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Fire In The Hole is a steel enclosed roller coaster located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, USA. The ride has a long electrically powered incline through several different animatronic scenes. This is then followed by a series of three drops with powered sections in between. While the powered sections are typical of a powered roller coaster and/or dark ride, it is three drops that allow this ride to be considered a roller coaster. Fire In The Hole was the first roller coaster in Silver Dollar City.
At some point, the ride was shortened. It was originally around 1,800 feet long.[2]
History
On February 13, 2023, Silver Dollar City announced the closure of Fire In The Hole, which will close at the end of the 2023 season.[3]
Theme
The attraction depicts the burning and pillaging of an Ozark village during the 1880s by the Bald Knobbers vigilantes.[4]
Trains
2 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows, for a total of 16 riders per train.
Incidents
On April 30, 1972, a day after opening, a 67-year-old was hospitalized after falling from the ride. She suffered from fractures to her nose and right arm.[1]
In July 1980, a 23-year-old man was killed after being struck in the head when the train was being switched into the service area. Other passengers experienced minor injuries.[5]
Images
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The loading station
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Injured on Silver Dollar City Ride". The Kansas City Times. May 2, 1972. p. 13. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mahnken, Don (January 17, 1972). "Ride in the Works Two Years Readied at Silver Dollar City". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 11. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ↑ Collingwood, Ryan (2023-02-13). "Silver Dollar City announces final season of iconic Fire in the Hole". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ↑ "Silver Dollar City Plans Big Season Starting April 29". The Kansas City Star. April 9, 1972. p. 181. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ↑ Roller coaster rider is killed - The Free Lance-Star
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