New steel roller coaster opens at Holiday World

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Holiday World is giving a sneak peek today (Thurs) of it’s new roller coaster. Thunderbird is a steel roller coaster billed as America’s first “launched” wing coaster. Thunderbird’s speed tops out at 60 miles-per-hour and has a duration of one minute and 18 seconds. The 22-million dollar ride opens to the public on Saturday.