Thunderbolt (Kennywood)
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| Data | |
| Location |
Kennywood ( West Mifflin , Pennsylvania , USA ) |
| Type | Wood - sitting |
| Drive type | Chain lift hill |
| Routing | adapted to the terrain |
| Manufacturer |
Andy Vettel , John A. Miller , Kennywood |
| opening | 1924 |
| length | 880 m |
| height | 21 m |
| Departure | 29 m |
| Max. speed | 89 km / h |
| Travel time | 1:41 min |
| Trains | 3 trains, 4 cars / train, 3 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats |
| Inversions | 0 |
Thunderbolt in Kennywood ( West Mifflin , Pennsylvania , USA ) is a wooden roller coaster that opened as Pippin in 1924 . The Pippin was originally designed by John A. Miller . Between 1967 and 1968 the Pippin was greatly expanded by Andy Vettel / Kennywood and reopened on March 27, 1968 as Thunderbolt .
The lift hill is not like most other roller coasters at the beginning of the ride, but is located along the route.
Trains
Thunderbolt owns three trains made by the National Amusement Devices Company , each with four cars. Six people (three rows of two people) can be seated in each car.
Web links
Commons : Thunderbolt - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Thunderbolt on the park website
- Thunderbolt in the Roller Coaster DataBase
Coordinates: 40 ° 23 '20.1 " N , 79 ° 51' 53.6" W.