Silver Dollar City · operating · 2024
Fire in the Hole
50 ft · 40 mph
A major indoor-outdoor family coaster relaunch with show scenes, launches, and a burning town finale in Fireman's Landing.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against Silver Dollar City's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
50 ft
#5 of 6 at Silver Dollar City
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- 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
Sourced timeline and background for Fire in the Hole.
Timeline
2024
Fire in the Hole reopens as coaster
Major reimagining of the classic 1972 dark ride.
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Sources & official links
We link out to parks, manufacturers, and the pages where facts and media come from.
- 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)