Thunder Coaster (Nasu Highland Park)

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Thunder Coaster

Thunder Coaster
Nasu Highland Park Location Nasu, Nasu, Tochigi, Japan Coordinates 37.061772°N 139.965052°E / 37.061772; 139.965052 Section Coaster Plaza Status Defunct Operated 1979 to 26 November 2017 Rider height 120 cm minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer	Meisho Amusement Machines
Product	Jet Spiral Coaster
Type	Steel
Riders per train	24
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Top speed	63 km/h
Length	450 metres
Inversions	2
Drop angle	360°
Duration	1:55
G-Force	3.6

Thunder Coaster is the green roller coaster in this photograph

Thunder Coaster (Japanese: サンダーコースター) is a steel roller coaster previously located at Nasu Highland Park in Nasu, Nasu, Tochigi, Japan. It operated from 1979 to 26 November 2017. It remained standing but not operating from there on out, eventually being demolished in 2023.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Double corkscrew Twisted hill

Colour scheme

Green track and dark green supports.

Trains

6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.

External links

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  Thunder Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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  Thunder Coaster on Coaster-Count.
• Thunder Coaster on the parks website (Japanese)