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Silver Dollar City · Operating · 2024
Fire in the Hole
50 ft · 40 mph
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A major indoor-outdoor family coaster relaunch with show scenes, launches, and a burning town finale in Fireman's Landing.
Specifications
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Ride profile
Scaled against Silver Dollar City's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
50 ft
#5 of 6 at Silver Dollar City
Ride experience
- Dark ride
- Launch
- Family
- Steel
Specs from silverdollarcity.com
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Launched coasters
Motors or hydraulics replace or supplement the lift hill for rapid acceleration.
Mine train coasters
Smaller trains, winding layouts, and family-friendly pacing — often themed as mining adventures.
Flywheel launches
Store energy in a spinning mass, then dump it into the train in one burst — classic hydraulic acceleration feel.
How launches work
LIM, LSM, hydraulic — different ways to shove a train from rest to serious speed.
History
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Timeline
2024
Fire in the Hole reopens as coaster
Major reimagining of the classic 1972 dark ride.
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Sources & official links
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- Silver Dollar City — official sitesilverdollarcity.com(opens in a new tab)
- Silver Dollar City on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcesilverdollarcity.com(opens in a new tab)
- Mack Rides — manufacturermack-rides.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hero photo (See Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Official POV — Official park YouTubeWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)