Thunderhead (roller coaster)

Thunderhead (roller coaster)

Infobox roller coaster
name=Thunderhead


caption=Thunderhead's logo and two Golden Tickets for the "Best Wooden Roller Coaster"
location=Dollywood
section=Timber Canyon (previously Thunderhead Gap)
type=Wood
type2=
type3=
status=Open
opened=April 3, 2004
closed=
manufacturer=Great Coasters International
designer=Mike Boodley
model=
track=Twister roller coaster
lift=chain lift hill
height=
drop=100
length=3230
speed=55
inversions=0
duration=2:30
angle=
capacity=
cost=$7,000,000
acceleration=
gforce=
restriction= 48
rcdb_number= 2451

Thunderhead is a wooden roller coaster located at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The coaster opened on April 3, 2004 in a new section of the park called "Thunderhead Gap". Thunderhead boasts 22 turns, and 32 crossovers [http://database.thrillnetwork.com/ride_view.php/1647/thunderhead.html] The trains are GCI's Millennium Flyers, used in all of GCI's roller coasters since 1999. These articulated trains feature an open front. Thunderhead is the first roller coaster to feature a station-flyby.

History

The ride was named after Thunderhead Mountain, a peak within the nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park that was heavily logged during the early 20th century. The mountain itself was named "Thunderhead" after a slang term in the American South for Cumulonimbus clouds.

Rankings

Construction Data

*700,000 board feet of Southern Yellow Pine
*3600 yards of concrete
*250,000 bolts
*2,000,000 screws
*185,000 feet of steel rebar [ [http://database.thrillnetwork.com/ride_view.php/1647/thunderhead.html Thunderhead (Dollywood) :: ThrillNetwork.com ] ]

External links

* [http://www.dollywood.com/rides-attractions/ride-detail.aspx?AttractionID=70 Dollywood's Official Page for Thunderhead]

References


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