Thunderbolt (1925 roller coaster)

This article is about the defunct wooden roller coaster. For the current steel roller coaster, see Thunderbolt (2014 roller coaster).

Thunderbolt
(1995)
Coney Island
Coordinates	40°34′26″N 73°58′57″W / 40.57389°N 73.98250°W / 40.57389; -73.98250Coordinates: 40°34′26″N 73°58′57″W / 40.57389°N 73.98250°W / 40.57389; -73.98250
Status	Closed
Opening date	1925
Closing date	1982
General statistics
Type	Wood
Designer	John A. Miller
Height	86 ft (26 m)
Duration	1:20
Thunderbolt at RCDB Pictures of Thunderbolt at RCDB

The Thunderbolt was a wooden roller coaster located at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. It operated from 1925 until 1982 and was finally demolished in autumn 2000.^[1] It was designed by John Miller.^[2] In June 2013, it was announced that a new steel roller coaster would be constructed on Coney Island named the Thunderbolt.^[3] Although they share the same name, the new coaster bears no resemblance to the old one, as the new version is made of steel and uses a completely different design.

In popular culture

It was featured briefly in Woody Allen's 1977 film Annie Hall^[1] as the boyhood home of Alvy Singer (Allen's character). The house was a real residence, built in 1895 as the Kensington Hotel; the coaster was constructed atop this building.^[4]^[5]

The indie rock/slowcore band Red House Painters 1993 album, Red House Painters (Rollercoaster) features a sepia toned photograph of the Thunderbolt as its cover art.

The last film to photograph the Thunderbolt was Requiem for a Dream.

References

1 2 Marden, Duane. "Thunderbolt (Coney Island - George Moran)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
↑ Rutherford, Scott (2000) The American Roller Coaster, MBI Publishing Company, Wisconsin. ISBN 0760306893.
↑ Marden, Duane. "Thunderbolt (Luna Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
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↑ Tim Donnelly (July 28, 2013). "Life Under the Thunderbolt". New York Post. Retrieved October 15, 2013.

Coney Island attractions and neighborhoods

Roller coasters	Cyclone Flip Flap Railway^* Loop the Loop^* Soarin' Eagle Switchback Railway^* Thunderbolt (1925-1982)^* Thunderbolt (2014) Tornado^*

Other rides	A Trip to the Moon^* Dante's Inferno^* Ghost Hole Parachute Jump^* Spook-a-Rama The Whip Witching Waves^* Wonder Wheel

Parks	Astroland^* Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park Dreamland^* Luna Park (1903-1944)^* Luna Park (2010) Sea Lion Park^* Steeplechase Park^*

Other visitor attractions	Coney Island Velodrome^* MCU Park Nathan's hot dog contest New York Aquarium Riegelmann Boardwalk Shoot the Freak^*

Subsections	Brighton Beach Gravesend (nearby) Manhattan Beach Seagate Sheepshead Bay (nearby)

Subway stations	Brighton Beach Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue Neptune Avenue Ocean Parkway West Eighth Street – New York Aquarium

^* Asterisks indicate former attractions. See also: Coney Island in popular culture

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