Thunderhead (Dollywood)

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Thunderhead
Thunderhead
Data
Location Dollywood
( Pigeon Forge , Tennessee , USA )
Type Wood - sitting
Drive type Chain lift hill
Routing Twister
Manufacturer Great Coasters International
Designer Mike Boodley
opening April 3, 2004
length 985 m
height 31 m
Departure 31 m
Max. speed 86 km / h
Inversions 0

Thunderhead in Dollywood ( Pigeon Forge , Tennessee , USA ) is a wooden roller coaster manufactured by Great Coasters International , which opened on April 3, 2004 in the new Thunderhead Gap themed area .

Thunderhead is the first roller coaster to have a flyby through the station, meaning part of the route goes through the station.

The track was named after Thunderhead Mountain , a peak near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park .

Trains

Thunderhead owns Millennium Flyer type trains with twelve cars each. The specialty of the Millennium Flyer trains is that they have an open front. Two people (in a row) can be seated in each carriage.

photos

Web links

Commons : Thunderhead (roller coaster)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 35 ° 47'48.1 "  N , 83 ° 31'54.9"  W.