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Rolling Thunder
Website: Six Flags Great Adventure Homepage
Ride Type: Wooden Coaster
Ride Status: Running
Average Rating: 3.3333
TPC Overall Rank: #349 out of 2933 rides.
Reviews: 94
Last Review: 8/20/2008 8:14:00 PM
In User Top 10: 22 times.
User Tracker Count: 296 times.
 

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3 Rating
-2 Rating Rate Down Rate Up 3r1c on 7/13/2003 12:17:00 PM
If Six Flags would take care of it, maybe it would be better. It was not racing when I was there, but I did ride the left side. Rolling Thunder begins with a squeaky turn onto the lift. The first drop produces some reasonable airtime, as well as the second drop. The turnaround produces a small amount of laterals. During this time, the car is squeaking and the ride is very bouny, but not rough. the bunny hops, which look like they could give some airtime do not and the squeaking becomes even worse. The ride was OK, but it needs some work.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up natecohen on 6/29/2003 5:14:00 PM
I went to Great Adventure about 5 years ago and I really enjoyed this ride...It might suck now I dont know but I remember it was fast and was kinda long...and it did race I remember losing to the other people lol...I heard it really sucks now and they only have 1 track open now...thats sad...but they shouldnt get rid of it...its a old roller coaster...nothing like the Comet though!

3 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up Red Rascal on 5/27/2003 4:26:00 PM
Does this ever race? The point of a racing coaster is that it races. This ride is rough but, at some points, enjoyable. Much better than its neighbor Viper.

2 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up Waitj786 on 3/9/2003 9:02:00 AM
SixFlagsGA i comepletly agree with you, i was about to write a revieve just like yours. They should rip this peice of junk that never runs with two trains down, and they should replace it with a better and more exciting coaster. This ride is falling apart and it looks so dumb, and it is so short too.

3 Rating
+1 Rating Rate Down Rate Up SFGadv11 on 2/20/2003 6:56:00 PM
This was my first rollercoaster ever. I think it is underrated, its got very good hills and airtime. Great Adventure is giving it a new paint job, which should make Rolling Thunder look great. They are also rebuilding the turnaround, the roughest part of the ride. I hope they will race both sides next year.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up B&M Fan on 2/3/2003 10:36:00 PM
I personslly think this is a very underrated woodie. Good air time. Nice turns. But the fact the paint has not been redone is a weakness. I havnt rode it racing but I can imagine what it would be like.

3 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up BrooklynRi on 1/22/2003 5:43:00 PM
Rolling Thunder is a very underrated woodie. This coaster could be a classic and delivers some great airtime. I think the derision it gets is due to the parks refusal to paint it. I dont believe it has been painted in 15 years. Another dual track coaster where there is only one track consistently operational.

3 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up Cyclonic on 11/28/2002 1:47:00 PM
I have actually had the pleasure of riding this coaster when it raced, and it is a joy. It has not raced in several years now however, and it in need of some major retracking and matainence. With luck, a repainting is not the only thing this coaster gets in the off-season, as the layout is well worth saving.

UPDATE: Rode it for the first time since the retracking in the off season and I have to say it was a much improved ride. They still were not racing it, thus it doesnt get a point bump, but the turnaround, though still a bit noisy, felt smooth, and the ride overall ran much faster then it has in years. It even offered up some decent airtime. It also looks great with the new paint job. They seem to still be working on one of the tracks.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up Whos2Blame on 11/28/2002 12:01:00 PM - User's Top Ride #6
This Ride Is A Good Coaster, When The Two Trains Run At The Same Time IT Makes It More Exciting. ONe Problem I Find Is Its Kind Of Ruff But Its Still A Good Ride. The Air Time Is Great & Well This Ride Is A Good One For Roller Coaster Enthusiasts!

3 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up odjob088 on 11/26/2002 10:17:00 PM
this ride is ok, its not a good woodie, its really bumpy and a head banger , gives u a little headache, they never run both sides, so i never saw it race, thats what i think stinks about this coaster, if they had both sides open, maybe this ride would get a higher rating

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