Thunderbird (PowerPark)

Roller coaster in Finland
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Thunderbird
PowerPark
Location Kauhava, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland
Coordinates 63°13′49″N 22°51′30″E / 63.2304007°N 22.8581947°E / 63.2304007; 22.8581947
Status Operating since 29 April 2006
Statistics
Manufacturer Great Coasters International
Type Wooden
Riders per train 24
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Height 25 metres
Drop 24.4 metres
Top speed 77.2 km/h
Length 826.9 metres
Inversions 0
Duration 1:33
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Thunderbird is a wooden roller coaster located at PowerPark in Alahärmä, Vaasa, West-Finland. Opened in 2006, it is the furthest-north wooden roller coaster in the world. It is also the first European roller coaster built by Great Coasters International.

Design

Thunderbird is a wooden roller coaster manufactured by Great Coasters International. A clone of the ride named American Thunder was built at Six Flags St. Louis in 2008.

Trains

2 trains with 12 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 24 riders per train. Thunderbird has Millennium Flyer trains also built by Great Coasters International.

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