The new roller coaster will cost Silver Dollar City $10 million, the park's first major addition since adding the very popular Wildfire in 2001. The 3,506 foot-long Powder Keg will feature two compressed-air launches, a top speed of 64 mph and several moments of negative G's.

For more information, see the Springfield News Leader

For a small video and more statistics, see the official Powder Keg website at Silverdollarcity.com.