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 Review of Thunderbolt @ Six Flags New England
1 Rating Posted by: Mt. Flyer on 3/22/2005 2:15:00 PM
Thunderbolt is a wonderful wood twister from 1941. Its 75 first drop is taken at a rather shallow 45 degrees. This keep Thunderbolts top speed to a fairly tame 45 miles per hour. However, what TBolt lacks in speed she makes up for with a very "zippy" layout. There is also a surprising amount of air time on this coaster, especially towards the end. If you have a child in your family who is ready to graduate from kiddie coasters, then Thunderbolt is the perfect choice for a kids first adult coaster. But dont let that description fool you, this ride can be surprisingly exciting, and like all good woodies, every ride is different.
 

Review Comments

mrceagle on 3/22/2005 2:24:58 PM said:
Good review. i liek the thunderbolt and its layout. I have always liked Whalomes Flyer con=met a bit more but they both have their charms. one thing though, this isnt a twister, however Cyclone is.
Mt. Flyer on 3/22/2005 5:04:54 PM said:
Thanks, never had the chance to try the Flyer Comet, though Ive heard it was a wonderful ride. And yes, Thunderbolt is a twister. A twister is simply a coaster than twists around itself, as opposed to an "out and back". Thunderbolt can also be described as a "figure eight". Matter of fact, if one looks at the definition of "twister" at the RCDB youll also see the directive: see also "figure eight".
mrceagle on 3/23/2005 4:32:47 PM said:
Again Im abit of a purist. I have always called it a figure eight. I only aply a twister as a coaster with a highly veryed layout that twists around itself. normaly the layout isnt traditional. for example Excalibur woudl be considered a twister.
Mt. Flyer on 3/23/2005 6:25:02 PM said:
Semantics - its like the fact that a ship is a boat, but a boat isnt a ship. A figure eight is a twister, but a twister may not be a figure eight.
mrceagle on 3/24/2005 12:05:28 PM said:
I guess that works. anyways I like the coaster which is in far beter condition then Cyclone. This is hard to beleave some times given that the Thunderbolt is nearly twice as old.
ibluv on 3/24/2005 1:26:24 PM said:
Thunderbolt is alot smaller than Cyclone so its easier to take care of.
Mt. Flyer on 3/24/2005 3:59:46 PM said:
Yes it is a much smaller coaster than Cyclone, but I think the issue is the forces and stresses that the Cyclone structure has to endure.
mrceagle on 3/25/2005 12:50:28 PM said:
Whell alot of that is do to Bracings that SF removed a few eyars back.
ibluv on 3/26/2005 12:11:07 PM said:
Why did they remove them?
mrceagle on 3/26/2005 9:04:30 PM said:
I couldnt begin to understand it. The area is a maintanice and Emergancey entrance. i think they thought that they were getign in the way of a potention rescue.
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