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The Thunderbolt was a steel roller coaster located at the Dreamworld theme park in Gold Coast, Australia. The roller coaster opened with the park in April 1982 and operated until 8 August 2003. It was demolished the following year. History On 15 December 1981, Dreamworld officially opened to the public. In April 1982, the park opened its first roller coaster, the Thunderbolt. It was the first roller coaster in Australia to feature vertical loops. Originally painted completely white, the Thunderbolt was repainted around 1990 to feature golden loops. In 1995, a new train was purchased for half a million dollars in an attempt to make the ride more comfortable. In 2002, Dreamworld conducted a feasibility study into the possibility of redeveloping the attraction. The park approached Arrow Dynamics, Kumbak and Vekoma, however, it was determined that the redevelopment was unfeasible due to the ride's condition. On 8 August 2003, the ride was closed, and it remained closed while attempts were made to sell it. It was removed in March 2004 in such a way that it was clear it was not going to operate again. Dreamworld retained a section of track and one train, both of which reside in the park's back-of-house areas.

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Notable quotes

“Have you ever been hit by lightning? It hurts. It doesn't happen to everyone. It's an electrical charge. It finds its way across the universe... and it lands in your body, and your head!”
— Paul Thomas Anderson, in Magnolia (1989)
“Did you know that I was struck by lightning seven times?”
— Mr. Daws, oft-repeated question in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
“The thunderstorm is a constant phenomenon, raging alternately over some part of the world or the other. Can a single man or creature escape death if all that charge of lightning strikes the earth?”
— Kalki Krishnamurthy, in "Sivakozhundu of Tiruvazhundur" as translated in Kalki : Selected Stories (1999)
“He seized the lightning from Heaven and the scepter from the Tyrants.”
— Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, on Benjamin Franklin, as quoted in The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Vol. X (March 1811)
“When a thunderstorm comes up, I can feel it inside. When lightning comes down, I can feel it wanting to come to me. Grandma said it was God. She said the white fire was God.”
— Victor Salva, in Powder (1993)
“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does all the work.”
— Mark Twain, as quoted in Living Like Benjamin : Making Dreams Come True (2007) by Brad Borden, p. 123

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Notable quotes

“Have you ever been hit by lightning? It hurts. It doesn't happen to everyone. It's an electrical charge. It finds its way across the universe... and it lands in your body, and your head!”
— Paul Thomas Anderson, in Magnolia (1989)
“Did you know that I was struck by lightning seven times?”
— Mr. Daws, oft-repeated question in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
“The thunderstorm is a constant phenomenon, raging alternately over some part of the world or the other. Can a single man or creature escape death if all that charge of lightning strikes the earth?”
— Kalki Krishnamurthy, in "Sivakozhundu of Tiruvazhundur" as translated in Kalki : Selected Stories (1999)
“He seized the lightning from Heaven and the scepter from the Tyrants.”
— Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, on Benjamin Franklin, as quoted in The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Vol. X (March 1811)
“When a thunderstorm comes up, I can feel it inside. When lightning comes down, I can feel it wanting to come to me. Grandma said it was God. She said the white fire was God.”
— Victor Salva, in Powder (1993)
“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does all the work.”
— Mark Twain, as quoted in Living Like Benjamin : Making Dreams Come True (2007) by Brad Borden, p. 123

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

The Thunderbolt was a steel roller coaster located at the Dreamworld theme park in Gold Coast, Australia. The roller coaster opened with the park in April 1982 and operated until 8 August 2003. It was demolished the following year.

Overview

The Thunderbolt was a steel roller coaster located at the Dreamworld theme park in Gold Coast, Australia. The roller coaster opened with the park in April 1982 and operated until 8 August 2003. It was demolished the following year. History On 15 December 1981, Dreamworld officially opened to the public. In April 1982, the park opened its first roller coaster, the Thunderbolt. It was the first roller coaster in Australia to feature vertical loops. Originally painted completely white, the Thunderbolt was repainted around 1990 to feature golden loops. In 1995, a new train was purchased for half a million dollars in an attempt to make the ride more comfortable. In 2002, Dreamworld conducted a feasibility study into the possibility of redeveloping the attraction. The park approached Arrow Dynamics, Kumbak and Vekoma, however, it was determined that the redevelopment was unfeasible due to the ride's condition. On 8 August 2003, the ride was closed, and it remained closed while attempts were made to sell it. It was removed in March 2004 in such a way that it was clear it was not going to operate again. Dreamworld retained a section of track and one train, both of which reside in the park's back-of-house areas.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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