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| Manufacturer | Mack Rides | ||||||||||||
| Product | Powered Coaster - Blauer Enzian Version 2 | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||||
| Track layout | Double helix | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 40 | ||||||||||||
| Height | 10.1 metres | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 64.4 km/h | ||||||||||||
| Length | 330.1 metres | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:24 | ||||||||||||
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Thunder Run is a steel powered coaster located at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the original attractions at the park, operating since 1981.
History
The roller coaster first opened with the park on 23 May 1981 as Blauer Enzian. The attraction reopened as Thunder Run in 1986, now featuring enclosed portions.[1] The track layout was also tweaked. It originally opened with a standard Blauer Enzian Version 2 layout.
Thunder Run began testing with virtual reality headsets in the fall of 2015.[2]
Design
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Color scheme
Trains
Single train with 10 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 40 riders per train.
Images
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The loading station
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References
- ↑ "Canada's Wonderland". Democrat and Chronicle.
- ↑ "Canada's Wonderland Testing Virtual Reality Coaster Rides with the Public". NewsPlusNotes.
External links
- Thunder Run on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Thunder Run on Coaster-Count.
- Thunder Run on the park's website
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