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Thunderbolt

Kennywood · United States · opened 1968

26/ 100 thrill#85 of 101
Thrill score 26 out of 100: Speed 15, Height 6, Length 5, Inversions 0.

A wooden coaster built into a natural ravine, famous for a first drop that starts below ground level.

Thunderbolt is a wooden roller coaster at Kennywood in the United States, built by Kennywood and opened in 1968. It reaches 88 km/h, stands 29 m tall and has no inversions. On Achtbaan, the independent roller-coaster ranking site, it scores 26 out of 100 for thrill, ranking #85 of 101.

The numbers

Top speed
88 km/h
Height
29 m
Length
990 m
Inversions
0
Opened
1968
Manufacturer
Kennywood
Type
Wood
Park
Kennywood
Country
United States

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