Next we have a traditional wooden rollercoaster called Rolling Thunder. It’s sort of a bigger version of this rollercoaster in the Linnanmäki amusement park, since it goes faster, higher and stronger by rising nearly a hundred feet in the air plummeting 85 feet down reaching a top speed of 56 miles per hour.
Besides the shape, one of the biggest differences between the two is that Rolling Thunder doesn’t have an old school braking system, where a park employee known as the “brakeman” rides in the train and uses the train’s own brakes to smoothen the ride. While Rolling Thunder is only 50 feet longer, another significant difference compared to most rollercoasters, is that it has two tracks running alongside each other the whole time, only slightly varying in vertical inclines. If the queuing system allows it, we should definitely try to get on both the dueling trains at the same time, and videotape each other “speeding” by in the other train :D! Conveniently videos from both tracks can be found at YouTube and embedded below.
Besides the shape, one of the biggest differences between the two is that Rolling Thunder doesn’t have an old school braking system, where a park employee known as the “brakeman” rides in the train and uses the train’s own brakes to smoothen the ride. While Rolling Thunder is only 50 feet longer, another significant difference compared to most rollercoasters, is that it has two tracks running alongside each other the whole time, only slightly varying in vertical inclines. If the queuing system allows it, we should definitely try to get on both the dueling trains at the same time, and videotape each other “speeding” by in the other train :D! Conveniently videos from both tracks can be found at YouTube and embedded below.
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