Rolling Thunder (roller coaster)

Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder's entrance
Six Flags Great Adventure
Park section Plaza del Carnaval
Coordinates 40°08′21.70″N 74°26′3.40″W / 40.1393611°N 74.4342778°W / 40.1393611; -74.4342778
Status Removed
Opening date June 6, 1979 (1979-06-06)
Closing date September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08)
Replaced by Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom
El Diablo
General Statistics
Type Wood – Racing
Manufacturer William Cobb & Associates
Designer Don Rosser & William Cobb
Model Racing roller coaster
Track layout Figure 8/Out and back
Lift/launch system Chain lift hill
Height 96 ft (29.3 m)
Length 3,200 ft (975.4 m)
Speed 56 mph (90.1 km/h)
Inversions 0
Duration 2:10
Max vertical angle 45°
Capacity 3840 riders per hour
Height restriction 44 in (112 cm)
Trains 4 trains with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
Flash Pass Available
Rolling Thunder at RCDB
Pictures of Rolling Thunder at RCDB

Rolling Thunder was a racing roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Designed by William Cobb, it opened in 1979 as the park's first wooden coaster during its fifth operating season. Rolling Thunder closed permanently in 2013 to make room for Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom, which opened in 2014.