Beaver Land Mine Ride
Beaver Land Mine Ride (aka Roller Coaster) is a steel roller coaster at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, currently operating at Papea City in Yvré-l'Evêque, France. It was a standard production model junior coaster from Zierer. It was known for having the longest train of any coaster (with 20 two-seat cars) at Geauga Lake, and it was also the only coaster in the park to complete a full circuit twice while in operation. Its height restrictions were among the most accommodating in the whole park.
| Beaver Land Mine Ride | |
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| Geauga Lake | |
| Location | Geauga Lake |
| Coordinates | 41.353494°N 81.375550°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | May 5, 2000 |
| Closing date | September 16, 2007 |
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| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Zierer |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Large Tivoli |
| Track layout | Double Figure Eight |
| Height | 26.3 ft (8.0 m) |
| Drop | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Length | 1,181.1 ft (360.0 m) |
| Speed | 22.4 mph (36.0 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Capacity | 1,250 riders per hour |
| Trains | Single train with 20 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 40 riders per train. |
| Beaver Land Mine Ride at RCDB Pictures of Beaver Land Mine Ride at RCDB | |
This ride was installed as "Roadrunner Express" during the transition to Six Flags Ohio in 2000, and was one of three identical coasters installed in Six Flags parks that year. The other two are at Six Flags New England and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
In March 2004, Six Flags sold Geauga Lake (then named Six Flags Worlds of Adventure) to Cedar Fair for $145 million. Any references to Looney Tunes and DC Comics characters had to be removed from the park before opening day. This change affected several rides and attractions, including Roadrunner Express. Cedar Fair renamed the coaster to Beaver Land Mine Ride.
On September 21, 2007, Cedar Fair announced that Geauga Lake would no longer operate as a traditional amusement park, and instead become solely a waterpark, Wildwater Kingdom. As a result, September 16, 2007 was the last day the ride would operate at Geauga Lake. With that announcement, the rides from the amusement park side began to be relocated to other theme parks. Beaver Land Mine Ride would be relocated to the Papea City amusement park in Yvré-l'Evêque, France, where it has operated since.