Thunderation
| Thunderation | |
|---|---|
 Thunderation's helix | |
| Silver Dollar City | |
| Location | Silver Dollar City |
| Coordinates | 36°40′06″N 93°20′16″W / 36.6684°N 93.3379°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 10, 1993 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Mine Train |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Model | Mine Train |
| Track layout | Terrain |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 81 ft (25 m) |
| Length | 3,022 ft (921 m) |
| Speed | 48 mph (77 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:10 |
Height restriction | 42 in (107 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 36 riders per train. |
| Thunderation at RCDB | |
Thunderation (Stylized as ThuNderaTion) is a steel mine train roller coaster located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, the ride opened in 1993.[1] Originally, the third and fifth cars of each roller coaster train faced backward, but they were repositioned to face forward sometime after the 2010 season.[2] On February 16, 2026, Silver Dollar City announced that Thunderation would be closing permanently on January 2, 2027.[3]
Rider Experience
[edit]The train (the front part of the roller coaster looks like the locomotive of a steam train) leaves the station, takes a 180 degree right turn, goes straight forward, and makes a 180 degree left turn. The train enters a right turn helix, followed by a tunnel. Next, the train takes a 270 degree left turn. After going straight the train takes another 90 degree right turn drops into a short tunnel. The train goes up the lift hill, out of the tunnel. There is a 270 degree left turn. Finally, the train goes down the drop, and turns right 90 degrees into the station.
On some ride signs, the name is stylized as "ThuNderaTion", a reference to TNT to coincide with the ride's mining theme.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Throgmorton, Todd (2000). Roller Coasters: United States and Canada. McFarland. p. 287. ISBN 0-7864-0896-0.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Thunderation (Silver Dollar City)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ↑ Niles, Robert. "Another Arrow roller coaster comes to the end of its run". Theme Park Insider. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ↑ Pictures of Thunderation
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