Roller coaster

Thunder Road

Thunder Road is a wood roller coaster at Carowinds · United States, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters. Catalog stats list it as 93 ft tall, top speed around 58 mph, no inversions. It is listed as defunct (closed around 2015). Track it on CoasterTrak after you ride, or open it on the interactive map to plan a visit.

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Thunder Road was a wooden roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park on the border between Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Opened in 1976 and built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, the racing roller coaster cost $1.6 million to construct and featured two identical tracks that paralleled each other. The design of the ride was based on Rebel Yell, a wooden racing coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Thunder Road was closed on July 26, 2015, to make room for expansion at the park. On August 27, 2015, Carowinds announced that the Boomerang Bay waterpark would be expanded and renamed Carolina Harbor. The expansion resulted in the removal of Thunder Road.

Sourced from Wikipedia. Confirm ride status with the park before visiting.

TypeWoodManufacturerPhiladelphia Toboggan CoastersStatusDefunct · 2015Opened1976

Height93 ftSpeed58 mphLength3,819 ftInversions0Duration2m 10s

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