:Thunder Dolphin

{{Short description|Steel roller coaster in Tokyo, Japan}}

{{Infobox roller coaster

|name=Thunder Dolphin

|image=LaQua02s3200.jpg

|caption= Thunder Dolphin's Lift Hill

|location=Tokyo Dome City Attractions

|section=LaQua

|type=Steel

|status=Operating

|opened= May 1, 2003

|closed=

|manufacturer=Intamin

|designer=Werner Stengel

|model=Mega Coaster

|track=

|lift=Cable lift hill

|height_m=80

|drop_m=66

|length_m=1066

|speed_km/h=130

|inversions=0

|duration=1:30

|angle=80

|capacity=1,660

|cost=$37,000,000

|acceleration=

|gforce=4.4

|restriction_cm=130

|rcdb_number=1845

|coordinates={{coord|35.706336|N|139.753277|E|source:dewiki_region:JP-13_type:landmark|format=dms|display=title,inline}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Thunder Dolphin|サンダードルフィン}} is a steel roller coaster at the Tokyo Dome City Attractions amusement park, which is part of Tokyo Dome City in Tokyo, Japan. The ride was designed and constructed by Intamin. At {{Convert |80|m|ft|sigfig=4}} tall, Thunder Dolphin is one of the tallest continuous circuit roller coasters in the world, currently ranked number 10. Following an incident in which a {{convert|25|cm}} long bolt fell from the ride while in motion on 5 December 2010, injuring a 9-year-old visitor,{{cite web |url= http://www.47news.jp/CN/201012/CN2010120501000177.html|script-title=ja:遊園地でボルト落下、小学生軽傷 東京ドーム|trans-title=Elementary school child injured by falling bolt at Tokyo Dome amusement park|date= 5 December 2010|work= 47 News|publisher= Press Net Japan Co., Ltd. |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 24 December 2012}}{{cite web |url= http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG03034_T00C12A9CC1000/|script-title=ja:コースター部品、落下は設計ミス 東京ドームで女児軽傷 |trans-title=Tokyo Dome rollercoaster accident due to design error |date= 3 September 2012|work= Nikkei Shimbun|publisher= Nikkei Inc. |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 24 December 2012}} operation of the ride was suspended until 1 August 2013, when the ride reopened.{{cite web |url= http://at-raku.com/attractions/thunder_dolphin.htm|script-title=ja:サンダードルフィン|trans-title=Thunder Dolphin|date= |work= Tokyo Dome City Attractions official website|publisher= Tokyo Dome|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 24 December 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.themeparkvoice.com/120813-thunder-dolphin-reopens.html|title=Thunder Dolphin at LaQua reopens after 2 and a half years!|date=12 August 2013|accessdate=16 August 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://rcdb.com/1845.htm|title=Thunder Dolphin|publisher=RCDB.com|accessdate=16 August 2013}}

Thunder Dolphin's {{Convert|1066.8|m}} long course passes through both a hole in the LaQua building, and through the Big-O, the world's first centerless Ferris wheel. Thunder Dolphin has a maximum speed of {{Convert|130|km/h}}.

{{Stack|File:AscendingThunderDolphin.jpg}}