Thunderation

Thunderation (Stylized as ThuNderaTion) is a steel mine train roller coaster located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, the ride opened in 1993.^[1] Originally, the third and fifth cars of each roller coaster train faced backward, but they were repositioned to face forward sometime after the 2010 season.^[2]

Thunderation
Thunderation's helix
Silver Dollar City
Location	Silver Dollar City
Coordinates	36.6684°N 93.3379°W / 36.6684; -93.3379
Status	Operating
Opening date	April 10, 1993 (1993-04-10)
General statistics
Type	Steel – Mine Train
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Model	Mine Train
Track layout	Terrain
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	81 ft (25 m)
Length	3,022 ft (921 m)
Speed	48 mph (77 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	2:10
Height restriction	42 in (107 cm)
Trains	2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 36 riders per train.
Thunderation at RCDB

Rider Experience

The train (the front part of the roller coaster looks like the locomotive of a steam train) leaves the station, takes a 180 degree right turn, goes straight forward, and makes a 180 degree left turn. The train enters a right turn helix, followed by a tunnel. Next, the train takes a 270 degree left turn. After going straight the train takes another 90 degree right turn drops into a short tunnel. The train goes up the lift hill, out of the tunnel. There is a 270 degree left turn. Finally, the train goes down the drop, and turns right 90 degrees into the station.

On some ride signs, the name is stylized as "ThuNderaTion", a reference to TNT to coincide with the ride's mining theme.^[3]