Outlaw Run facts for kids
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| Silver Dollar City | |
| Location | Silver Dollar City |
| Park section | The Great Barn at Wilson's Farm |
| Coordinates | 36°40′05″N 93°20′24″W / 36.66806°N 93.34000°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | March 13, 2013 |
| Opening date | March 15, 2013 |
| Cost | US$10 million ($12.6 million in 2022 dollars ) |
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| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Rocky Mountain Construction |
| Designer | Alan Schilke |
| Model | Topper Track – Custom |
| Track layout | Terrain |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 107 ft (33 m) |
| Drop | 162 ft (49 m) |
| Length | 2,937 ft (895 m) |
| Speed | 68 mph (109 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 |
| Duration | 1:27 |
| Max vertical angle | 81° |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. |
 Must transfer from wheelchair |
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| Outlaw Run at RCDB | |
Outlaw Run is an exciting wooden roller coaster at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. It was the first wooden roller coaster ever built by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC). It was also the first wooden roller coaster to turn riders upside-down multiple times.
This amazing ride is 2,937-foot-long (895 m). It features three inversions, which means you go upside down three times! Outlaw Run can reach a top speed of 68 miles per hour (109 km/h). This makes it one of the fastest wooden roller coasters in the world. The first drop is 162-foot-tall (49 m) and super steep, at an 81-degree angle.
Outlaw Run first opened to the public on March 15, 2013. Many people think it is one of the best rides at Silver Dollar City.
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Creating the Outlaw Run Ride
Planning for a new ride at Silver Dollar City started in 2009. The park owners wanted a "world first" attraction. They hoped for a wooden roller coaster that could do a "double barrel roll". This is a special move where the train goes through a loop and a roll twice.
In 2011, Rocky Mountain Construction showed off their new steel roller coaster, New Texas Giant. This ride helped them get the job to build Outlaw Run. They were chosen because their ideas fit the park's space and budget best.
Announcing the New Attraction
Silver Dollar City began to tease the public about the new ride in 2011. They launched a special website for a new attraction opening in 2013. The website hinted that the ride would be about stagecoaches and the wild west.
On August 9, 2012, Silver Dollar City officially announced Outlaw Run. They shared that it would be the only wooden roller coaster with inversions. It would also have the steepest drop on a wooden roller coaster. The ride cost about $10 million to build.
Building the Coaster
The last piece of track for Outlaw Run was put in place on September 26, 2012. The ride had a special opening for a few people on March 13, 2013. It then opened to everyone two days later. Big celebrations for the opening happened in April.
Outlaw Run's Unique Features
Outlaw Run was the very first wooden roller coaster built by Rocky Mountain Construction. It is one of the fastest wooden coasters, hitting speeds of 68 miles per hour (109 km/h). During the 2,937-foot-long (895 m) ride, you will go upside down three times. This includes a double heartline roll.
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The park is in the Ozark Mountains. This hilly land helps make the ride exciting. A 107-foot-tall (33 m) lift hill leads to a huge 162 feet (49 m) first drop.
Special Track Design
The track is mostly made of layers of wood. But it also has a steel plate on top. This special track is called Topper Track. It helps make the ride smoother and needs less upkeep than regular wooden coasters.
Rocky Mountain Construction spent four years figuring out how to twist the wooden beams. This special twisting allows for more exciting moves on a wooden roller coaster.
Ride Vehicles and Theme
Outlaw Run has two trains. Each train holds twelve pairs of riders, sitting two by two. Riders must be at least 48 inches (122 cm) tall. You are held in your seat by a U-shaped lap bar.
The ride has a Western stagecoach theme. The station looks like a stagecoach depot. The story is that stagecoaches leave daily, but outlaws try to steal from the riders. You are like a law enforcement officer helping to stop the outlaws. Silver Dollar City makes sure the theme shows that the "good guys" always win!
The Thrilling Ride Experience
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Your train leaves the station and climbs the chain lift hill. Then, there's a small pre-drop before the big one! You plunge 162 feet (49 m) down at an 81-degree angle.
Next, the track banks over to 153 degrees in an outside banked turn. After a low curve, you go through a 100-foot-tall (30 m) double down. This is followed by a 70-foot-tall (21 m) double up.
The ride continues with a left turn into a "twist and turn" element. Then comes a "wave turn" that drops to the right. This leads into a small airtime hill called a high-speed float.
The last two inversions are heartline rolls. This means you spin around at about chest level. Finally, the train enters the brake run and returns to the station. The whole ride takes about 1 minute and 27 seconds.
Outlaw Run's World Records
When Outlaw Run first opened, it had the steepest drop for any wooden roller coaster in the world, at 81 degrees.
It was also the first wooden roller coaster to have multiple inversions. This means it was the first to turn riders upside down more than once. It was tied as the second fastest wooden roller coaster in the world, with a top speed of 68 miles per hour (109 km/h).
However, some of these records were broken in 2014 by another Rocky Mountain Construction coaster called Goliath at Six Flags Great America. But Outlaw Run still holds the record for the wooden roller coaster with the most inversions!
