Thunderbolt (Coney Island)

Thunderbolt (Coney Island)

Infobox roller coaster
name = Thunderbolt



caption = Thunderbolt, 1995
location = Coney Island
type = Wood
manufacturer = George Moran
designer = John A. Miller
status = Demolished
opened = 1925
height = 86
inversions = 0
duration = 1:17
rcdb_number=423
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.cite web | title =Thunderbolt | publisher = Roller Coaster Database| url = http://rcdb.com/id423.htm| accessdate = 2007-09-28] It was designed by John Miller.Rutherford, Scott (2000) "The American Roller Coaster", MBI Publishing Company, Wisconsin. ISBN #0760306893.]

History

It was featured briefly in Woody Allen's 1977 film "Annie Hall" 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.)Fact|date=September 2007

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