Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness

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Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness
Location	Silver Dollar City
Type	Steel
Status	Open
Opened	2005
Manufacturer	Premier Rides, S&S Power
Designer	Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
Lift/launch system	3 types Transfer Track, Compressed Air Launch, and Chain lift hill
Height	98 ft (30 m)
Length	3,506 ft (1,069 m)
Max speed	64 mph (103 km/h)
Duration	2:53
Acceleration	0-53 mph in 2.8 seconds
Max g-force	3.9
Height restriction	3 ft 6 in (110 cm)
Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness at RCDB Pictures of Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness at RCDB
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Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness is a steel roller coaster at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. It was remodeled in 2004; it used to be Buzz Saw Falls.

[edit] Audio track and launch sequence

Before the train launches, a short audio track plays. A man with a deep voice says three lines.

Hey, that area is restricted!
You're too close to that nitro!
Do you smell smoke?

The train moves forward out of the nitro shed and a siren goes off and the stop lights go red-yellow-yellow-green and flames would shoot out of the nitro shed. Soon after, the train launches using compressed air, and the ride starts.

In 2006 the audio track was modified on the second line where "Don't touch that nitro!" was replaced by "You're too close to that nitro!". It is unknown why this change was made, although it makes sense because "You're too close to that nitro!" specifies that you are actually interacting with an explosive, hence the fire shooting out.

In 2007 one more modification to the pre-launch sequence was made where stoplights were added on the launch section to go from red-yellow-yellow-green while making a siren sound and then launching like usual. Before the 2007 season the nitro shed would just shoot flames and the train would launch soon after.

[edit] Rider experience

After being launched out onto the track, riders go up a relatively small hill and down a very steep drop. Riders go up and down hills many times and go through several tight turns before slowly traveling up a chainlift hill equipped with audio speakers playing bluegrass music. The train goes through a 90 degree left turn before going down another steep drop onto a small spray-painted blue section of the track. At the final end of the ride, the train travels through a large helix that almost turns the track completely upside down before the train slams into the final breaks and turns into the station. The ride attendant commands you to push down on the restraint, and when done, the restraint goes down and completely up, allowing the passenger to exit the train.