The History of Thunder Run at Canada's Wonderland

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3 жыл бұрын

In 1986 Canada's Wonderland introduced a radical transformation of a former ride, creating Thunder Run, a roller coaster that would leave an unpredciatable changes on the park forever. #canadaswonderland #themeparkhistory #cedarfair

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@Lorijenken Жыл бұрын

as someone whos been going park since 1987 I can legit say I have ridden Thunder Run both out side and Inside.

@lilkalanadiangirl31 2 жыл бұрын

Herman deserves some love and updated lighting effects!

@your_local_fazbear1497 3 ай бұрын

Good news: He should be getting some this year!

@PumpkinHeadMan 5 ай бұрын

I never new that but I have gone on it over 100 times

@PumpkinHeadMan 5 ай бұрын

Thank for telling me

@Ender-A 5 ай бұрын

Me neither

@jealousblousewipes Жыл бұрын

Great video! Barely anyone ever talks about the heartbeat sound effect that once was. That sound was such a great element to the ride and it’s just not the same without it. They really need to bring that back, and abolish that extremely annoying “chooo chooo” - I hate it so much! On a side note, I also miss the beautiful waterfall that was in between the two tunnels right after you left the station.

@1st_Drop Жыл бұрын

@jealousblousewipes We speak the same exact language and can only hope the park hears us!

@ThreeLions82 8 ай бұрын

Thunder Run is still popular now. That says a lot given how many rides ive seen lose interest over time and die out.

@1st_Drop 7 ай бұрын

Still among the park's essential rides!

@WonderlandWeekly 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Small note: Guardian's dragon is named Ormaar and he's referred to as the "Usurper under the mountain." My interpretation has always been that the rider is the eponymous Guardian, not the dragon.

@1st_Drop 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this as with a coming Guardian film I'll certainly need to have the name right!

@sucrose2083 Жыл бұрын

I went recently, and I could see Herman very very well? The strobe lights seemed to be working well enough to be able to see him easily.

@1st_Drop Жыл бұрын

Can gratefully report saw Herman and he is looking well this year :)

@SmoggyCow Жыл бұрын

Where did you get all of those old videos? I found a very good picture of Herman online but people say that he was remodeled at some point which I belive looking at him in person and then seeing the picture

@supero643 Жыл бұрын

When I rode this ride with my friend, we didn’t know the dragon had a name and we just started calling him “Seth Rogan”

@Lost4life123 11 ай бұрын

They remodeled the dragon, I am pretty sure it's concrete now? It also has orange glowing eyes.

@exultanteseiozeke2192 2 жыл бұрын

Used to be at the fly location

@loloangelplayz3357 2 жыл бұрын

You mean the old "Boat Boom Ball" location...before the Fly.

@junkbox_ Жыл бұрын

Thunder Run was a much better improvement than the original ride that was near the RC boats. I can't believe they got rid of the heartbeat. The heartbeat got a reaction out of patrons joining the line. It was intense and people knew it. Maybe it caused tennitis for ride operators who had to work the platform for hours in a row. Or maybe it was some MK-Ultra Clockwork Orange level stuff. The original strobes gave a semi-conceiled sense of depth and perception while circling the core. I didn't get to ride the original ride. It was always closed for mysterious reasons, and eventually it was removed. When Thunder Run opened everything prior was explained and forgiven. I read the one user post about the removal of the small waterfall on the back corner. What a shame. This park has always hated frills. They over do gimmicks but when it comes to asthetics and finer details Canada's Wonderland always came up short in that department compared to it's mother park in Mason OH as well as others. The lack of trees and shade is also a shame.

@yeeaahhzz Ай бұрын

Paramount hated frills. They loved gimmicks and i'm excited to see what six flags/cedar faire have in store this summer according to sneak previews by @amusementinsiders