The relatively simple steel coaster was enclosed in a warehouse-like building allowing the cars to run in the dark giving a heightened sense of disorientation around sharp twists and turns.

The ride was situated in the park's Ghosttown area and was appropriately-themed to the Old West.

Before arriving at The Great Escape, Nightmare at Crack Axle Canyon was located at Beech Bend Park, Kentucky Kingdom as Starchaser and at Darien Lake as Nightmare at Phantom Cave.

In 2013, at The Great Escape during Fright Fest (Halloween event) the building is used for a haunted house.

Riders arriving at the attraction were given a ticket and asked to return at a designated time, when lines were noticeably shorter.