Outlaw Run
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| Silver Dollar City | |
| Park section | The Great Barn at Wilson's Farm |
| Coordinates | 36°40′05″N 93°20′24″W / 36.66806°N 93.34000°WCoordinates: 36°40′05″N 93°20′24″W / 36.66806°N 93.34000°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | March 13, 2013 |
| Opening date | March 15, 2013 |
| Cost |
US$10 million ($10.3 million in 2017 dollars) |
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| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Rocky Mountain Construction |
| Designer | Alan Schilke |
| Model | Topper Track – Custom |
| Track layout | Terrain |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 107 ft (33 m) |
| Drop | 162 ft (49 m) |
| Length | 2,937 ft (895 m) |
| Speed | 68 mph (109 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 |
| Duration | 1:27 |
| Max vertical angle | 81° |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. |
 Must transfer from wheelchair |
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Outlaw Run at RCDB Pictures of Outlaw Run at RCDB |
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Outlaw Run is a wooden roller coaster located at the Silver Dollar City amusement park in Branson, Missouri. The ride was the first wooden roller coaster manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction and the first wooden roller coaster with multiple inversions, in which riders are turned upside-down and then back upright. The 2,937-foot-long (895 m) ride features three inversions and a top speed of 68 miles per hour (109 km/h), making Outlaw Run the fourth-fastest wooden roller coaster in the world. The 162-foot-tall (49 m) first drop of the ride is the second steepest in the world among wooden roller coasters, at 81° beyond horizontal.
Planning for Outlaw Run began in 2009, three years before its official announcement in August 2012. Rocky Mountain Construction were contracted to manufacture the ride as their proposal best suited Silver Dollar City's available space and budget. The ride's track layout was designed by Alan Schilke. Outlaw Run opened to the public on March 15, 2013, to generally positive reviews.
Planning for a new 2013 attraction in the Silver Dollar City amusement park began in 2009 with the owners, Herschend Family Entertainment, approaching Rocky Mountain Construction and other manufacturers for ideas for "a ride with marketing appeal".Joel Manby, CEO of Herschend, wanted a "world first", to have a wooden roller coaster that would be "the first to do a double barrel roll", which is when the train goes twice through a combination of a loop and a roll. In 2011, Rocky Mountain Construction showcased their new steel roller coaster, New Texas Giant, to park executives. This demonstration secured the contract.
Marketing began in 2011 when the public were made aware at the 2011 trade show of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions that Rocky Mountain were working on a wooden roller coaster; it being later revealed that this roller coaster would be built at Silver Dollar City. Following the beginning of construction at the park, Silver Dollar City launched a teaser website for a new attraction to open in 2013. The website featured a public notice indicating that the ride's theme would be stagecoaches and the wild west. The teaser website also stated that an announcement would be made on August 9, 2012. As part of its teaser campaign leading to the announcement, the park released two clues; the first clue was a handwritten letter, while the second was a photo of the park's Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness attraction and the nearby Table Rock Lake. On August 9, 2012, Silver Dollar City officially announced that Outlaw Run would open in the second quarter of 2013. At its opening, the ride would be the only wooden roller coaster to feature inversions and would feature the steepest drop on a wooden roller coaster. At a cost of $10 million, the ride would be the most expensive Silver Dollar City attraction in more than a decade.
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