Silver Dollar City plans Miner's Mountain Express family coaster for 2027

Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, announced Miner's Mountain Express on August 14, 2026. The family roller coaster is scheduled to open in spring 2027 and is part of a $150 million investment that also includes the new Silver Dollar City Resort, which is also planned to open in 2027.

The ride

The coaster is a custom project by the park and Mack Rides of Waldkirch, Germany, which also built the park's Time Traveler. Much of the construction and theming is being done by the park's own maintenance and construction team, with Herschend Creative Studios working on the story. The ride has more than half a mile of track, which the park says makes it the longest family coaster in the Midwest. A ride lasts three minutes and 18 seconds, climbs two lift hills and has 15 airtime moments, more than any other coaster at Silver Dollar City. Riders as short as 39 inches can ride with a supervising companion.

The theme draws on the park's own site. The Marble Cave Mining Company worked there in the 1880s, and the cave was later renamed Marvel Cave after prospectors found no marble in it. In the ride's story, guests follow a fictional mining foreman, Jedidiah "Jed" Campbell, in search of a lost entrance to the cave. A 15-story headframe taken from a working Missouri mine now stands above the ride.

Where it goes

Miner's Mountain Express is the centerpiece of Daredevil Pass, a new section of the park that connects Wildfire, Powder Keg and the American Plunge. "For over 65 years, Silver Dollar City has entertained our guests through fun story-based adventures," said Brad Thomas, president of the Silver Dollar City Company. The park is operated by Herschend.