Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness

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Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness

Silver Dollar City Location Branson, Missouri, USA Status Operating since April 8, 2005 Cost $10,000,000 Height restriction 42 inches Replaced BuzzSaw Falls
Statistics
Manufacturer	S&S Worldwide
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel - Launched
Riders per train	16
Propulsion	Compressed air launch, Chain Lift Hill
Height	98 feet
Drop	110 feet
Top speed	64 mph
Length	3506 feet
Inversions	0
Duration	2:53
G-Force	3.9
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Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness is an S&S Worldwide steel launched roller coaster located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, USA.

History

When constructed, this roller coaster was a water roller coaster from Premier Rides called BuzzSaw Falls. It originally opened in 1999. During the 2003 season, the ride closed down, and construction on Powder Keg started. This conversion saw the ride converted from a water coaster to a launched coaster. On April 8, 2005, the ride reopened as Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness. Powder Keg launches riders from 0-53 mph in 2.8 seconds. Part of the track from BuzzSaw Falls is still on Powder Keg.

Design

Elements
Slide track Compressed air launch from 0-53 mph in 2.8 seconds Hill Chain lift hill Helix

The ride starts where the train slowly leaves the station. Then, the track moves to the left. The train is then placed into position, and it launches. It then goes up an airtime hill, and is then dropped again, being put into another hill. It then turns, using the track left from BuzzSaw Falls, and then enters the chain lift hill. It gets lifted and then has a pre-drop, turns, and does the final drop. Entering a helix then into the brake run.

Trains

3 trains with 4 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per train.

Images

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  Scenaric track

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  The train entering the helix

External links

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  Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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