Thunder Dolphin
| Thunder Dolphin | |
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Thunder Dolphin's Lift Hill
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| Tokyo Dome City Attractions | |
| Park section | LaQua |
| Coordinates | 35°42′23″N 139°45′12″E / 35.706336°N 139.753277°ECoordinates: 35°42′23″N 139°45′12″E / 35.706336°N 139.753277°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 1, 2003 |
| Cost | $37,000,000 |
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| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Mega Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Cable lift hill |
| Height | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Drop | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Length | 1,066 m (3,497 ft) |
| Speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:30 |
| Max vertical angle | 80° |
| Capacity | 1,660 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4.4 |
| Height restriction | 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) |
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Thunder Dolphin at RCDB Pictures of Thunder Dolphin at RCDB |
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Thunder Dolphin (サンダードルフィン?) is a steel roller coaster at the Tokyo Dome City Attractions amusement park, which is part of Tokyo Dome City in Tokyo, Japan. The ride was designed and constructed by Intamin. At 80 metres (260 ft) tall, Thunder Dolphin is currently the 8th tallest continuous circuit roller coaster in the world, behind Kingda Ka, Top Thrill Dragster, Fury 325, Steel Dragon 2000, Millennium Force, Leviathan, and Intimidator 305. Following an incident in which a 25 cm long bolt fell from the ride while in motion on 5 December 2010, injuring a 9-year-old visitor, operation of the ride was suspended until 1 August 2013, when the ride reopened.
Thunder Dolphin's 1,066.8 metres (3,500 ft) long course passes through both a hole in the LaQua building, and through the Big-O, the world's first centerless Ferris wheel. The Thunder Dolphin has a maximum speed of 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph).
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