Thunder Dolphin
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| Thunder Dolphin | |
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| Thunder Dolphin's Lift Hill | |
| Location | Tokyo Dome City Attractions |
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| 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 |
| Opened | May 1, 2003 |
| Cost | $37,000,000 |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Mega Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Cable lift hill |
| Height | 262 ft (80 m) |
| Drop | 218 ft (66 m) |
| Length | 3,500 ft (1,100 m) |
| Max speed | 80.8 mph (130.0 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:30 |
| Max vertical angle | 80° |
| Capacity | 1660 riders per hour |
| Max G force | 4.4 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 3 in (130 cm) |
| Thunder Dolphin at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Thunder Dolphin at RCDB | |
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Thunder Dolphin 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 262 feet (80 m) tall, Thunder Dolphin is currently the 6th tallest continuous circuit roller coaster in the world, behind Kingda Ka, Top Thrill Dragster, Steel Dragon 2000, Millennium Force, and Intimidator 305.
Thunder Dolphin's 3,500 feet (1,100 m) long course passes through both a hole in the LaQua building, and through the Big-O, the world's first centerless Ferris wheel. Thunder Dolphin's maximum speed is 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph).
