# Thunderation

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Ride at Silver Dollar City

Thunderation Thunderation's helix Silver Dollar City Location Silver Dollar City Coordinates 36°40′06″N 93°20′16″W / 36.6684°N 93.3379°W / 36.6684; -93.3379 Status Operating Opening date April 10, 1993 (1993-04-10) General statistics Type Steel – Mine Train Manufacturer Arrow Dynamics Model Mine Train Track layout Terrain Lift/launch system Chain lift hill Height 81 ft (25 m) Length 3,022 ft (921 m) Speed 48 mph (77 km/h) Inversions 0 Duration 2:10 Height restriction 42 in (107 cm) Trains 2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 36 riders per train. Thunderation at RCDB

**Thunderation** (Stylized as **ThuNderaTion**) is a steel [mine train roller coaster](/source/Mine_train_roller_coaster) located at [Silver Dollar City](/source/Silver_Dollar_City) in [Branson, Missouri](/source/Branson%2C_Missouri). Manufactured by [Arrow Dynamics](/source/Arrow_Dynamics), the ride opened in 1993.[1] Originally, the third and fifth cars of each roller coaster train faced backward, but they were repositioned to face forward sometime after the 2010 season.[2] On February 16, 2026, Silver Dollar City announced that Thunderation would be closing permanently on January 2, 2027.[3]

## Rider Experience

The train (the front part of the roller coaster looks like the locomotive of a steam train) leaves the station, takes a 180 degree right turn, goes straight forward, and makes a 180 degree left turn. The train enters a right turn helix, followed by a tunnel. Next, the train takes a 270 degree left turn. After going straight the train takes another 90 degree right turn drops into a short tunnel. The train goes up the lift hill, out of the tunnel. There is a 270 degree left turn. Finally, the train goes down the drop, and turns right 90 degrees into the station.

On some ride signs, the name is stylized as "ThuNderaTion", a reference to TNT to coincide with the ride's mining theme.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rcusc_1-0)** Throgmorton, Todd (2000). *Roller Coasters: United States and Canada*. McFarland. p. 287. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7864-0896-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7864-0896-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Marden, Duane. ["Thunderation (Silver Dollar City)"](https://rcdb.com/220.htm). [Roller Coaster DataBase](/source/Roller_Coaster_DataBase).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Niles, Robert. ["Another Arrow roller coaster comes to the end of its run"](https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202602/12311/). *Theme Park Insider*. Retrieved February 16, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Pictures of Thunderation](http://www.coastergallery.com/2001/SDC10.html)

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.silverdollarcity.com/theme-park/Attractions/Rides/Thunderation)

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