Thunderhead
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Thunderhead
Dollywood · US · Great Coasters International Wood Coaster
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Fast facts
- Thunderhead is a wooden roller coaster at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. coasterpedia.net
- Great Coasters International built Thunderhead. coasterpedia.net
- The lift rises thirty point six metres above the hillside. greatcoasters.com
- Its top speed is 53.7 miles per hour. greatcoasters.com
- Thunderhead has no inversions. coasterpedia.net
- The coaster cost seven million dollars to build. coasterpedia.net
- Thunderhead was the first roller coaster to feature a station fly-through. dollyparton.com
The story of Thunderhead
Dollywood announced Thunderhead in June 2003, and the new wooden coaster opened to visitors on April 3, 2004. coasterpedia.net· dollyparton.com
Great Coasters International shaped the ride into a 3,230-foot hillside course, using 700,000 feet of Southern Yellow pine. Its most unusual passage sends the train through the station during the journey. coasterpedia.net· greatcoasters.com
The new arrival was received with distinction, placing among the leading wooden coasters in the 2004 Golden Ticket standings and taking the number-one position in 2005 and 2006. greatcoasters.com· amusementtoday.com
Great Coasters International later retracked portions of Thunderhead in 2009 and 2018, keeping Dollywood's great wooden racer in service among the Smokies. coasterpedia.net
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- greatcoasters.com Preferred source
- dollyparton.com Acceptable source
- amusementtoday.com Acceptable source