Thunder Canyon

Thunder Canyon
Sign for the ride at Cedar Point
Cedar Point Area Frontier Trail Status Operating Opening date 1986
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Status Operating Opening date 1995
Valleyfair Status Operating Opening date 1987
General Statistics
Type	River rafting ride
Model	River Raft
Length	1,600 ft (490 m)
Boats	Several boats. Riders are arranged 1 across in 6 rows for a total of 6 riders per boat.
Restraint Style	Ring in center of boat and seat belt
Height restriction	46 in (117 cm)
Manufacturer	Intamin (Cedar Point) Barr Engineering (Dorney Park and Valleyfair)
Fast Lane available at Dorney Park & Valleyfair

Thunder Canyon is a river rafting ride located at three Cedar Fair amusement parks. It is found at Cedar Point, Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, and Valleyfair. Riders will get soaked on the ride at all the parks. All of the rides include water falls and water shoots.

Information

Cedar Point

Thunder Canyon is one of three water rides at Cedar Point, the other two being Snake River Falls and Shoot the Rapids. Thunder Canyon uses water pumped in from Sandusky Bay every morning instead of a closed water system on many other water rides.^[1] The ride closes every year in September to be transformed into an attraction for HalloWeekends.

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

Thunder Canyon is located towards the back of the park. It can be found along the back path leading to Wildwater Kingdom while the ride itself is placed on four acres of land within the track of the Cedar Creek Cannonball. The attraction is 1,640 feet long, uses 200 horsepower pumps to generate the river using one million gallons of water at a rate of 112,000 gallons per minute, and was designed by Barr Engineering for the cost of $3.8 Million. This ride is unique compared to other rides of the same type for a few reasons. The ride is known for being one of the wettest version of its type. It is also known for its special use of its water reservoir, which instead of being hidden back stage, is used as a dramatic million gallon backdrop for the ride. Thunder Canyon is one of three water rides at Dorney Park, the other two being White Water Landing and Thunder Creek Mountain.

Valleyfair

Thunder Canyon is one of two water rides located at the park, along with The Wave. Thunder Canyon is one of four water rides at Valleyfair, the other three being The Wave, Hydroblaster and Riptide.

See also

• White Water Canyon - River Raft ride located at other Cedar Fair parks
• Thunder Canyon at Silverwood Theme Park is a river rafting ride with the same name

References

External links

• Official page at Cedar Point
• Official page at Dorney Park
• Official page at Valleyfair