New roller coaster being built at Silver Dollar City

BRANSON, Mo. — Administrators of the Silver Dollar City theme park in southwestern Missouri say a new roller coaster being built will spin riders during the run that begins with a 10-story, 50-mph drop.

Officials announced Wednesday the $26-million coaster named “Time Traveler” will open in the spring.

The ride will include three “inversions,” or elements in which the coaster track turns riders upside-down and then returns them to an upright position.

The coaster is manufactured by Germany-based Mack Rides.

Mack Rides mechanical engineer Dennis Gordt said the coaster is unique because it unites a double-launch coaster with spinning passenger cars and multiple inversions. He said that makes the coaster the world’s only one with all three of those features.

Pertinent address:

Silver Dollar City, Branson, Mo.