Thunder Run
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| Thunder Run | |
| Location | Canada's Wonderland |
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| Park section | International Festival |
| Type | Steel - Powered |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | May 23, 1981 as Blauer Enzian, 1986 as Thunder Run |
| Manufacturer | Mack GbmH |
| Height | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Length | 1,083 ft (330 m) |
| Max speed | 40 mph (64 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:24 |
| Cost | $2.7M est. |
| Height restriction | 3 ft 4 in (100 cm) |
| Thunder Run at RCDB Pictures of Thunder Run at RCDB |
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Thunder Run is a unique powered roller coaster, themed after a runaway mine train, found at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Rather than having a traditional chain lift hill, the train has an electric motor onboard. The train (consisting of nine cars of two rows of two seats, plus an extra single row at the front of the train) flies directly into Wonder Mountain, the artificial mountain that is a trademark of the park. The coaster opened on May 23, 1981, and operated until 1985 as Blauer Enzian, but in 1986 it was relocated, extended, and incorporated into the mountain.
The ride occupies the interior of Wonder Mountain, which was initially supposed to hold a "Bavarian Market". Instead, mechanical equipment was placed inside, which was later relocated to the "roof" of the mountain to make room for the ride. The relocation of mechanical equipment also resulted in the Wonder Mountain walkway to be closed. Riders on the Vortex can before the first drop still see remnants of the look-out terrace.
There is a sculpture of a dragon alongside the Thunder Run track (inside the mountain), nicknamed "Herman".
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