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 | ||||||||
| Height | 96 feet | ||||||||
| Drop | 85 feet | ||||||||
| Top speed | 56 mph | ||||||||
| Length | 3200 feet | ||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||
| Duration | 2:10 | ||||||||
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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.
History
Rolling Thunder opened on June 6, 1979.[1]
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.[2]
Design
Trains
4 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.
References
- ↑ "It's A Scream", Fort Worth Star-Telegram (June 7, 1979), pp. 21. Retrieved on March 28, 2021.
- ↑ "10 Remnants of Removed Roller Coasters". Theme Park Crazy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkRrB1mjUN4.
External links
- Rolling Thunder on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
