- Thunder Dolphin
Infobox roller coaster
name=Thunder Dolphin
caption= Thunder Dolphin's Lift Hill
location=LaQua
section=Pool LaQua
type=Steel
type2=Megacoaster
status=Operating
opened=5/1/2003
manufacturer=Intamin AG
designer=Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
model=Mega Coaster
track=
lift=Cablelift hill
height=262
drop=218
length=3500
speed=80.8
inversions=0
duration=1:30
angle=80
capacity=1660 Riders Per Hour
cost=$37,000,000
acceleration=
gforce=4.4
restriction=51.18
rcdb_number=1845"Thunder Dolphin" is a steel
roller coaster at theLaQua amusement park , which is part ofTokyo Dome City inTokyo ,Japan . At 262 feet (80 m) tall, "Thunder Dolphin" is currently the 5th tallest continuous circuit roller coaster in the world, behind "Kingda Ka ", "Top Thrill Dragster ", "Steel Dragon 2000 " and "Millennium Force "."Thunder Dolphin"
' s 3,500 foot (1066 m) long course passes through both a hole in a building, as well as through the Big-O, a centerless Ferris wheel.External links
* [http://www.rcdb.com/id1845.htm Thunder Dolphin's listing on the RCDB.com]
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