Silver Dollar City Unveils New Wooden Roller Coaster, "Outlaw Run"

By Nancy Simpson

CREATED Aug. 9, 2012

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  • Outlaw Run takes the classic wood coaster to a place it’s never been before by applying modern technology and techniques to traditional wood coaster building methods. The ground-breaking coaster will open in Spring 2013.

  • Out of the woods emerges Silver Dollar City’s boldest ride yet, Outlaw Run. A 10-story lift brings riders to a more than 16-story drop.

  • Can’t be afraid of heights to ride the world’s steepest wood coaster with a first drop of 162 feet at 81 degrees – nearly vertical. Outlaw Run reaches a top speed of 68 miles per hour, the second fastest wood coaster in the world.

  • The view from down below on Outlaw Run.

  • Outlaw Run takes the classic wood coaster to a place it’s never been before by applying modern technology and techniques to traditional wood coaster building methods. It is the only wood coaster to twist upside down, with a record-breaking three inversions, including a 720-degree double barrel roll.

  • Outlaw Run is the only wood coaster with a 153-degree outside banked turn.

  • With thrilling twists and rolling inversions, riders will soar through nine locations where they will experience “airtime” or weightlessness. Outlaw Run is the only wood coaster with a 153-degree outside banked turn.

  • Unparalleled views of the beautiful Ozarks are visible from atop Outlaw Run.

Silver Dollar City is unveiling it's new wooden roller coaster.

The $10 million dollar ride is called 'Outlaw Run'. It has the world's steepest fall for a wooden coaster, with a 16 story, nearly vertical, drop.

KTTS News asked Cory Roebuck, Director of Operations with Silver Dollar City,  where this roller coaster is located on the property and how they've kept it hidden.

"If you walk past our giant swing, that's going to be the entrance to this.   It sits on about six acres and has been hard for us to hide.  But, if you've rode our stream train anytime recently, you may have seen certain elements of it.  We've actually tried to cover it with a 100 foot long, 30 foot high banner that's being dropped today."

It's the second fastest wooden coaster in the world. It'll be ready to ride in 2013.

From a press release...


SilverDollarCity2013.com

SILVER DOLLAR CITY PRESENTS:

OUTLAW RUN

The World’s Most Daring Wood Coaster

The Only Wood Coaster To Go Upside Down
Blazes Through America’s Heartland in Spring 2013

Silver Dollar City presents its biggest investment in a single ride in
the past decade. The new $10 million ride sends passengers soaring
through the Ozark Mountains on a ground-breaking wood coaster.

FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND RIDE!

• World’s Steepest Drop on a Wood Coaster!
o More than 16 stories, 162-foot drop and 81 degrees, nearly vertical
• World’s Only Wood Coaster to Twist Upside Down!
o A record-breaking three inversions including a 720-degree (double)
barrel roll… that’s 360 degrees twice in a row!
• Second Fastest Wood Coaster in the World!
o Top speed of 68 mph, world’s fastest wood coaster on steel wheels

DARING RIDE FEATURES

• 107-ft lift utilizes the natural hillside to create a 162-ft. drop – 10-story
lift goes into a 16-story first drop
• Custom-designed “stagecoach” trains take riders on a journey of
unexpected drops, thrilling twists and rolling inversions
• Riders soar through nine locations where they will experience “airtime”
or weightlessness.

A THEMED ADVENTURE

• Travel beyond the safe haven of the 1880s Silver Dollar City to a place
where adventure is waiting and outlaws may lurk…
• Passengers setting out with a brave new dream board the Western Missouri
Stagecoach Company where a wild chase could ensue!