Thunderhawk (Michigan's Adventure)
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 Thunderhawk at it's former home, Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom |
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| Location | Michigan's Adventure |
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| Park section | Timbertown |
| Type | Steel - Inverted |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Opened | 1998 |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Designer | Vekoma |
| Model | SLC (689m Standard) |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Drop | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Length | 2,261 ft (689 m) |
| Max speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
| Inversions | 5 |
| Duration | 2:20 |
| Max vertical angle | 60° |
| Capacity | 1040 riders per hour |
| Cost | $12,398,095 |
| Max g-force | 3.6 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 4 in (130 cm) |
| Thunderhawk at RCDB Pictures of Thunderhawk at RCDB |
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Thunderhawk is an inverted steel roller coaster at Michigan's Adventure amusement park in Muskegon, Michigan, United States designed by Vekoma of The Netherlands. Thunderhawk has a maximum height limit of eighty inches (80"), equivalent to six-foot-eight (6'8).
[edit] History
Thunderhawk opened in 1998 at the pre-Six Flags Geauga Lake amusement park under the name Serial Thriller and had an on-ride photo camera. The ride was constructed over what was previously marshland along the shores of Geauga Lake and sits on a small man-made island. To keep this small island dry, a pump was built near the ride's entrance. Much of the track and supports were built right over the water.
The Serial Thriller was kept through the Six Flags era until Cedar Fair Entertainment Company purchased Geauga Lake in 2004. The ride's name was changed to Thunderhawk and the on-ride photo camera was removed. In 2007, on-ride video cameras were installed on the ride.
On September 21, 2007, Cedar Fair announced that Geauga Lake and Wildwater Kingdom would no longer operate partially as a traditional amusement park, and instead become solely a waterpark, Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom. On October 2, 2007, Michigan's Adventure announced that Thunderhawk will be relocated to its park under the same name. [1]
During construction of Thunderhawk in January, Michigan's Adventure decided to repaint the track red in order to differentiate the ride from where it used to be located and to insure that it looks new. The park has also decided to replace all of the padding and restraints on Thunderhawk's trains in order to change the colors to match the new color scheme and improve the ride experience.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Alexander, Dave. "New roller coaster will be park's most expensive ride.", Muskegon Chronicle, 2007-10-02. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ http://www.miadventure.com/th_con_jan.shtml Construction Photos, accessed on 1-29-2008
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