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 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.
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