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Thunderhawk

Steel Inverted at Michigan's Adventure, Muskegon, Michigan. Opened 2008.

By Theme Park Spot · Last reviewed November 9, 2026

Height
120 ft
Drop
86 ft
Top speed
50 mph
Length
2,261 ft
Inversions
5
Ride time
1 min 36 s
Designer
Vekoma

Thunderhawk opened at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, in 1998 as Serial Thriller and was renamed Thunderhawk after Cedar Fair bought that park in 2004. After Geauga Lake's ride park closed in 2007, the coaster was moved to Michigan's Adventure, where it opened on May 17, 2008.

Sources

  • miadventure.enchantedparks.com/rides-and-experiences/attract... (Official page: first suspended looping coaster in Michigan; elevation 120 ft, 86-ft free-fall, top speed 50 mph; rolls and inverted wing loops; height requirement 52 to 78 in.)
  • rcdb.com/4053.htm (RCDB: Thunderhawk at Michigan's Adventure, operating since 2008-05-17; Vekoma SLC 689m Standard, designer Peter Clerx; length 2,260.5 ft, height 109.3 ft, 49.7 mph, 5 inversions, duration 1:36; relocated from Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom.)
  • rcdb.com/489.htm (RCDB: Thunderhawk at Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom, 1998 to 2007-09-16; former name Serial Thriller (1998 to 2003).)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderhawk_(Michigan%27s_Adventure) (Wikipedia: opened May 9, 1998 at Geauga Lake as Serial Thriller, renamed Thunderhawk after Cedar Fair's 2004 purchase; moved after the 2007 closure, opened at Michigan's Adventure May 17, 2008; drop 85 ft.)

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