Rolling Thunder (Six Flags Great Adventure)
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Builder | Don Rosser, William Cobb | ||||||||
Type | Wooden - Twin | ||||||||
Hourly capacity | 3,840 | ||||||||
Propulsion | Chain lift | ||||||||
Height96 feet
Top speed56 mph Length3200 feet Inversions0 Duration2:10
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Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters | ||||||||
Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||
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Rolling Thunder with El Toro in the background
Rolling Thunder was a racing wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States. The ride was the park's first wooden coaster and debuted in 1979 during the park's fifth anniversary season.
In August 2013, Six Flags announced Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom. The park wanted to use the queue line to the right of Kingda Ka, but the vintage Rolling Thunder blocked any path from taking place. Rolling Thunder closed on September 8, 2013. A part of Rolling Thunder's track still exists and is in the park where El Toro is now, next to the coaster.[1]
Design[edit | edit source]
Trains[edit | edit source]
4 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "10 Remnants of Removed Roller Coasters". Theme Park Crazy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkRrB1mjUN4.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Rolling Thunder on the Roller Coaster DataBase.