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Monday, March 9, 2015

Coney Island's Thunderbolt

the original operated from 1925 until 1982.
It was torn down in 2000


The 10 million dollar new steel coaster opened in 2014. Shortly after opening an untrained operator set the speed control to "Classic" the fastest setting which was designed to simulate the speed and rockiness of the original coaster. A car derailed and landed in neighboring Stepplechase pool injuring five from the coaster and three in the pool.

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