Does Thunderhead have a stomach-in-your-throat drop?

Doggammit CPunk! Why must you be so cruel to those of us who can't make Dollywood this year? ;)

Why must you be so cruel to those of us who can't make Dollywood 'til this Saturday? ;)

-dawn, rubbing it in

See ya there, dawny...:)

Ok Moosh this is for you and anyone else that won't make it to Dollywood this year!

Thunderhead is horrible! It lacks thrills,airtime, laterals, and everything else need to be an awsome coaster. And it still has those dreaded GCII lapbars everyone complains too much about too.

Does that make you feel better Moosh? ;)

*** Edited 4/14/2004 8:25:20 PM UTC by coasterpunk***

LOL CPunk!

As if all the rave reviews weren't bad enough to make matters worse I get to look at photos of Thunderhead as I design our 2005 calendar [it's on the cover and featured in July].

I'll get there next year...after it's had time to break in ;)

Thunderhead is so good (uuuh, I mean bad) You should just make a 2005 Thunderhead calendar.

And...dread the thought....a trim or two??

Booowhahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa! (Better get me plane tickets soon!) ;)

That's just wrong! Hopefully I willl be down at Dollywood sometime in May.

Hmm, for me, Thunderhead got me on the first drop on my 3rd, 4th, and 5th rides, but not the first two.

What is this Double-Up that some people refer to? There's no real Double up at all. You could call the element weaving through the lift a double up, but it has a turn in it.

Since when does a double up or double down have to be in-line? Ghostrider has both, but along the third turn, making it hard to distinguish.

The double up on Thunderhead is the hill that goes under and over the lift. (check out the overhead view)

Most people think of Double up's or down's like on The Phoenix and Kennywood's Jack Rabbit. Like Moosh said Double up's don't really need to be in a straight line to be a double up. Thunderheads gives air just like any other double up.

Ghostrider's drop does twist.

http://www.greatcoasters.com/image/013_13_sm.JPG

This looks like a double up or down. *** Edited 4/15/2004 9:26:02 PM UTC by RavenTTD***

That pic could be considered the second double up of the ride, Raven. In that pic you are looking as if the train would be coming right toward you. That part is CRAZY, BTW! But then again the only part of Thunderhead that isn't crazy is going thru the transfer building and turn into the station!

That flat section is where I was standing for my profile pic. :)

Does Thunderhead have a "stomach-in-your-throat" drop?

I'll let ya know when I get back on Monday....have a great weekend everybody! :)

Bastrad!

Poor Moosh!

Im going tomorrow to get some of that Thunderhead greatness. Moosh, all I can say is, nanner nanner nanner!

I'm no big coaster maniac... not had the opportunity! - but did get to ride about 8 times in a row on host night - WOW - What a feeling!

Man,

I think I'll go ahead and buy that Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits CD I've been thinking about. I can't remember the last time a new coaster got such great reviews right from the start.

Cograts Ms. Parton! Ya done good! Congrats GCI!!!