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PowderKeg

Launchcoaster rond buskruit en Marvel Cave, met een persluchtlancering naar 53 mph en een lange rit door de bomen.

PowderKeg laat Silver Dollar City zijn mijnbouwverhaal combineren met een stevige lancering. De rit start in een kruitmolen vol nitro en schiet daarna het terrein in, waar bochten, floater hills en een forse drop de coaster langer en wilder maken dan de eerste blast doet vermoeden.

Normal 20 min
Average 28 min
Highest measurement 180 min Measured at 01-08 16:11
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
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RCDB

Coaster profile

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Classification

RCDB #1903
RCDB status Operating since April 8, 2005
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Steel
Design Sit Down
Scale Extreme
Categories Roller Coaster, Steel, Sit Down, Extreme
Opened April 8, 2005
RCDB status Operating
Track type Steel compressed-air launch coaster
Track length 3,506.0 ft (1,068.6 m) / 3,506.0 ft (1,068.6 m)
Height 98.0 ft (29.9 m) / 98.0 ft (29.9 m)
Drop 110.0 ft (33.5 m) / 110.0 ft (33.5 m)
Top speed 64.0 mph (103.0 km/h) / 64.0 mi (103.0 km)/h
Inversions 0
Duration 2:53
G-force 3.9
Launch 0 to 53.0 mph (85.3 km/h) in 2.8 seconds
Trains 3 trains, 4 cars per train, 16 riders per train
Capacity 1000 riders per hour
Builder S&S Worldwide
Designer Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Former name BuzzSaw Falls
Minimum height 48 in / 122 cm, or 42 in with a supervising companion
Location Hugos Hill Street

Tracks

Length 3,506.0 ft (1,068.6 m)
Height 98.0 ft (29.9 m)
Drop 110.0 ft (33.5 m)
Speed 64.0 mph (103.0 km/h)
Inversions 0
Ride duration 2:53

Trains

Arrangement 3 treinen met 4 wagens per trein; rijders zitten 2 naast elkaar in 2 rijen, samen 16 rijders per trein.
Trains 3
Cars per train 4
Rows per car 2
Riders per row 2
Riders per train 16
Capacity per hour 1,000

Location

PowderKeg ligt in Hugo's Hill Street en gebruikt Marvel Cave en de oude kruitproductie als verhaakader voor de lancering.

Notes

RCDB vermeldt 3506 ft baanlengte, 98 ft hoogte, 110 ft drop, 64 mph topsnelheid, 0 inversies, 2:53 ritduur en 1000 rijders per uur. RCDB bewaart de Liquid Coaster-erfenis van BuzzSaw Falls en noemt S&S Worldwide als bouwer van de ombouw.

Theming

Mijnbouw- en buskruitthema rond Marvel Cave, met de wachtrij en lancering als een ontploffende kruitmolen voordat de trein het bos in schiet.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now Closed
Normal 20 min
Average 28 min
Highest measurement 180 min Measured at 01-08 16:11
Measurements 1727
Outage measurements 350
Avg. outage duration 28 min
Often busy 22:00 120 min average
Often quiet 09:00 5 min average
Reliability High 7517 measurements, 15 hour blocks
Distribution

Boxplots

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

Wait times

1727 measurements

0 min 50 min 100 min 150 min 200 min
Min
5 min
Q1
10 min
Median
20 min
Q3
35 min
Max
180 min

Typical wait time: around 20 min.

It usually falls between 10 min and 35 min.

See more than 35 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

680 outages

0 min 100 min 200 min 300 min
Min
1 min
Q1
5 min
Median
15 min
Q3
31 min
Max
259 min

On average, an outage lasts about 15 min.

In three out of four cases, the attraction reopens within 31 min.

If it takes longer, expect extra waiting time.

Outages per day

114 days

0 4 8 12 16
Min
2
Q1
4
Median
6
Q3
8
Max
16

On days with outages, we see an average of 6 per day.

That usually falls between 4 and 8.

On quiet days it was 2, on busy days up to 16.

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 30 min 60 min 90 min 120 min 08:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00 23:00