Rolling Thunder (roller coaster)
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| Rolling Thunder | |
| Location | Six Flags Great Adventure |
|---|---|
| Park Section | Plaza Del Carnaval |
| Type | Wood - Figure 8 - Racing |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Manufacturer | Don Rosser & William Cobb |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 96 feet (29.3 m) |
| Max speed | 56 mile per hour (90.1 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:10 |
| Capacity | 1920 riders per hour |
| Rolling Thunder at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Rolling Thunder at RCDB | |
Rolling Thunder is a racing wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. From its opening, it was the park's only operating wooden coaster, but lost that distinction when El Toro opened in 2006. It has recently reopened after major construction on El Toro was completed. Rolling Thunder has a total of four trains, two on each side. It has not run both sides at once in recent years, but it is slated to run all four trains at the beginning of the 2007 season. [1]
Rolling Thunder uses skid brakes rather than the more modern fin brakes, so in rainy weather it can only run one train per side for safety reasons.
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