Thunder Run (Canada's Wonderland)

Thunder Run
Previously known as Blauer Enzian
Canada's Wonderland
LocationCanada's Wonderland
Park sectionInternational Festival
Coordinates43°50′34″N 79°32′32″W / 43.8427°N 79.5423°W / 43.8427; -79.5423
StatusOperating
Opening dateMay 23, 1981 as Blauer Enzian, 1986 as Thunder Run
Cost$2.7M est.
General statistics
TypeSteel – Powered – Mine Train
ManufacturerMack Rides
Height10 m (33 ft)
Length330 m (1,080 ft)
Speed64 km/h (40 mph)
Inversions0
Duration1:24
Height restriction102 cm (3 ft 4 in)
TrainsSingle train with 10 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 40 riders per train.
Thunder Run at RCDB

Thunder Run is a powered roller coaster, themed after a runaway mine train, found at Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Rather than having a traditional chain lift hill, the train has an electric motor on board. The train (consisting of nine cars of two rows of two seats, plus an extra single row at the front of the train) flies directly into the Wonder Mountain, the artificial mountain that is a trademark of the park. The coaster opened on May 23, 1981,[1] and operated until 1985 as Blauer Enzian ("Blue Gentian" in German), but in 1986 it was relocated, extended, and incorporated into the Wonder Mountain.

The ride occupies the interior of the Wonder Mountain, which was initially supposed to hold a "Bavarian Market".[citation needed] Instead, mechanical equipment was placed inside, which was later relocated to the "roof" of the mountain to make room for the ride. The relocation of mechanical equipment also resulted in the Wonder Mountain walkway being closed. Riders on Vortex can still see remnants of the look-out terrace before they reach the first drop.

  1. ^ "Canada's Wonderland (Vaughan, Ontario, Canada)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved February 24, 2024.