Powder Keg ~ Silver Dollar City
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brwhiz
N 36° 40.177 W 093° 20.507
15S E 469458 N 4058277
Powder Keg is one of five roller coasters at Silver Dollar City west of Branson, Missouri. A sixth coaster is under construction with a scheduled opening date in 2013.
Waymark Code: WMEJTP
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2012
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From the Park website:
"Launch from 0 to 53 miles per hour in just 2.8 seconds! PowderKeg® combines the shocking speed of the compressed air-launch with spiraling turns, negative gravitational or "G" forces, and "floater" hills at speeds up to 64 miles per hour! After the initial blast of speed, and 110-foot drop, riders soar through the trees over six acres on 3,500 feet of track for a truly wild ride experience.
"PowderKeg salutes the miners who worked in the great Marvel Cave, which is located below the theme park. In the late 1880s, tons of nitrogen-rich bat guano were hauled out of the cave, and transported to powder mills across the country for the production of valuable black powder. PowderKeg begins in one of these powder mills, amid barrels of nitro that rock, tip and explode, blasting riders into the wilderness!"
An occasional errant explosion destrous part of the ride as can be seen brom the torn section of track and the coaster train that has crashed on top of the ride loading building.