The Mighty Canadian Minebuster was originally intended to be the centrepiece of the never-built Frontier Canada section of the park. Like the Wild Beast, The Minebuster was based on a famous coaster from Coney Island, Cincinnati, OH: The Shooting Star. Like other out-and-back wooden coasters, it possesses plenty of airtime. Since the construction of Splash Works in 1992, the added feature of head choppers have been a crowd favourite. The helix through the darkened tunnel put the finishing touch on a thoroughly rounded roller coaster.
Opened
1981
Lift Height
27m (90ft)
First Drop
26m (87ft)
Length
1167m (3828ft)
Duration
2 min 40 sec
Speed
100kph (62mph)
Structure
wooden supports
laminated wooden track
Vehicles
2-across seating
3 rows per car
5 cars per train
2 trains
60 seats total
Capacity
951 riders per hour
Restraints
lapbar and seatbelt
Make
Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Model
out-and-back
Designer
Curtis D. Summers
Type
sit down
Height Req
> 122cm (48")
Rating
5
Cost
$1.2 million
Notes
modeled after Shooting Star at Coney Island, Cincinnati, OH
Source
http://www.canadaswonderland.com/news/detail.cfm?item_id=37
http://www.rcdb.com/59.htm