Big Bad John at Magic Springs
Back rowejector airtime on the tunnel drop

Magic Springs Theme and Water Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas

Big Bad John

POV
Ride it: front row POV
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Magic Springs Theme and Water Park

It is very uncomfortable for me, I personally don’t like most mine train, and wooden coasters cause they tend to be unsmooth.

Izaak Moore

Only the final drop has any amount of thrill, but it isn’t worth the pain to get to it in my opinion.

Richard Aldridge

I rode this ride plenty of times before and the fastest part of it is when it goes into the tunnel, it’s super fun I love it so much!!!

@AKlepp15

Went on this one, you hit those corners really fast

@didlymosy
Airtime

Surprisingly good airtime in the back going down that main drop at the tunnel

@skyrushyesminderaserno1150

That drop into the tunnel in the back row was baby’s first taste of ejector airtime.

Julie H.

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

32 ftHeight
109 Gauntlet 32 Big BadJohn
41 ftFirst drop
37 mphTop speed
Gauntlet50 Big Bad John37 050 mph
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Fun

Now this is one is one of my favorite coasters that i’ve ridden and probably the first.

Izaak Moore, Captain Coaster review

I rode this ride plenty of times before and the fastest part of it is when it goes into the tunnel, it’s super fun I love it so much!!!

@AKlepp15, review

Surprisingly good airtime in the back going down that main drop at the tunnel

@skyrushyesminderaserno1150, review

Planning your ride

History

2002Opened

A mine train, built by Arrow.

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Coasterpedia: Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

The photo slider at the top: CoasterForce's front row POV, Big Bad John front seat on-ride HD POV Magic Springs & Crystal Falls (YouTube), and the page's Coasterpedia photographs.