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Magic Springs · Operating · 2002

Big Bad John

Arrow mine-train family coaster through themed terrain — Arkansas storytelling for guests easing into the park's bigger steel.

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Arrow mine-train family coaster through themed terrain — Arkansas storytelling for guests easing into the park's bigger steel.

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Ride profile

Scaled against Magic Springs's operating coasters

Steel

Inversions

None

#3 of 4 at Magic Springs

InversionsNone

Ride experience

  • Mine train
  • Steel

Specs from magicsprings.com

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Mine train coasters

Smaller trains, winding layouts, and family-friendly pacing — often themed as mining adventures.

Coaster wheels explained

Road wheels, guide wheels, and upstop wheels — three sets that keep the train on track.

Dive coasters

A held moment on a vertical edge, then a steep release — signature B&M dive machines.

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No floor panel under your feet — open views and a different sense of exposure.

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