Runaway Mine Train

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Flamingo Land
Circulator
Corkscrew
Dragon Coaster
Kumali
Little Monsters
Spooky Exploratorium
The Lost River
Navigator
Runaway Mine Train
Tidal Wave
Velocity
Voodoo
Wagon Wheel
Wild Mouse
Zoo Monorail

This ride wasn't originally located at Flamingo Land. It was originally at American Adventure, very briefly before it closed down and Flamingo Land acquired it from them.

It's a shame they couldn't get some of the wild west theming from the park to use to decorate the ride area, as this does feel a little sparse, especially for a ride with a mine train theme. The bright orange track that doesn't match in with the theme doesn't help matters.

I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that this ride was acquired in a major improvement period for the park, and during the year Splash Battle opened. Obviously a lot of the improvement budget was destined for that, not to theme some extra rides they had a chance opportunity to acquire.

 

The ride itself is quite a small one, with one small dip followed by a helix. Barely large enough to call this a family coaster, as apposed to a kiddie one. Still it doesn't do a bad job in providing low level family thrills, and it's not as if the parks trying to pass a relocated coaster from a park down the road as a fantastic new ride or anything like that, (topical satire in 2007). It's an average ride for its type, that makes a nice small addition to the park.