Shivering Timbers track at Michigan's Adventure
Air on every hillfloater up front, ejector in the back Opened 1998built by Custom Coasters International

Michigan's Adventure, Muskegon, Michigan

Shivering Timbers

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5,383ftNo. 14 longest of 398 US coastersShivering TimbersWolverine Wildcat 3,000 ftThunderhawk 2,260 ft2:30ride time122fttall
POV
Ride it: back row POV
laughing hysterically almost every time
a great helix with excellent laterals
What riders love
  • A fantastic woodie with great airtime which offer massive floater in the front and explosive ejector in the back.
  • The first half has some of the greatest sustained ejector out there.
  • Michigans adventure is my home park so i’ve ridden timbers numerous times and every single time the airtime never gets old, i can’t say that about any other coaster i’ve been on
  • It's an extremely long and exciting coaster, packed with tons and tons of great airtime and a layout that never lets up or has a dull moment.
  • The turns have solid laterals and the ride seems to go on forever.
  • The length of the ride is amazing, with a perfect layout for airtime lovers.
  • Sometimes it feels like you're gonna fly right off the tracks, but to me that adds to the fun and sense of speed.
Shivering Timbers Watch Performance Should I ride it? Specifications Reviews Planning History

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Michigan's Adventure

It’s an extremely long and exciting coaster, packed with tons and tons of great airtime and a layout that never lets up or has a dull moment.

Lucas M.

...out, the second hill looms and then attacks, Shivering Timber’s second hump provides airtime by the bucket load, certainly the most pleasurably intense moment after the drop and no matter the seat,...

Coaster Critic

Fun drop, good floater airtime on the hills, but the 2nd half is pretty bad.

Mr. Roller Coasters

A fantastic woodie with great airtime which offer massive floater in the front and explosive ejector in the back.

Tom Fairnie

For me the ride was rough and the airtime was weak, which is why it’s not in my top 50.

@thequackenscoasterchannel2927

Shivering Timbers is a 9/10 in my book because of the solid floater the whole way through and it’s smooth ride.

Jack Jack J.

The section after the third hill is my least favorite part of the ride, a rough and stylistically ancient trick-track section which is a bit too short and a lot too forceful for my liking.

Coaster Critic

It comes off the tracks and comes back down with a spine cracking thud over and over and over.

Amber Hodge

The first drop sucks you into your seat as the train buffets back and forth, not uncomfortably, but with a great deal of force.

Coaster Critic

The helix at the end is very intense and fun, and the rattle is honestly barely noticeable.

Brendan B.

It is unrelenting and being mile long it never ends .

Tom Fairnie

The helix is butter smooth and forceful.

@thrillshaveabeard

Sometimes it feels like you’re gonna fly right off the tracks, but to me that adds to the fun and sense of speed.

Tucker M.

Fun, fast, the airtime is great, my only complaint is the PTC trains and the capacity (somewhat).

Pidge Lintner

So much sustained floater airtime and the ride doesn’t seem to lose too much speed at all.

Calvin

The RMC retracking did make the ride notably faster (I had rode it in 2024 and noticed the difference)

@Aquitaniafan55

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

122 ftHeight
122 ShiveringTimbers 109 Thunderhawk 85 WolverineWildcat 70 Corkscrew 68 Mad Mouse
107 ftFirst drop
107 ShiveringTimbers 85 Thunderhawk 78 WolverineWildcat
57 mphTop speed
ShiveringTimbers57 WolverineWildcat55 Thunderhawk50 Corkscrew45 Mad Mouse33 057 mph
53°Drop angle
53°ShiveringTimbers50°WolverineWildcat42°Corkscrewdashed line: straight down, 90°
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Rider favouriteStrong airtimeLong rideFloaty airtime

Criticised for

Rough or rattlyPainful or bruising

Much like his personal favorite coaster, Kumba, my favorite woodie is by no means the best coaster I’ve ever ridden.

Coaster Critic, published review

I don’t know how other label it as smooth, it was one of the roughest woodies I’ve ridden, and not in a ‘the roughness makes it fun’ way but more in a ‘I can’t enjoy the airtime because the track is damaging my spine’ way.

Andrew Pierce, Captain Coaster review

If someone were to ask me what the most disappointing coaster I have ever ridden is, it would be this ride.

Stephen Barr, Captain Coaster review

Michigans adventure is my home park so i’ve ridden timbers numerous times and every single time the airtime never gets old, i can’t say that about any other coaster i’ve been on

I’mham ., Captain Coaster review

The first drop sucks you into your seat as the train buffets back and forth, not uncomfortably, but with a great deal of force.

Coaster Critic, published review

This ride is definitely decent, but it’s become so overrated over the years.

Mr. Roller Coasters, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Shivering Timbers at Michigan's Adventure
Wacky Windjammer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shivering Timbers at Michigan's Adventure
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Corkscrew with Shivering Timbers in the background at Michigan's Adventure
Jeremy Thompson from United States of America, CC BY 2.0
Entrance sign to Shivering Timbers at Michigan's Adventure
Jeremy Thompson from United States of America, CC BY 2.0
Shivering Timbers track at Michigan's Adventure
Jeremy Thompson from United States of America, CC BY 2.0
Shivering Timbers at Michigan's Adventure
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 4.0
Shivering Timbers at Michigan's Adventure in June 2017
Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shivering Timbers first hill at Michigan's Adventure
Jeremy Thompson from United States of America, CC BY 2.0
Shivering Timbers, a w:Custom Coasters wooden w:roller coaster at w:Michigan's Adventure metro w:Muskegon area
Larry Pieniazek, CC BY 2.5
Shivering Timbers at Michigan's Adventure
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0

10 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History and awards

1998Opened

Built by Custom Coasters International.

$4.5 millionTo build
3.8 gStrongest force on riders

Past incidents

  1. June 2021On June 19, 2021, a train with guests was stopped by the ride's computer on the final emergency brakes set on the brake run after slipping past the first set due to persistent rain.

Golden Ticket Awards, top wood coaster: ranked in 28 polls, 1998 to 2026

6th1998, its first poll
2nd2000, its best placing
22nd2026, most recent
1incident blamed on the ride

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: Michigan's Adventure guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, coastercritic.com, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Jeremy Thompson from United States of America (CC BY 2.0), Wacky Windjammer (CC BY-SA 4.0), Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), Gregory Varnum (CC BY-SA 4.0), Larry Pieniazek (CC BY 2.5). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Brendan B., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Every hill sends you sky-high, and the layout is…”; Tom Fairnie, rider review on Captain Coaster: “A fantastic woodie with great airtime which offer massive…”; Carter Eckhart, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first half has some of the greatest sustained…”; I’mham ., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Michigans adventure is my home park so i’ve ridden…”; Jack Jack J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The ride is massive and just keeps going there…”; Lucas M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “It's an extremely long and exciting coaster, packed with…”; Carter Eckhart, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The turns have solid laterals and the ride seems…”; Brendan B., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The length of the ride is amazing, with a…”; Calvin, rider review on Captain Coaster: “So much sustained floater airtime and the ride doesn't…”; Tucker M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Sometimes it feels like you're gonna fly right off…”; Tucker M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “I rode it like 20 times in 2 days…”; Eric Esty, rider review on Captain Coaster: “My favorite touch is the finale, a great helix…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Coaster Habitat's back row POV, Shivering Timbers Back Row POV 5K 60 FPS | Intense Rough Airtime Machine | Michigans Adventure 2022 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.