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Rolling Thunder reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Rolling Thunder, a roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure. (The minimum height to ride is 44 inches.)

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Posted: February 20, 2009

A dual-track wooden coaster with differing layouts between the left and right tracks. A great coaster for, thrilling, but not too thrilling. A family favorite, as it celebrated its 30 year birthday in spring 2008. Its second hill is as tall as the second hill on El Toro, just to give you the feel. You'll love this on this you lift out of your seat on Rolling Thunder.

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17 votes, so far

It is a bit rough (my skinny young daughter felt roughed up) but a classic. If you grew up going on this and the line is short, ride! - sandy carroll

Fun, thrilling ride, tends to hurt your head, but worth a ride if the line is short. BTW dont make the same mistake i did, NEVER RIDE TWICE IN A ROW, your head will thank you - travis traymoore

Fun! I was screaming my head off with my friends last time and the line is never extremely long. - Matt Untalan

For old times sake I still ride this thing. It needs some tlc. Like they are giving to the Texas Giant. Rough & Bumpy. A bone Rattler. - Joe Schwartz

It saddens me how RT has deteriorated over the years. It needs a paint job pretty desperately, too. As others have stated, it's become very rough and a bit of a backbreaker. I'd still never pass up a ride though, simply for the personal nostalgia value. I've been riding this coaster longer than any other except for Runaway Train. - Mike Gallagher

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