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Runaway Mine Train

Runaway Mine Train is Katanga Canyon's Mack powered coaster, with 1,000 feet of track and a top speed of 22.4 mph.

Runaway Mine Train is an energetic family coaster that tears through Katanga Canyon like a mine train. Because the train is powered, the ride feels more like a nonstop dash through twists and tunnels than a classic lift-hill coaster.

Normal 20 min
Average 21 min
Highest measurement 60 min Measured at 14-07 15:03
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
Photos
RCDB

Coaster profile

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Classification

RCDB #800
RCDB status operating since March 21, 1992
Classification Powered Coaster
Track type steel
Design Sit Down
Scale Family
Layout Powered Coaster
Categories Powered Coaster, Steel, Sit Down, Family
Restraints Lap bar
Unaccompanied minimum 130 cm
G-force 2.4G
Cost 3000000 GBP

Tracks

Length 1,000.0 ft (304.8 m)
Height 36.1 ft (11.0 m)
Speed 22.4 mph (36.1 km/h)
Inversions 0
Ride duration 1:50

Trains

Arrangement 1 trein met 12 wagens; rijders zitten 2 naast elkaar in 2 rijen, samen 48 rijders per trein.
Trains 1
Cars per train 12
Rows per car 2
Riders per row 2
Riders per train 48
Capacity per hour 1,062

Location

Runaway Mine Train sits in Katanga Canyon and runs alongside Congo River Rapids, including a short tunnel section in the same adventure-filled setting.

Notes

RCDB lists a Mack Powered Coaster / Custom with 1,000 feet of track, a top speed of 22.4 mph, 0 inversions, a 1:50 ride time and a 12-car train for 48 riders. Alton Towers sets the minimum at 3 ft 7 in, while riding without an adult requires 4 ft 3 in.

Theming

A Katanga Canyon attraction with a mine-train expedition theme, right next to Congo River Rapids and wrapped in the same tunnel-heavy atmosphere.

Location

Runaway Mine Train sits in Katanga Canyon, sharing its adventurous mine-and-river setting with Congo River Rapids.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now Closed
Normal 20 min
Average 21 min
Highest measurement 60 min Measured at 14-07 15:03
Measurements 1307
Outage measurements 0
Avg. outage duration -
Often busy 12:00 30 min average
Often quiet 10:00 5 min average
Reliability High 1384 measurements, 8 hour blocks
Distribution

Boxplots

Spread of wait times, outage duration, and the number of outages per day based on available historical data.

Wait times

1307 measurements

0 min 15 min 30 min 45 min 60 min
Min
5 min
Q1
10 min
Median
20 min
Q3
30 min
Max
60 min

Typical wait time: around 20 min.

It usually falls between 10 min and 30 min.

See more than 30 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 10 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

Not enough data yet for a boxplot.

This attraction has not reported any outages to us yet. We cannot say anything meaningful about it here.

Outages per day

Not enough data yet for a boxplot.

This attraction has not reported any outages to us yet. We cannot say anything meaningful about it here.

Historical

Wait-time build-up

Today compared with historical wait times by hour.

Today Expected Historical
Horizontal axis hours, vertical axis queue minutes. 0 min 10 min 20 min 30 min 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00