Name: River King Mine Train at Six Flags St Louis Reviews & Info
Item: River King Mine Train
Rating: 3
Author: Theme Park Tourist

Key Information

User Rating

Park

Six Flags St Louis

Land

Gateway To The West

Attraction type

Roller coaster

Manufacturer

Arrow Dynamics

Model

Mine Train Coaster

Height

37

Length

2500

Maximum Speed

37

Minimum height restriction

42

Opening Date

1 January 1971

The River King Mine Train is an Arrow Dynamics-built mine train coaster, and was the first roller coaster to open at Six Flags St Louis. It originally featured two separate circuits, but one of these was sold to Dollywood in 1988.

The ride hits a top speed of 37 miles per hour, and its circuit features a number of twists, turns and helices.

Reviews of River King Mine Train

Built by one of the better ride layout manufacturers

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 2, 2013.

While the River King Mine Train is not the most thrilling ride in the park, it is one of the first roller coasters that many kids will get to ride, and because of that, it is a Six Flags St. Louis treasure to me.

Once upon a time, the River King Mine Train actually had a second train that ran in the building nearby that currently holds haunted houses during the fall.

The one side that remained is another great mine train that was developed by Arrow Dynamics, a company that I have yet to find a bad coaster from. A few banked turns and a couple of lift hills all set up the final drop into a black tunnel that ends the ride just right as a "mine train".

PS - Keep an eye out for a groundhog at the beginning of the ride near the station. Group of us saw him/her multiple times this summer.