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After that moment if you don't believe in a higher power don't worry but you still might find yourself screaming for it as you plunge to the valley floor at 66mph before being inverted five times.



Wildfire was really Silver Dollar City's first major salvo across the bow of the coaster enthusiast world.



When Wildfire rolled out of the station for the first time in April of 2001 Silver Dollar City said to the theme park world that they were coming for their guests with world class rides to go with their world class park and to the coaster enthusiasts of the world that there was a new sheriff in town and that bigger or more is not better.



Another blast (pun intended) across the bow of the industry was Powder keg when they opened it up in 2003. 



Taking a log flume/coaster hybrid that was not popular and turning it into an thrill packed launched coaster for the whole family was a genius move.  No more unpopular ride plus parts of it were recycled into Powder Keg for savings on the ride.



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