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Canyon Blaster

Steel Mine Train at Great Escape, Queensbury, New York. Opened 2003.

By Theme Park Spot · Last reviewed November 8, 2026

Height
56 ft
Drop
n/a
Top speed
45 mph
Length
1,800 ft
Inversions
0
Ride time
2 min 30 s
Designer
Arrow Dynamics

Canyon Blaster is a steel mine train roller coaster in the Ghost Town area of Great Escape in Queensbury, New York. It was built by Arrow and opened at the park in 2003.

The ride did not start here. According to RCDB, it first ran as Rock 'n Roller Coaster at Opryland USA in Nashville, then as Rock n' Roller Coaster at Old Indiana Fun-n-Water Park, before moving to Great Escape.

Riders sit in mine cars that climb two chain lifts and run over rolling hills and curves through the Ghost Town scenery. The park gives a top speed of 45 mph, an elevation of 56 feet, 1,800 feet of track and a ride time of 150 seconds, and notes there are no big drops. There are no inversions. Riders must be 48 inches tall, or 42 inches with a companion.

Sources

  • greatescapeparks.enchantedparks.com/rides-and-experiences/at... (Park page: Ghost Town mine train; 45 mph; 1,800 ft; 56 ft elevation; 150 seconds; no big drops; maker Arrow; opened 2003; 48 in, or 42 in accompanied.)
  • rcdb.com/2214.htm (RCDB: Canyon Blaster, operating since June 27, 2003; Arrow Dynamics Mine Train; 2036 ft, 56 ft, 45 mph, 0 inversions, 2:30; two chain lifts; relocated from Opryland USA (Rock 'n Roller Coaster) and Old Indiana Fun-n-Water Park; one train only since 2024 or earlier.)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Flags_Great_Escape_and_Hurricane_H... (Wikipedia: opened 1954 as Storytown USA, founded by Charles Wood; sold to Premier Parks 1996; sold by Six Flags to EPR Properties April 6, 2026, operated by Enchanted Parks, rebranded Great Escape; ride table with opening years and makers (Sasquatch, S&S, 2009, ex-Six Flags New Orleans; Raging River, Intamin, 1986; Desperado Plunge, Arrow, 1979, ex-Busch Gardens Van Nuys); Comet bought by Charles Wood after Crystal Beach closed and stored at Fantasy Island before opening at Great Escape in 1994.)

Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.