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    Runaway Mine Train

    3.3 (7 reviews)

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    Brad W.

    A classic ride, which I am glad Six Flags has kept all these years. The park doesn't have many mid-level thrills like this.

    One of the first tubular steel coasters ever built!
    Eric S.

    It's hard to beat the original. That's right folks, this was the very first 'mine train' style roller coaster in history, and it debuted here at SFOT back in 1966. In fact, it's one of the first tubular steel coasters worldwide, and its existence helped to usher in a new era of thrill machines. What makes a mine train coaster unique is its length, measured not in feet of track, but rather ride duration (as in seconds on the clock). Most offer relatively milder thrills in comparison to their 200ft/80mph brethren, but can still run upwards of 3 minutes, which is quite long by roller coaster standards. Several top out at only 50ft in height and rarely surpass 30 or 40mph, yet often times the rough-and-tumble ride can still leave you pleasantly surprised and/or battered & bruised. SFOT's Runaway Mine Train has three separate lift hills (multiple chain lifts are yet another distinct feature of these types of rides) and some mining-themed objects dispersed throughout the course. There are also several tunnels, the last of which dives underneath a small lake. This is an ACE (American Coaster Enthusiast) landmark, and rightly so! The sign in the entrance queue states this [see attached] and they're even given a nice shout-out following the 3rd lift hill, where the train passes through the 'Ace' Saloon and Hotel, which is not a coincidence. Because this ride--like many mine trains across the world--rely heavily on the terrain and low-to-the-ground maneuvers to deliver thrills, the coaster closes when the area experiences flooding or high water levels. Apart from that, the ride crews keep it running constantly and wait times are negligibly small. So while this may not be the fastest, longest or scariest ride around, its role in roller coaster history cannot be argued, and it's perfect for families and young'uns getting their coaster ridin' training wheels. Yeehaw!

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    Six Flags Hurricane Harbor

    2.3
    (233 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    We had a great time at Hurricane Harbor. The park was clean, the rides were fun, and the staff was…read morefriendly. It was a great place to cool off and spend the day with family. We will definitely be back.

    We were there 4 hrs got on 2 rides!!!! SEVERELY OVERPACKED!!!! AWFUL! Fire marshal or someone needs…read moreto check their occupy. Nothing like when I was a kid! Line to get in even with online tickets is stupidly long, can't find lockers, the lockers card readers don't work, every little kid HAS TO wear a life jacket (which they DO NOT have enough of so they are wearing oversized ones) regardless if they can swim or with a parent by their side, EVERYTHING is fenced off so NOTHING is easily accessible so takes FOREVER to get to anything including the wave pool lazy river & kiddy area (new kid area is very nice.) We also got scammed out of our souvenir cup bc they want u to scan in one line then get in another line to get a cup & another to get a drink. We were just trying to LEAVE! Then as we're leaving my husband, not thinking, used his vape & this CUNT of a lady came up said "u cant vape in here" then snatched it out of his hand as I'm saying "we're literally about to walk out the gate." Oh & since this scammy ass place can't post it it's $35 for general parking, $50 for priority & extra $15 for accessible. BS!!! Too expensive for this experience!! $300 wasted! Thanks Hurricane Harbor

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    Fright Fest: Six Flags

    2.3
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    0.2 mi

    Super fun Lots of rides and snacks rides felt safe and fun location is great Went on the…read morerides fast haunted houses were great some scary some not I loved every moment

    I been to fright fest for three times this year as I took a break from gaming for 5 weeks and need…read moresomething to fill in the time. With the new season pass and I got the all park passport one, you get a free flash pass per one ride and one Halloween band which you can access all of the Haunted Houses. I ended up doing 4 out of 8 houses. My advice is to do them early as the lines are short and did not wait for no longer than 15 minutes or wait till park closes. The haunted houses are alright. I am not into being scared, but decided to try them out as the lines were not long and I was curious to see if $50 dollars was even worth it. I would say it is not. I would say Cedar Fair parks do a better job at this, but when going through this there was a little scare here and there, but sort of glad it was not. I just wanted to see the thing. The park does get extremely crowded especially during Fright Fest so be prepared to wait in line. The good news is most of the rides are opened even the water rides. I rode the log ride late at night as the lines are very short like 15 minutes at most as some of the rides can be 1-2 hours. The food lines can be ridiculous too. I finally tried out the mobile online ordering for the first time and it was a disaster. I waited an hour to get my food and I saw others that waited in line and order get their food way faster. I did also the kiosk to order, but somehow it takes quite a bit 30 minutes and figuring out how to use your dining plan can be tricky and not obvious as it took me awhile to figure it out. I tried this out at Johnny Rocket's and JB BBQ and had the same experience. I did see their haunted show and it was alright, just a bunch of singing and dancing, but it was good place to relax. I had a good time overall and I did stay from opening to closing and time flew by quickly so I had no issues. I wanted to take a picture of the Looney Tunes characters, but I could not find them in their usual spot.

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