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Miner's Mountain Express Revealed | Joplin News
Silver Dollar City is unveiling Miner’s Mountain Express, a groundbreaking family coaster inspired by real Ozarks mining history, set to debut in spring 2027. This half-mile-long ride, featuring 15 airtime moments and two massive lift hills, will plunge riders through a flooded mine shaft chasing a lost cave entrance—complete with a working headframe from an old Missouri mine. Designed for all ages (39” minimum with adult), it’s the longest family coaster in the Midwest and part of a $50M expansion including a new resort. Themed around the Marble Cave Mining Company’s wild past and fictional…
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