On National Roller Coaster Day, Waterloo, Iowa’s Lost Island Theme Park announced Fire Runner, a new single-rail roller coaster for the 2025 season. This will be the sixth Raptor coaster by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) to open in the United States. Fire Runner will have three inversions, a top speed of 52 miles per hour, and 1,950 feet of track. This looks to be a slightly modified version of the original Raptor layout as the track length is 150 feet longer than Stunt Pilot, Railblazer, and Wonder Woman.
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There will be a custom designed lead car at the front of two, twelve car trains, unlike the original two RMC Raptors with eight cars each and Silverwood’s Stunt Pilot with ten.
Lost Island Themepark just announced their new RMC Raptor coaster for 2025, Fire Runner. Thanks to the park for announcing this awesome attraction during the ACE Preservation Conference! 🔥@LostIslandParks @RockyMtnConst pic.twitter.com/quN4yqEldn
— American Coaster Enthusiasts (@aceonlineorg) August 17, 2024
We’re assuming this ride will be located in the Mura (Fire) themed region of the park.
Fire Runner Teaser
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Fire Runner will be Lost Island Theme Park’s first new roller coaster since its inaugural season in 2022 and fourth roller coaster overall. When we visited last year, we thought the new park was a true “diamond in the rough.” Lost Island’s General Manager Eric Bertch joined Andrew on the podcast to talk all things Lost Island, from concept, to creation, to operations and attraction highlights. We also talked to RMC COO Jake Kilcup.
2025 is turning out to be a stellar year for roller coaster enthusiasts. Are you excited for Fire Runner? Let us know in the comments below!
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