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    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