▁a ▁long ▁track ▁length ▁of ▁ 3 , 2 2 3 . 1 0 ▁feet ▁( 9 8 2 . 4 0 ▁meters ) ▁– ▁the ▁second ▁longest ▁scen ic ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁actual ▁track ▁is ▁wooden ▁and ▁the ▁running ▁rails ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁tr ough ▁with ▁walk ways ▁either ▁side . ▁The ▁ride ▁is ▁often ▁called ▁a ▁side - fr iction ▁co aster , ▁which ▁is ▁mis leading ▁as ▁the ▁train ▁makes ▁no ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁side ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁track ; ▁the ▁running ▁whe els ▁are ▁simply ▁fl anged ▁like ▁those ▁of ▁railway ▁vehicles ▁( h ence ▁the ▁name ▁scen ic ▁railway ). ▁The ▁ride ▁features ▁two ▁large ▁dro ps , ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁' head cho pper ' ▁where ▁the ▁train ▁div es ▁under ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁support ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁ride . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁other ▁large ▁dro ps ▁and ▁a ▁b un ny h op ▁sequence ▁which ▁gives ▁very ▁good ▁air - time ▁both ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁train . ▁In ▁total ▁there ▁are ▁nine ▁dro ps . ▁A ▁typical ▁ride ▁time ▁is ▁ 3 : 0 5 , ▁but ▁can ▁vary ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁styles ▁of ▁the ▁particular ▁bra k emen . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁five ▁trains ▁to ▁the ▁ride ; ▁each ▁train ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁three ▁cars , ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁has ▁five ▁ 2 ▁person ▁ben ch - se ats , ▁allowing ▁ 3 0 ▁rid ers ▁per ▁train . ▁There ▁are ▁manual ▁lap -