Thunderhawk (Michigan's Adventure)

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Thunderhawk

Entrance to the ride

Michigan's Adventure
Location	Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Coordinates	43°20′41″N 86°16′37″W / 43.34478°N 86.276944°W / 43.34478; -86.276944
Status	Operating since May 17, 2008
Rider height	Minimum: 52 inch Maximum: 78 inch

Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom
Name	Thunderhawk
Location	Aurora, Ohio, USA
Coordinates	41°21′06″N 81°22′32″W / 41.351771°N 81.375447°W / 41.351771; -81.375447
Operated	May 9, 1998 to September 16, 2007

Statistics

Manufacturer

Vekoma

Product

SLC (689m Standard)

Type

Steel - Inverted

Riders per train

20

Hourly capacity

1040

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height

109 feet

Drop

85 feet

Top speed

50 mph

Length

2260.5 feet

Inversions

5

Duration

1:36

Thunderhawk is a steel inverted roller coaster located at Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon, Michigan, USA. It formerly operated at Geauga Lake from 1998 to 2007.

History

The ride first opened at Geauga Lake on May 9, 1998 under the name Serial Thriller.^[1] For the 2004 season, it was renamed Thunderhawk after the park was sold to Cedar Fair. It was repainted orange and yellow for the 2005 season.^[2]

On September 21, 2007, Geauga Lake announced that they would no longer operate as a traditional amusement park, and instead become solely a waterpark, Wildwater Kingdom.^[3] Less than a month later in October 2007, Michigan's Adventure announced that Thunderhawk would be relocated to its park.^[4] In January 2008, vertical construction had already started.^[5] Thunderhawk opened on May 17, 2008. The park repainted the supports and track so the ride looked newer and different from its former home.

In 2021, the ride was repainted with chocolate supports. The track was left red from its opening in 2008.