thank you Angie for your help read more

My fiancé and I love Alpine Coasters, so when we travel and find one within 2 hours, we check it out! Recently we were staying in Joshua Tree and learned of Mineshaft Coaster in Big Bear. After we finished work, we drove about an hour and a half and made it just before closing time. We signed the waiver, and made it quickly to our coaster carts. Safety checks and instructions were given and we were off! This one was one of my favorites because there are actually 2 runs. I wish we would have had more time to ride again but all in all it was a wonderful experience. read more

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I wanted to start off by saying that the experience was really fun and beautiful to see! My family and I got to experience the mineshaft coaster with snow and as a Californian you know we LOVE snow. (Hahah) $20 per ride/per person & $10 for "small child". Although I think, for the amount of years that they've been running, they can do a lot of things to make the process of signing waivers, and buying tickets a lot smoother. If this is your first time, you probably wouldn't even know what each line is for what because they have no signs, or no staff, directing or answering questions outside. The little shed to the right of the ride entrance is to sign a liability waiver; we waited 30 minutes for that. Luckily, I had a bigger party, and I was able to send my mom and sister to wait in line while my dad and I went into a separate line to purchase the ticket. So, remember when coming that you have to purchase your ticket in a separate line, and once you have your ticket, enter into the ride line. We waited 1 hour to get our tickets and onto the ride. Until they find a different system to purchase tickets and sign waivers...just be aware that you'll be waiting in line for a bit. Side note: They also need to do some thing about the start of the ride. In order to sort of be pushed up to the first hill, the cart behind you must ram into you at full speed. My shoulder hurt the rest of the day, yikes. read more

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Anthony and Levi were amazing workers. Both were in a happy positive mood and helped my group of 5 set sail smoothly in this rollercoaster. Offered my friend a hair tie. No flaws with these workers. thank you Anthony and Levi. read more

Get ready to spend some serious cash. The mineshaft coaster was super fun but for $20 each ride or $30 for double riders .. sure adds up! Kids also enjoyed the alpine slide (ski lift to the top was cool!). The track for the go-cart was small but you get a lot of time ~5 minutes of driving. Food from the concession stand was decent. Come early in the morning, because by noon, it got CROWDED! read more

EXPENSIVE! We easily spent $500+ dollars there as a family of 5. The customer service was terrible! I won't be going to this place ever again. read more

Yes had a lot of fun. Would say staff are more interested in their cellphones and talking then assisting with safety. For sure signing away any liability without safety precautions. I also had a picture of staff just standing around talking and on their phones but I won't post that. Just disappointed in lack of direction. Easy to wait in the wrong lines by accident. read more

If you're from out of town and visiting and want to do a quick little amusement ride, this is the place to go. This was a cool ride, we tried in last week. It's like $20 per person and it's like a 1 mile long. The length surprised me, takes around 10 mins to finish. I will visit here again. read more

Writing this review to say that Big A deserves a Big Raise. After a line that we thought would never end he brought our vibes back up entirely and almost made us forget the hell we had just gone through waiting in line for what felt like an eternity. Basically he's really awesome and felt like family right off the bat so I hope he can get paid a lot of money because he deserves it. read more

Mineshaft Coaster - a little boy - Amusement Parks Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Pros: *Not as scary as expected *$20 for one adult ride *Little/no wait time *Instructions clear Cons: *Not so friendly staff *Pay extra for getting pictures/videos & can't record with your phone read more

Mineshaft Coaster - Amusement Parks Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

This was my first time trying it out and believe me or not it's worth money spent, $20 per person there is a weight capacity 350 if u ride together. It does get full so I highly recommend going early in the morning 9am they open at 10am but they allow u to get started on the consent form on the iPad and start lining up. I do recommend wearing gloves it does get cold, thy also do show u how to use the coaster u can always break on your on if not then u can go as fast as it goes it does get scary so hang on tight. Wo read more

For 20 bucks this was fun Came on a weekend and it's true that it gets busy, but if get there before 11am the lines are pretty good. Definitely something to check out when you're in the area! read more

This was so much fun! It was our first time visiting and we definitely had a blast. Lines to get on were not bad at all and prices were decent. We will visit next time in town as my son and I enjoyed the ride. I recommend to visit and enjoy the time there. read more

Mineshaft Coaster - Amusement Parks Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

So much fun!! You have to sign a waiver before any activities and each ride is a separate ticket. read more

Mineshaft Coaster - The view from top of the bobsled ride. - Amusement Parks Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Fun but i ended up bruised from the coaster and the coaster feels too expensive. $20 per adult $10 per kid. So our family of 3 is $50 for one ride. Not counting the other things available. The ride is about 10 minutes long. Young kids must have an adult with them. Would i do this again? No. Will my son, yes but when he is old enough to do it alone . You can also pay $15 more for pictures and video of the coaster read more

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Love this place, love the rides, service is amazing, staff are super friendly, will definitely visit again

Pros: * So much fun * Faster & scarier than expected * Great experience * Nice Staff Cons: * Seemed pricy for 1 ride ($20 for single adult ride) Extra: * Lots of Parking * Very busy for a Wednesday * Snack bar was great read more

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No parking, long lines for waivers. Longer lines for rides. Wanna ride a mediocre alpine coaster - it will cost your family of 5, $80 for the one ride. In the dining hall and bathrooms there are more long lines; certainly too long for the quality of the facilities. Disneyland lines and prices but without the magic and smiles. I recommend passing this one up - there's probably no parking anyways. read more

I'd been wanting to ride one of these types of alpine coasters ever since I saw the youtube videos of the Dragon's Tail coaster in Labadee, Haiti and others like it in Europe (including some crazy dude's homemade one in his backyard). Mineshaft Coaster didn't disappoint. My whole family (including our 10 and 13 year old kiddos) had a blast. This is a great addition to the area and our first time actually stopping at the 'Alpine Slide' complex even though we've driven by hundreds of times. On a Sunday afternoon when everyone is leaving the mountain, we experienced a pretty short, maybe 10 minute wait. I'd definitely recommend timing your arrival strategically because we saw a pretty long line on Saturday afternoon when we first arrived in Big Bear. $20 for one ride seems a little steep but it was a great, fun experience and yeah, we got suckered in to buy two vids of the kids' rides at $14.99/eac h. The kids are only young once, right? No pushy sales people trying to get you to buy the vids, just do-it-yourself computer screens at the end of the ride and the they're emailed to you immediately. The videos are a nice edited compilation with some aerial stock footage spliced in with the kids' runs. I don't think I'd pay more than $15 for it but I'm glad we have the keepsakes. I thought the ride only went up the hill once but it actually takes you up twice, once on the left side of the hill and once on the right. The second half of the ride definitely seemed faster and more thrilling but, like I said, the whole thing is a blast. I'd say the ride is maybe 5-7 minutes long. I was a little worried that my 10-year old son in front of me wouldn't go fast enough and that I'd have to slow down but I only had to once. Speaking of the controls...they're super easy. Push forward to go; pull back to slow down. Highly recommend this great, fun experience. And now I want to build one in my backyard! read more

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Everything was fine and fun expect the older blond lady w glasses who works the ticket window, she was crazy rude to us the moment we came up to the window for no reason. W/o her 5/5. read more

It's a great experience, but I have to say don't hype yourself too much based on similar social media posts. It's fast and fun but it's not as thrilling as a rollercoaster. Kids will decently enjoy. read more

From the girls in the waiver kiosk to the older woman behind the counter in the mineshaft coaster ticket area they were all so rude. This wasn't a day with tons of people but even as I watched the other staff members talk to other people in the area they were all rude acting like people were dumb for asking questions or not knowing where certain things were. read more

On a mission to find snow, but we barely found some. Luckily, we did find a roller coaster! First have one of your friends start waiting in line it's a long one. Then take turns to go sign the waiver, Get a zip tag to show proof that you signed it. Then go to the left line by the tickets. Make sure someone stays in line . Unfortunately, I listen to the rules the cashier told me after I bought the tickets. She let me know I had to put away our purse phone and fanny packs in the car. Which made this line so much longer! After looking around, noticing that everybody had their phone, I walked to the car and got my phone again . Attention management this would've been so much better if you would've at least put a little bit of music on. Aside that getting on the ride,was so much ! They gave me a rubber band to tie my hair up, which was really helpful. The bilingual white boy gives you instructions . Very well I might add ! Major props on Spanish! . Push down to go forward and pull back if you wanna stop. So I didn't use my brakes at all. So much fun by the time we got on the ride it was dark. Definitely a fun experience at a price range of $20/$14 if you want to purchase the video of your ride. I really love this ! read more

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The coaster was very fast, and fun to ride. Nice lateral g forces and good pops of airtime. Employees were nice, and coaster was very fun and long. Perfect! read more

A lot of fun in one place. You can tube all day , ride the small roller coaster, bon sled down the mountain, go cart race and a short zip line machine not your traditional zip line. It was a nice break from skiing and gave the kids something else to do. They have a small snack bar and an arcade. Very mountain indoor outdoor feel for the snack bar. You have to buy tickets in different places for the rides not in one place. read more

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Great ride in a fun location. However it was too expensive. It cost $60 for a family of 4 to ride the coaster 1 time. It doesn't make sense to charge $20 dollar for an adult rider and then $10 more for the child to sit with the adult. Of course the kids loved it and wanted to ride again but we had to say no. We did 2 other attractions (water slide& toboggan) both were fun, but again the expense kept us from sticking around and trying all the attractions and we likely won't go again. read more

Very fun ride. I was not expecting the ride to be so long which was a nice surprise. Riding through the woods of Big Bear was exhilarating and highly entertaining. The price is a little high $20 per ride, but it's worth it. read more

You will be waiting for a long time if you go on the weekends. We came here on a Sunday morning. Finding parking was like going to war. It was packed with cars until we got lucky and found a spot. We decided to do the roller coaster ride. First, we had to line up for a good 40 minutes to sign the waiver. Then, we went to a separate line to buy the ride tickets which was $20 a person. We then lined up at a 3rd place for the actual ride. We probably spent 2 hours altogether for 1 ride. It was not worth it in my opinion. Either come during off hours or later in the day. read more

The prices are very fair, the lines not too bad . Very cool place to spend three four hours . It cost between 10 to 20 dollars per game. The mini golf car are cool. Highly recommended!! read more

Mineshaft Coaster - Amusement Parks Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

I went here with my family to have fun. We frst went on to see the lake and then we head on to Alpine Slide at Big Bear. There you will see different rides oir things to do like Snow Play, Tubing, and the new Mineshaft Coaster. In order to get to the Mineshaft coaster, you furst head on the the long line where you will sign up for the WAIVER. The waiver releases the Alpine slide owner/operator responsibility if anything goes wrong. If you are lucky enough you will most likely be on the line fir a short period of time. If not you will be waiting forat least 30-45 minutes. That's just for the waiver. When you are dine then you gead on to the other line to get on the ride. Again, if you have a lot ofnpatience waiting in line then it's a good andfun ride to try. You are already there so might as well enjoy what you cane for. read more

The answer is yes, you should try the Mineshaft Coaster, it's fun! I'm a coaster enthusiast and this scared the crap out of me but also caused me to laugh hysterically. Cost was $20 for adults, I went on a Saturday morning in May and there was no line and the town in general was D-E-D, dead! There's a lift that takes you up to the top and drops you off to a bunch of tight twists and turns. The cost includes 2 rides around the track. There's not much to do here but ski or snowboard but this coaster is a nice diversion for adults and kids! read more

This place was a joke. $45 dollars pp for a small tubing hill, then a ridiculous amount for any of the other rides/slides. They made my 4 year old buy an adult ticket because she was exactly 42 inches and the workers were extremely rude to us when we asked if they could make an exception since we had already bought tickets and she was exactly on the 42 inch line. I can't believe this place is reviewed as well as it is. Won't be going back. read more

FUN OVERPRICED ROLLER COASTER. A one mile 10 minute ride with two main drops and several scary twists and turns. This is not a train style coaster. Rather you sit in your own car. They let you control the speed with a "dead mans" style break you need to force push forward to go. Release it slowly and and you will slow If you let go completely, you will stop. A good portion of the 10 minutes is taken up by the chain pull to the top of the two drops. The breaks do not engage when climbing to the top of the drops. Each car has a camera that points at the rider. After your ride you can view a preview of the video made by this camera. It is only a few seconds of it. You can have the entire video sent to your email address for $14.00. Which is excessive considering you just paid $20.00 for your ride. Yeah. TWENTY DOLLARS! All told, the ride itself was fun. The views are spectacular from the hill. So. Is it worth 20 bucks? You will have to decide for yourself. I give the Mine Shaft coaster a healthy four stars. I am deducting one for the excessive cost. Excelsior! read more

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fun aside, customer service is terrible! went there this morning and they remembered to tell us we need to put our backpack in a locker or back in the car but they couldn't bother advising us to take off our beanies since they might fall and how convenient that if you lose an item, you have to pay $20 to retrieve it. unbelievable. as if riding the coaster as a family of 4 is not expensive enough. Oh yeah, and you only get your item the next morning, so we have to go back and hope they found it read more

The Mineshaft Coaster was super fun, definitely a must do on your trip to Big Bear. Price is a little much and its only for one ride. But worth the experience. My only issue was they cant guarantee the photos/video will work, so you might not get any of it and they wont give you a discount if its not working. read more

If you decide to buy the video be forewarned - they don't give you video of the entire ride. Instead they give you their own edited version with their music and clips of certain parts of the ride read more

First time visiting Big bear, we had to stop here and check it out. The first day we drove by it looked very busy so we decided to go the next day right when they open. We had a great time, the prices are not bad, they move quickly. I only did the coaster but they have more stuff to do. read more