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| Manufacturer | Great Coasters International | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Jeff Pike | ||||||||||||
| Type | Wooden | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Height | 82 feet | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 80 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 48 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 2713 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
American Thunder is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri, USA. The ride is a clone of Thunderbird at PowerPark in Finland.
History
The ride was officially announced in 2007.[1] It opened on June 20, 2008 as Evel Knievel. In 2010, as part of a wider termination of licensing agreements across the Six Flags chain, the company announced that the coaster would be renamed American Thunder for 2011 and that the Evel Knievel branding would be removed.[2]
Design
Trains
2 trains with 12 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 24 riders per train.
Images
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View from the parking lot
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The safety sign
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American Thunder's station
References
- ↑ "Evel Knievel Coaster Coming To Six Flags St. Louis". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
- ↑ MacDonald, Brady (2010-11-25). "Six Flags amusement parks prepare for thematic makeovers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
External links
- American Thunder on the Roller Coaster DataBase.