Canyon Blaster Review, Six Flags Great Escape Arrow Mine Train | It's Not a Blast
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- Canyon Blaster is an Arrow mine train at Great Escape in Queensbury, New York. This coaster ran at Opryland from 1972 through 1997 before being relocated to this Six Flags park in 2003. This coaster's layout made sense in the woods of Opryland, but it makes little sense at the Great Escape. Find out why this is America's worst mine train in this review!
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Dang, you didn't pull your punches, lol! I tried not to dunk on the coaster when I reviewed it, but you about summed up all my thoughts on the ride. It's a pretty good ride for kids looking to go on their first "big coaster," but that's about the best thing I can say about it.
I wish it was smoother for a transitional coaster.
Ooh Great Escape Reviews... Nice to see reviews for this once homepark. This ride is not very good, but it's a guilty pleasure ride much like every other mine train I've ridden.
I like other mine trains. Not this one though.
Visited Great Escape this past August and was my first trip here since 2014, I remember seeing that this ride had gotten a repaint and at first I was impressed because Six Flags didn't usually do this sort of thing, but then I realized they only painted the parts visible to guests
Alpine Bobsled is now doing the same trick.
Wow, yeah it’s definitely a weaker mine train… didn’t realize it was this short of a ride
The dual lifts are the only thing inflating the ride time.
I didn't dislike it, but I remember thinking, "Well, that exists." One ride was plenty, but it didn't seem any rougher or more jerky than other mine trains.
The joints on this one are more apparent than others, but the layout is the biggest issue
I rode this 5 years ago, and I agree it's layout is dumb, but I never found it to be too terribly rough/shaky. Definitely a weak Arrow mine train, right up there with Over Georgia's for the worst I've done.
At least Over Georgia's is scenic and has that final drop.
Originally built in 1972; the simple layout was normal for Arrow Mine Trains at the time. Reminds me a bit of Runaway Mine Train at Six Flags Over Texas. Looks like Runaway Mine Train is better tho, because it has one good drop at the end.
This ride was more scenic at Opryland, but it just feels weird at Great Escape.
Naa... this is not at all like the Runaway Mine Train. That ride actually does things. Even after loosing much of its original theming. This looks more like Trailblazer. Only it's longer.
The way you said Happy Halloween was very funny
It was probably awkward.
Mr Canobie, since it's halloween, what is the scariest experience you've ever had at an amusement/theme park? (other than losing personal belongings/being unable to find your group)
Spuk. It was a hybrid coaster/dark ride on the German fair circuit. It was mostly animatronics, but the final room had a live actor who swung a foam hatchet at my throat and made contact.
@@CanobieCoaster oh my thank goodness it was foam anything crazier
Having Great Escape as a home park is like the amusement equivalent of being a browns fan
Ouch!
Well it is my home park and u can say what u want about it but its themed a lot better than ones that just fill it with rides and slap DC branding on em..
I like the joke in the title. Happy Halloween! I did a night ride ranking in honor of the holiday.
That's a good one to do.
Which ride did you think that was better, the classic Tornado dark ride, the Ghost Town train, or the replacement coaster?
Tornado
Which of the elements on Canyon Blaster is the dip in between levels?
Helix
Remember that one year they flipped some of the cars around and marketed it as Canyon Blaster REVERSE or whatever?
I didn't ride it while it went backwards.
@@CanobieCoaster You didn’t miss much LOL
You said that forces are identical no matter were you sit. Uh....not quite. Rode it in back and it was slightly smoother back there. Then I rode it in the front and it was one of the roughest rides I had on a steel roller coaster.
I meant airtime, laterals, positives, etc.
I've never been a fan of this ride. It feels like the ride never really gets going and before you know it, you're back on the final brake run. It's not even good from a family coaster perspective. This does tend to have one of the longer lines in the park since it has only one train and a long ride time. It had 3 trains (brown, red, and blue) as originally built, but at Great Escape, only the brown train has been used. I think Great Escape needs to put a second train on it, at least on busy days. It has a transfer track, but I'm not sure if it's ever been used, and there are enough brakes to stop a train before it enters the station, so it can definitely still run multiple trains.
It ran a grey/blue train in its early years, but now I just see the brown one. I'm not sure if the others are part donors now.
@@CanobieCoaster I first rode this in 2013 and it only had the brown train then. That was the season when the back 3 cars faced backwards.
My first roller coaster was Hersheypark's Trailblazer, an Arrow mine train that is... short. Just one lift hill, and the only real elements of note are a headchopper under the steam train tracks, a helix, and a sort of pseudo-tunnel of wooden arches before the station. But it's not uncomfortable, which I guess elevates it. I thought it was scary intense as a young kid. My daughter liked it when I introduced it to her at age 5 or so.
Trailblazer may not be thrilling, but it is smooth and scenic.
was the mine train at Port Aventura worse than this? and why?
Better. It has a more exciting layout.
What do you think about the Tornado dark ride? Did you get there? Why was it far better than the coaster that replaced it for you? Was Canyon Blaster painful?
Canyon Blaster's biggest offense is being boring. I rode Tornado a long time ago. It was short, but decent.
Carolina Goldrusher at Carowinds is also a arrow Mine Train and was also in the video list
That's another one with a poor layout.
I actually really like mine trains because they usually have some nice greenery or themes but yeah this does not look great.
This one looked better in its old location even if the layout still wasn't that good.
What do you think of Adventure Express at KI? Personally it's one of the worst I've ever been on
I like that mine train. The ending is bizarre, but it has a solid layout that you can't really memorize.
@@CanobieCoaster Fair. It's just too rough and janky for my taste. And it's not an Arrow thing for me, because I loved Vortex when it was operating
You forgot to mention it but they had to edit the layout to make it fit, the end of the helix is modified as is the turn off the first drop you can tell because it uses the same track Tennessee Tornado does while the rest of the ride uses Arrows old track. I'm not kidding but you can clearly tell when you transfer to the new track, it's much smoother than the old track
I never realized that.
NOT a Halloween TrILLeR to be sure! In the 1st place, Arrows are welded together. So, unless you have a top notch welder, the joints are going to be bumpy. 2nd, it was deisned as a terrain coaster @ Opryland. This is like putting a perfect sized shoe onto a foot that is to small or to BIG! 3rd While I love Arrow's (they lack in engineering as you DON'T need 2-3 lifts to complete a circuit. Usually the last lift has 1-2 elements (usually an inversion followed by helix to "scrub off speed") then trim brakes & boring ride back to station.
Being rebuilt may explain the bumps like you said.
Looks like something that would be made on No Limits 2 from a first time player when it comes with the jerking
True!
Its look they took a regular mine train layout and cut 3/4ths of it to only include the 1st dull part of a mine train.
It looked better when it was in the Opryland woods.
Are you into talking about canceled projects like canceled Amusement Parks
The lack of footage is the issue for that topic.
So what's probably the best Mine Train, if that's even possible?
Big Thunder Mountain is my favorite.
@@CanobieCoaster I always forget that it's an actual mine train, it just feels so different compared to any other one out there. Then again Disney has always done a pretty good job taking care of it as well, which isn't something every park does with a mine train.
What I really really miss at Great Escape is Nightmare. It was a capacity nightmare but it was fun for what it was. I wish they'd put a new wild mouse or something in that building.
I definitely wish they'd use that building for something other than storage.
Nide was awesome I have fond memories of my father and I riding it when I was a kid
Canyon Blaster at Great Escape was in your video of 25 Worst Roller Coasters in the World (2020)
Yes, it's shaky with a poor layout.
I can't believe they got rid of the classic dark ride Tornado for this. I love the Great Escape, and made virtually annual trips there every summer since my childhood in the early 80s until I moved out west, and my biggest beef is what's happened to Ghost Town. The old mine train that went around the Desperado Plunge which got destroyed in favor of the short-lived Nightmare at Crackaxle Canyon, and then losing a bunch of the buildings and Tornado for Canyon Blaster. Ghost Town lost so much charm!
Canyon Blaster at least looks good even if it isn't as good as Tornado.
Was the old Tornado dark ride worse than Canyon Blaster for you?
No
0:12 is it worse than the bobsled in the same park?
Bobsled honestly seems fairly intense (I have not ridden either it or La Vibora, so I can't say for sure)
Bobsled is a much better ride, but it's also a little more jerky
Alpine Bobsled is the park's best steel coaster by far.
Oh, I thought it sucked.
@@coasterhockygamingboy9549 Well what else does Great Escape have? You have a Vekoma Boomerang, a boring mine train, and a rough Arrow Looper. Yeah, this takes the cake.
The only redeeming quality of this is the classic arrow anti rollbacks. I wouldent be surprised if the figures in the 1st half is from the old dark ride
Oh maybe that's where they're from!
I'm obviously gonna be biased here since ge is my home park, but I like canyon blaster. It's a more intense family ride that older kids can enjoy as well. The ride is filler, but it's nice to have a larger mine train that wasn't made by giovinola
It's my least favorite major coaster there.
@@CanobieCoaster that's true
My first rollercoaster lol
Don't worry, I rode on Comet not long after :)
Good!
What means charming?
Cute
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This one is even worse than Dahlonega.
You should do a countdown of all the mine train roller coasters you've ridden.
I plan to do that one at some point.
it's not super horrible. i mean it isn't thrilling but it's one of those 'relaxing' thrill rides to me. it is super unfortunate they replaced the Tornado which was laughably lame but fun, as well as the ghost town train...i love tain rides when i need a break. but as it stands, it's only worth riding if you can get right on, which never seems to be too big an issue
I don't like the layout for a mine train nor the execution, but to each their own.
I don't like the layout for a mine train nor the execution, but to each their own.
@@CanobieCoaster trust me i think it kinda sucks and it's not worth any amount of wait but it's not the worst ride in the world
I think it’s so rough and jerky because it was a relocation and it was all welded back together
You can relocate a ride smoothly. Look at something like Olympia Looping.
@@CanobieCoaster that is true as it’s designed to be relocated. It was bolted together. The canyon blaster was all welded together as it want designed to be relocated
I love me a good mine train, but from what I can see, this ride seems like just an okay prelift and a decent finale. Not a good mine train.
But I have a feeling i may still enjoy this. It seems like a so bad its good ride, like Pegusus.
Pegasus has awkwardly funny laterals. This ride is just bad.
I don't think it's the best coaster but its eh for what it is I mean I find the ride fun
I wish it was smoother. Being shaky with poor layout is a bad combo.
That helix looks like the only fun part
Except it's bumpy.
@@CanobieCoaster yeah
I love this roller coaster but I agree it is a little bumpy.
Quite bumpy at spots.
1:42 My lord that support structure is way overboard.
There are a lot of weird things with that ride.
It’s a mine train family coaster. What the hell do you expect lol
I agree it's not supposed to be thrilling. It just wasn't smooth or scenic like I want in a mine train.
What you think of cedar creek mine ride? I rode it and it was just fun but that’s it lol no thrill. Keep up the good work with the videos!
Looks good for family's. It's different from most Arrow Loopers, kinda the same style as Road Runner Express at Fiesta. No the most thrilling but a fun ride with good themeing for Six Flags.
I wish the layout were stronger.
And I’ve been on this ride before
Nice!
CANOBIE!!! My man
Hi!
Looms lame and mine train coasters are acually fun family coasters for example runaway mine tran at six flags great adventure.
I can enjoy mine trains. Just not this one.
When is your comet review?
Tomorrow!
To be honest, they should've scrapped this ride instead of relocating it.
I tend to agree.
@@CanobieCoaster yeah, there are way better rides from Opryland to relocate to great escape
I get I give the ride a 10 out of 10
Definitely higher than me.
6:13 Worse than the Carolina Goldrusher?
After my reride yes. At least Goldrusher has a better setting.
@@CanobieCoaster You should rank the mine trains you've ridden as soon as you have the chance.
It looks like a good ride but it's not.... Can we go ride comet!
Exactly!
This roller coaster is faster than fury 325. It’s also better airtime and smooth. No cap trust 🗣️🗣️
Not for me.
@@CanobieCoaster please don’t tell me if you think I’m serious
And this ride is not intense at all I would like it to have some Boosters because it’s not that fast
I wish it were wilder too.
This whole coaster is literally the definition of filler
Sad but true.
mine train coasters arnt all that exciting to me in general so this looks SUPER boring! from the looks of it honestly it looks like Great Escape isnt really too much for thrill seekers at all...
Great Escape has some good rides. This isn't one of them.
@@CanobieCoaster Unfortunately all I ever hear about that place is that it's bad and more for kids. Would love a review of this place from you if you get the chance
great escape cant do anything well, can it?
Comet is good and the park looks nice as a whole.
i like the other canyon blaster more
The one in Vegas is way better. And the one at Magic Mountain may be as well.
@@CanobieCoaster oh yeah i meant vegas but i actually like CB at MM, it was a lot of fun as a kid and there are some forceful turns.
it was much faster at opryland.....six flags magic fingers turned it into shyt
Sounds like it was better there.
Range at Yesterland Farm is awful.
Sure is.
Looks pretty eh for an arrow mine train
It's not their best mine train.
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bad ride
Sure is.