Rolling Thunder is a racing wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Rolling Thunder is the park's first wooden coaster, and debuted in the park's fifth anniversary. The ride has an adjoining entrance and a separate queue for each track. Coaster 1 can be reached by the right queue and Coaster 2 can be reached by the left. Guests who are not tall enough for 54-inch (137 cm) height-requiring coasters can ride Rolling Thund...
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Rolling Thunder is a racing wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Rolling Thunder is the park's first wooden coaster, and debuted in the park's fifth anniversary. The ride has an adjoining entrance and a separate queue for each track. Coaster 1 can be reached by the right queue and Coaster 2 can be reached by the left. Guests who are not tall enough for 54-inch (137 cm) height-requiring coasters can ride Rolling Thunder as it has a 44-inch (112 cm) height requirement. The ride's lines are often shorter than El Toro's, which also attracts riders. Although the ride is rough, it remains popular among guests.
The structure and track is comprised mostly of 850,000 feet (259,080 m) of Douglas Fir. In the past it had been treated with a pesticide not considered environmentally friendly and is slowly being replaced with southern yellow pine.
The track is made by bolting together seven layers of wood. In most places on the ride, two layers of southern yellow pine...
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