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Thunderbolt
Steel Looper at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Opened 2014.
- Height
- 115 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 56 mph
- Length
- 2,233 ft
- Inversions
- 4
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Zamperla
Thunderbolt is a steel roller coaster at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. It opened in 2014 and takes its name from the wooden Thunderbolt coaster that stood nearby from 1925, ran into the early 1980s, and was demolished in 2000.
The ride was built by Zamperla, the company that owns and operates Luna Park. Single cars seating nine riders climb a vertical chain lift and drop at 90 degrees. RCDB gives a height of 114.8 feet, a top speed of 55.9 mph and four inversions, including a loop, a zero-g roll, a dive loop and a corkscrew. The park lists 2,233 feet of track.
The park's minimum height to ride alone is 50 inches.
Sources
- lunaparknyc.com/rides/thunderbolt (Park page: debuted in Coney Island in 2014; 2,233 ft of track; 90-degree drop; nine-seat car; tribute to the 1925 wooden Thunderbolt demolished in 2000; 50 in to ride alone.)
- rcdb.com/8788.htm (RCDB: operating; Zamperla Thunderbolt model; 114.8 ft, 55.9 mph, 2,234.3 ft, 4 inversions, 90 degrees; vertical lift, loop, zero-g roll, dive loop, corkscrew; 9-rider cars.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_Park_(Coney_Island,_2010) (Thunderbolt steel coaster opened at Luna Park in May 2014.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.