Fire In The Hole (Silver Dollar City)
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| Fire in the Hole | |
| Location | Silver Dollar City |
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| Park section | The Riverfront |
| Type | Steel - Enclosed |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Manufacturer | Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation |
| Designer | Herschend Enterprises |
| Lift/launch system | Trains are powered, propelling themselves on uphill sections. Trains then freely roll over drops. Tires embedded in the track also move trains through certain sections. |
| Max speed | 27 mph (43 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:10 |
| Fire in the Hole at RCDB Pictures of Fire in the Hole at RCDB |
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Fire In The Hole is a steel enclosed roller coaster at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. The ride was built in-house by Silver Dollar City in 1972. A similar ride, "Blazing Fury" was built at the Herschends' other theme park, Silver Dollar City Tennessee in 1978, now known as Dollywood; near Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
[edit] Theme
Fire In The Hole is themed around the story of an old mountain town, Marmaros. Marmaros was the mining town that once existed near the entrance of Marvel Cave, which was rumored to be burnt to the ground by the Baldknobbers, a group of vigilantes, after a bar-room fight. Riders pass scenes of the town's residents trying to extinguish the flames - before crossing a collapsing bridge, nearly getting run-over by a steam train, and wrecking into a dynamite storage shack. In the ride's finale the coaster trains are sent hurtling over a drop into a pool of water.
Fire In The Hole's dated production values and odd subject matter have made the ride a cult favorite, with some people even developing "callback lines" to shout at various points during the ride.
[edit] Scenes
Throughout the ride, there are many scenes of Marmaros burning down. An interesting fact to Fire in the Hole is a section of the ride has been removed. After the first dip (Collapsing Bridge) the ride would turn right and later reconnect in front of the second dip. (Train Collision) If you look close at the scene where the cabin is burning there is a moon and some stars above one of the old track areas. Also when you see the sign “Kinney Bridge” on your left is a large open area where scenes once existed.
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