Frankie's Mine Train

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Frankie’s Mine Train
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Frankie's Mine Train at Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor.
General statistics
Type Steel  Junior
Manufacturer Zamperla
ModelFamily Coaster
Lift/launch system Chain lift hill
Height13 ft (4.0 m)
Length262.5 ft (80.0 m)
TrainsSingle train with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 12 riders per train.

Frankie's Mine Train is a steel roller coaster located at two Six Flags theme parks in the United States.

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Installations

Locations for Boomerang: Coast to Coaster
ParkAreaOpenedStatusReference
Six Flags Great Escape TimbertownMay 2005Operating [1]
Frontier City TimbertownMay 25, 2019Operating [2]

Frontier City

Frankie's Mine Train at Frontier City. Frankie's Mine Train (Frontier City) 1.jpg
Frankie's Mine Train at Frontier City.

The park was reacquired by Six Flags in 2018, which brought the end of their former kids area to a new Timbertown for the 2019 season. [3] Frontier City announced that the Wild Kitty a similar style roller coaster, was to be removed in advance for the new attractions. Frankie's Mine Train was then built at the former location of Wild Kitty, the same model that is found at Six Flags Great Escape.

Six Flags Great Escape

In 2005 The Great Escape debuted the Looney Tunes National Park: a Looney Tunes themed children's area which included eight new children's rides, including Road Runner Express the park's seventh roller coaster, and a re-themed restaurant as well as a cartoon walk-through. Replaces the old Jungleland area. In late 2010, Six Flags began the process of removing licensed theming from attractions. The Great Escape terminated several licenses including their license with Looney Tunes. Looney Tunes National Park was renamed and rethemed to Timbertown, including a new name for Road Runner Express. [4]

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References

  1. https://rcdb.com/3079.htm Frankie's Mine Train at Great Escape on Roller Coaster DataBase
  2. https://rcdb.com/16589.htm Frankie's Mine Train at Frontier City on Roller Coaster DataBase
  3. "Frontier City to debut new 'Timber Town' children's attraction". 2 September 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. MacDonald, Brady (25 November 2010). "Six Flags amusement parks prepare for thematic makeovers". LA Times. Retrieved 27 November 2010.