Thunder Run (Canada's Wonderland)

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Thunder Run
Previously known as Blauer Enzian
Canada's Wonderland
Location	Canada's Wonderland
Park section	International Festival
Coordinates	43°50′34″N 79°32′32″W / 43.8427°N 79.5423°W / 43.8427; -79.5423
Status	Operating
Opening date	May 23, 1981 as Blauer Enzian, 1986 as Thunder Run
Cost	$2.7M est.
General statistics
Type	Steel – Powered – Mine Train
Manufacturer	Mack Rides
Height	10 m (33 ft)
Length	330 m (1,080 ft)
Speed	64 km/h (40 mph)
Inversions	0
Duration	1:24
Height restriction	102 cm (3 ft 4 in)
Trains	Single 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.