West Mifflin, United States
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+1 4124610500
Awesome ride, rode it last year and it’s great. you may slide side to side, but the American Coaster Enthusiasts say “Riders must be able to slide from side-to-side in their seats. A coaster with any restraint or device that restricts this freedom, like seat dividers between riders, does not meet this requirement.” So this gets a 5/5 stars
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This is the marquee ride at Kennywood. This vaunted coaster is on most enthusiasts must-ride lists. It's famous for being one of the coasters to set off the great coaster revival in the late 1960s. The coaster is built into a ravine and uses part of a previous coaster. The ride experience is something else. It's essentially two coasters: a fun terrain coaster racing in and out of the trees AND a high speed G-force coaster with a wicked hidden drop. The biggest drop occurs in the last 1/3 of the ride. The ride is so much fun and still smooth after all these years. One of my new favorites!
Best wooden roller coaster in the park!!! This coaster moves around the track really fast! I love that the first drop is right out of the station and possibly the steepest drop is the 2nd to the last one that drops down into the ravine just slightly above Phantom's Revenge! This coaster used to be called Pippen and was built in the 1924! Then it was remodeled and renamed to Thunderbolt! It is also a National Historic Landmark as is Kennywood it's self and also Jackrabbit....If I'm not mistaken I think Racer is a National Historic Landmark also. I highly recommend this coaster!
I don't dislike Thunderbolt, but it is one of the worst coasters at Kennywood. It does pull strong lateral forces, but that is about all it does. It is also quite rough in some areas.
Best wooden ride at kennywood
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