Thunderhead (roller coaster)
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Thunderhead | |
Location | Dollywood |
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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.
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