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Rolling Thunder | |||
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Rolling Thunder's entrance | |||
Six Flags Great Adventure | |||
Park section | Plaza del Carnaval | ||
Coordinates | 40°08′21.70″N 74°26′3.40″W / 40.1393611°N 74.4342778°W | ||
Status | Removed | ||
Opening date | June 6, 1979 | ||
Closing date | September 8, 2013 | ||
Replaced by |
Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom El Diablo | ||
General Statistics | |||
Type | Wood – Racing | ||
Manufacturer | William Cobb & Associates | ||
Designer | Don Rosser & William Cobb | ||
Model | Racing roller coaster | ||
Track layout | Figure 8/Out and back | ||
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill | ||
Height | 96 ft (29.3 m) | ||
Length | 3,200 ft (975.4 m) | ||
Speed | 56 mph (90.1 km/h) | ||
Inversions | 0 | ||
Duration | 2:10 | ||
Max vertical angle | 45° | ||
Capacity | 3840 riders per hour | ||
Height restriction | 44 in (112 cm) | ||
Trains | 4 trains with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. | ||
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Rolling Thunder at RCDB Pictures of Rolling Thunder at RCDB |
Rolling Thunder was a racing roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Designed by William Cobb, it opened in 1979 as the park's first wooden coaster during its fifth operating season. Rolling Thunder closed permanently in 2013 to make room for Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom, which opened in 2014.