Luna Park’s Thunderbolt Goes Vertical

Luna Park is making impressive vertical progress on its new-for-2014 Zamperla coaster, Thunderbolt.

The park shared some exciting photos of the coaster’s lift hill structure on Facebook.

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So far the construction has been focused on the 125-foot-tall vertical lift hill.

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It looks just about complete (minus track, of course).

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This shipping crate reveals the reddish orange Thunderbolt track which will soon rise high into the sky.

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All Photos © Luna Park

The 2,000-foot-long coaster will flip riders upside down three times and will reach a top speed of 65 mph.

According to the park, the coaster is “on track” to open on schedule: Memorial Day weekend (May 24-26, 2014).

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