Park section Timber Canyon Type Wood Max speed 86 km/h | Status Operating Height 30 m Track length 985 m | |
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Opening date April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03) Cost $7,000,000
($8.88 million in 2017 dollars) Manufacturer Great Coasters International Address 2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–7PMFriday10AM–7PMSaturday10AM–8PMSunday10AM–7PMMonday10AM–7PMTuesdayClosedWednesday10AM–7PMThursdayClosedSuggest an edit Similar Mystery Mine, Tennessee Tornado, Wild Eagle, Blazing Fury, FireChaser Express | ||
Thunderhead is a wooden roller coaster located at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The coaster, which was the anchor attraction of the new "Thunderhead Gap" section (now Timber Canyon), opened on April 3, 2004, to much critical acclaim. Thunderhead boasts 22 turns and 32 crossovers [1], and utilizes GCI's Millennium Flyer trains, used on all GCI coasters since 1999. Thunderhead is also the first roller coaster to feature a station flyby.
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History
The ride was named after Thunderhead Mountain, a peak within the nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park that was heavily logged during the early 19th century. The mountain itself was named "Thunderhead" after a slang term in the American South for Cumulonimbus clouds.
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