Status Operating Drop 80 ft (24 m) Max speed 77 km/h Track length 850 m | Opening date 29 April 2006 Height 27 m Opened 29 April 2006 Duration 1 minute 33 seconds | |
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Similar Cobra, Tornado, El Toro, Tulireki, Renegade | ||
Thunderbird is the name of the northernmost wooden roller coaster in the world, located at PowerPark in Alahärmä, Western Finland. The two Millennium Flyer trains operating it were manufactured by Great Coasters International (GCI). Its layout is identical to American Thunder at Six Flags St. Louis
Thunderbird was the first wooden roller coaster in Europe to be built by GCI. Approximately 1,000 cubic metres of wood, 750,000 bolts and 1.8 million nails were used for Thunderbird's construction. President of GCI, Clair Hain, Jr., commended the Finnish carpenters for their remarkable chainsaw skills. The track is one kilometre in length and reaches a speed of nearly 100 km/h.
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