Buy Me a Coffee! - buymeacoffee.c... Onride back row point of view (POV) of Gold Rusher at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA. Don't forget to like and subscribe for more theme park videos!
Note: This was filmed February 2020
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Opened: May 29, 1971
Type: Steel - Mine Train
Manufacturer: Arrow Development
Designer: Ron Toomer
Model: Mine Train
Track layout: Terrain
Lift/launch system: Chain lift hill
Height: 70 ft (21 m)
Drop: 35 ft (11 m)
Length: 2,590 ft (790 m)
Speed: 35 mph (56 km/h)
Inversions: 0
Duration: 2:30
Capacity: 1750 riders per hour
G-force: 3.4
Height restriction: 48 in (122 cm)
Trains: 4 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train.
Gold Rusher opened along with the rest of Magic Mountain during the park's grand opening in 1971. The old style Arrow Development cars are made so the ride operator has to open them up manually. The ride normally operates with one or two trains due to the low popularity. While the ride does not have a high attendance, it is still a favorite of many guests because the ride is not as aggressive as the other roller coasters in the park. Children who prefer not riding the park's most aggressive rides such as: Apocalypse, Goliath, Revolution, Superman: Escape from Krypton and X2 ride Gold Rusher because the ride itself is not as aggressive and gives the guests a good amount of thrill. Wait times are usually no longer than 5 minutes during the off-peak season. It was the first roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, making it a historic coaster. The ride has undergone little changes since it began operating in 1971.
The coaster was temporarily closed after Christmas in 2012 due to the park's latest roller coaster, Full Throttle. Full Throttle was constructed near Goldrusher's first drop where Log Jammer used to be. Goldrusher and Full Throttle are currently open for riders as of May 2019.
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