Thunderhead (roller coaster)

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Thunderhead

Location Dollywood
Park Section Timber Canyon (previously Thunderhead Gap)
Type Wood
Status Open
Opened April 3, 2004
Manufacturer Great Coasters International
Designer Mike Boodley
Track layout Twister roller coaster
Drop 100 feet (30.5 m)
Length 3,230 feet (984.5 m)
Max speed 55 mile per hour (88.5 km/h)
Thunderhead at RCDB
Pictures of Thunderhead at RCDB

Thunderhead is the name of a wooden roller coaster located at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The trains were built by Great Coasters International. The trains are of the Millennium Flyer type, used in all of GCI's roller coasters since 1999. These trains feature an open front. Thunderhead is the first roller coaster to feature fly through station.

Golden Ticket Awards: Best Wood Coaster
Year 2004 2005 2006
Ranking
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