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You are a giant legendary bird of prey so just sit back and enjoy the experience that Thunderbird has in store for you because you don't need loops, loops and more loops to make an amazing coaster.



I was kind of fond of the elevated horseshoe because if you looked to the left as the train passed through it you could see everything rotate around one tree down below you.



Done with riding the currents it is time for Thunderbird to head into its third inversion which is the zero g roll.



With the freedom of nothing above your head and nothing below your feet is really fun.  On Gatekeeper at Cedar Point B&M threaded a "keyhole" in a structure as the train rolled over the parks entrance plaza.  Holiday World went a little bit more natural with their keyhole as Thunderbird threads the space between two trees with the zero G roll.



There is a bit of a head and foot chopper effect as you thread between the trees of the zero G roll but it really gets close as Thunderbird takes you through the double fly through barn.  If you look at the hole blasted through the barn there are some "jazz hands" left from an unfortunate rider.



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