Thunderation

Click here to watch the on-ride POV
Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy

Thunderation

Silver Dollar City
Location	Branson, Missouri, USA
Status	Operating since April 10, 1993

Statistics

Manufacturer

Arrow Dynamics

Product

Runaway Train

Designer / calculations

Ron Toomer

Type

Steel - Terrain - Hybrid

Riders per train

36

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height

81 feet

Top speed

48 mph

Length

3022 feet

Inversions

0

Duration

2:10

HELP

Thunderation is a steel hybrid terrain roller coaster located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, USA. Opened on April 10, 1993, it was the park's second roller coaster, after Fire In The Hole in 1972. It was built by Intermountain Rides in conjunction with Arrow Dynamics.^[1] The ride's supports were designed by Ride Centerline.^[2]

History

In 1992, Silver Dollar City announced that Thunderation would be coming to the park.^[3] The ride opened on April 10, 1993.

The third and fifth car on each train had previously operated in reverse. This offering was present by at least 1999 but removed, with all cars facing forward, by 2011.^[4]

Design

Unlike most roller coasters, the lift hill is located near the end of the track layout.

Elements
Helix Tunnel Tunnel Chain lift hill

Trains

2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 36 riders per train.

Images

The helix
Thunderation's loading station

References

↑ Amusement - Intermountain Lift
↑ "Rides List". http://ridecenterline.com/projects/rides-list/. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
↑ "Theme park adds roller coaster". https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53869159/theme-park-adds-roller-coaster/.
↑ "Roller coasters losing their attraction", Telegraph-Forum (July 10, 1999). Retrieved on December 16, 2021.

External links

Thunderation on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Articles on Silver Dollar City

Coasters

Present	Fire In The Hole Grand Exposition Coaster Outlaw Run Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness Thunderation Time Traveler Wildfire
Former	BuzzSaw Falls Runaway Ore Cart

Other attractions

Present	American Plunge Electro Spin Firefall Fireman's Flyer Fire Spotter Fire Wagon Frenzy Giant Barn Swing Magnificent Wave Carousel Mighty Galleon Mystic River Falls Racing Regatta Tom & Huck's River Blast Up The Ladder
Former	Lost River of The Ozarks

[1] Amusement - Intermountain Lift

[2] "Rides List". http://ridecenterline.com/projects/rides-list/. Retrieved 2022-04-16.

[3] "Theme park adds roller coaster". https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53869159/theme-park-adds-roller-coaster/.

[4] "Roller coasters losing their attraction", Telegraph-Forum (July 10, 1999). Retrieved on December 16, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]