Runaway Tram
Steel Family at Morey's Piers, Wildwood, New Jersey. Opened 2019.
- Height
- 36 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 29 mph
- Length
- 922 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Zierer
Runaway Tram is a family roller coaster on Surfside Pier at Morey's Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey. Its train is themed to the tram cars that run along the Wildwood boardwalk.
History
The coaster replaced the Flitzer, which last ran on September 30, 2018. Morey's Piers announced Runaway Tram in January 2019, and it opened on August 9, 2019, after state approval delayed a planned July opening. It is a Zierer Force model with a single ten-car train seating 20 riders and a tire-driven lift. It stands about 36 feet tall, reaches about 29 mph and has about 922 feet of track, with no inversions.
Sources
- moreyspiers.com/moreys-rides/runaway-tram (Official page: Runaway Tram, family roller coaster on Surfside's Pier ('Watch the Runaway Tram Car Please!').)
- rcdb.com/16782.htm (Operating since 2019-08-09; Zierer Force / 281; length 921.9 ft, height 36.1 ft, speed 28.6 mph, 0 inversions; booster wheel lift; single train of 10 cars, 20 riders; on Surfside Pier.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_Tram (Opened August 9, 2019, replacing the Flitzer (last day September 30, 2018); announced January 10, 2019; opening delayed from July 2, 2019 by state approval; themed to the Wildwood tram car.)
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.