Adventure Express is a Mine Train roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park that opened in 1991.
The ride is located in the Oktoberfest section of Kings Island near Outer Hank's and the SlingShot. The ride is considered a mine train and has the typical lap bar designed trains, abrupt turns and does not feature inversions. Adventure Express is dedicated to Robert Rinkel, a head of maintenance who died prior to the opening of the coaste...
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Adventure Express is a Mine Train roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park that opened in 1991.
The ride is located in the Oktoberfest section of Kings Island near Outer Hank's and the SlingShot. The ride is considered a mine train and has the typical lap bar designed trains, abrupt turns and does not feature inversions. Adventure Express is dedicated to Robert Rinkel, a head of maintenance who died prior to the opening of the coaster. The park placed a plaque dedicating the ride to him on a stone by the entrance to the ride.
The ride begins with a few turns out of the station and into the "jungle". Riders quickly gain speed as they descend down a drop into the first of four themed tunnels, labeled with a large sign stating "Track Closed". Following the first tunnel is the second, themed to a booby-trap ridden temple. At one point in time, there were animated spikes in this tunnel. Today, however, the spikes no longer move. Other theming elements in this tunnel- tiki...
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