When did the Thunderbolt close down?

[Undeclared]

Just curious becuase I never even heard of it, but then I saw some picture and it looked pretty cool, better than the cyclone.

[D.C.]

It closed in 2003. I think it reached a period where it would either need extensive maintenance or be replaced. Dreamworld chose to take it down. I only rode it once when I was a lot younger. It was fun and on a large scale, but pretty rough too.

Edited March 4, 2007 by D.C.

[Undeclared]

Did they replace it with the cyclone?

[D.C.]

Replace might not be the best choice of word. I don't think they actually replaced it with anything. Cyclone was added a few years before they took it down. You can read about past attractions and stuff here.

[Undeclared]

Thanks DC

[Adam]

The Thunderbolt closed on the 8th of August 2003. More information can be found on Roller-Coaster.com.au's profile of the ride. Just for the record, it wasn't better than the Cyclone. The coaster was well rough.

[D.C.]

Thanks DC

Happy to help. To bad I didn't get a chance to ride Thunderbolt for one last time when I went to the park just before the ride closed. No one else in my 'group' wanted to. Bah!