Thunderhawk (Michigan's Adventure)
For the wooden roller coaster of the same name at Dorney Park, see Thunderhawk (Dorney Park). For other uses, see Thunderhawk.
| Thunderhawk | |||||||||
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| Previously known as Serial Thriller at Geauga Lake | |||||||||
| Michigan's Adventure | |||||||||
| Park section | Timbertown | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°20′43″N 86°16′37″W / 43.345208°N 86.276975°W / 43.345208; -86.276975Coordinates: 43°20′43″N 86°16′37″W / 43.345208°N 86.276975°W / 43.345208; -86.276975 | ||||||||
| Status | Operating | ||||||||
| Opening date | May 17, 2008 (2008-05-17) | ||||||||
| Cost | $8,000,000 | ||||||||
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| Type | Steel – Inverted | ||||||||
| Manufacturer | Vekoma | ||||||||
| Designer | Vekoma | ||||||||
| Model | Suspended Looping Coaster (689m Standard) | ||||||||
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Height | 109 ft (33 m) | ||||||||
| Drop | 85 ft (26 m) | ||||||||
| Length | 2,261 ft (689 m) | ||||||||
| Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) | ||||||||
| Inversions | 5 | ||||||||
| Duration | 1:36 | ||||||||
| Max vertical angle | 60° | ||||||||
| Capacity | 1040 | ||||||||
| G-force | 3.6 | ||||||||
| Height restriction | 52 in (132 cm) | ||||||||
| Trains | 2 trains with 10 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 20 riders per train. | ||||||||
| Fast Lane available | |||||||||
Thunderhawk (Formerly Serial Thriller) is an inverted steel roller coaster at Michigan's Adventure amusement park in Muskegon, Michigan, United States designed by Vekoma of The Netherlands. It is the first suspended looping roller coaster to ever be built in Michigan. Thunderhawk has a maximum height limit of eighty inches (80"), equivalent to six-foot-eight (6'8). The ride is built on top of man-made land that is right on Adventure Lake.
Read more about Thunderhawk (Michigan's Adventure): History, Ride Layout and Experience