Rollin' Thunder at Tropic Falls Theme Park
Vertical liftthen a 90 degree first drop A jolt after the loopon the way into the roll Ejector air on the hills

Tropic Falls Theme Park, Foley, Alabama

Rollin' Thunder

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What riders love
  • Almost every hill has ejector and the inversions throw you around as well (in a good way).
  • Violent airtime everywhere combined with profiling that’s so bad it’s good.
  • It is a fantastic ride with a great drop, smooth inversions, and unhinged airtime hills at the end.
  • Relentless layout from drop to brakes, a vertical lift and drop and four inversions, what's not to love?
  • It’s the most whippy and intense inversion I’ve experienced.
  • For a Zamperla thunderbolt it's very intense and felt like I was gonna fall out of my seat but other than that this is a fantastic ride, totally recommended it if your in the Foley area.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Tropic Falls Theme Park

Then the ride has an amazing 90 degree first drop that just rips you out of your seat, some insane airtime especially if you have some room in the restraint.

coaster land

nice airtime and a really good first drop, but the track is unfortunately made by zamperla so it’s a rattle-y mess despite being, at the time of my riding, 2 years old.

Jamie Óchi

The sharp air hills save it from being a 0/10.

Ethan S.

You then head into a floater filled wave turn and then into a roll stall type element that hangs you upside down then hits you with positive G’s on the way out.

J&B FitzTubeKidz

My first ride was in the back, but that was good because it’s the most thrilling row, clearly, because you get ejector over the top.

HayFAT!

It’s optimized for that ejector airtime sensation, and that’s what sends you into the brake run and back into the station.

Coaster Studios

It is a fantastic ride with a great drop, smooth inversions, and unhinged airtime hills at the end.

CoasterKiwi

It has this CRAZY jolt in between the loop and the roll that made me question this entire hobby.

Ethan S.

This ride has a definite rattle but it is one of the craziest rides I’ve ridden!!!

coaster land

From the insane airtime to my favorite part of the ride, the corkscrew at the end, this ride is intense and relentless.

J&B FitzTubeKidz

For a Zamperla thunderbolt it’s very intense and felt like I was gonna fall out of my seat but other than that this is a fantastic ride, totally recommended it if your in the Foley area.

Garrett

The turnaround is incredibly intense and loaded with positives.

coaster land

Then accelerate so quickly that the G-forces combined with the roughness, my arms were forced down.

HayFAT!

As for forces, the only really intense Gs on this ride comes straight after the dive loop, but you’ll definitely feel it in your face as you pull up and away from the ground at the bottom.

Theme Park Blitz

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Specifications

115 ftHeight
115 Rollin'Thunder 36 CrazyMouse
112 ftFirst drop
56 mphTop speed
Rollin'Thunder56 Crazy Mouse29 056 mph
90°Drop angle
4Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Strong airtimeEjector airtimeHangtime

Criticised for

Rough or rattlyPainful or bruisingUncomfortable restraints

nice airtime and a really good first drop, but the track is unfortunately made by zamperla so it’s a rattle-y mess despite being, at the time of my riding, 2 years old.

Jamie Óchi, Captain Coaster review

It has this CRAZY jolt in between the loop and the roll that made me question this entire hobby.

Ethan S., Captain Coaster review

Relentless layout from drop to brakes, a vertical lift and drop and four inversions, what’s not to love?

Maisie Campbell, Captain Coaster review

Violent airtime everywhere combined with profiling that’s so bad it’s good.

Carter Eckhart, Captain Coaster review

It is a fantastic ride with a great drop, smooth inversions, and unhinged airtime hills at the end.

CoasterKiwi, Captain Coaster review

For a Zamperla thunderbolt it’s very intense and felt like I was gonna fall out of my seat but other than that this is a fantastic ride, totally recommended it if your in the Foley area.

Garrett, Captain Coaster review

History

July 21, 2017Opened

A thunderbolt, built by Zamperla.

4.3 gStrongest force on riders

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Martin Lewison (CC BY-SA 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): J&B FitzTubeKidz, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You then head into two INSANE ejector pops that…”; Clayton, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Almost every hill has ejector and the inversions throw…”; Carter Eckhart, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Violent airtime everywhere combined with profiling that’s so bad…”; coaster land, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Then the ride has an amazing 90 degree first…”; CoasterKiwi, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It is a fantastic ride with a great drop,…”; Maisie Campbell, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Relentless layout from drop to brakes, a vertical lift…”; coaster land, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The turnaround is incredibly intense and loaded with positives.”; J&B FitzTubeKidz, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It’s the most whippy and intense inversion I’ve experienced.”; Garrett, rider review on Captain Coaster: “For a Zamperla thunderbolt it's very intense and felt…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: CoasterForce's front row POV, Rollin' Thunder anaglyph 3D front seat on-ride POV @60fps Park at OWA (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.