Thunderhawk Gets Stuck (Geauga Lake)

This video shows the Thunderhawk roller coaster at Geauga Lake (Aurora, OH) stuck at the top of the lift hill, due to a brief power outage. You can see a worker talking to the people on the ride. The ride resumed after about 15 minutes. Sorry, but there's no sound for the first part of the video.

Due to Cedar Fair's closure of the 119-year-old Geauga Lake amusement park, this ride was moved to Michigan's Adventure in 2008.

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• geauga
• lake
• thunderhawk
• roller
• coaster
• stuck
• lift
• hill
• aurora
• ohio
• cleveland
• jvgsjeff
• amusement
• park
• ride

[HaisterCaisterShow]

Awesome!! A rollercoaster video!! Have you ever been on Diamondback at Kings Island in Cincinnati, Ohio? That's one of our favorites- along with Great Bear at HersheyPark in PA. This ride looks really fun too, but Geauga Lake closed, didn't it? :(

[jvgsjeff]

@HaisterCaisterShow: I've never been to Kings Island, at least not yet. I'll probably make it down there someday. But yeah, Geauga Lake closed in September 2007, just one month after I recorded this video. :(

[WhatTheDeuce412]

Gonna have to disagree with the "few minutes later..." part of things. They were stuck for somewhere around 30-45 minutes, that's why the engineer was talking to them. They did not proceed down the hill normally, they were backed down off the lift hill and then it was restarted. I was working at the airbrush stand that day, they gave everyone on the ride $20 in Snoopy Bucks for the inconvenience.

[jvgsjeff]

There's nothing to disagree with. I was there watching and it was about 15 minutes. And yes, the ride proceeded as normal, as the video shows. You're clearly talking about a different incident, probably on a different day.

[emmyliz10]

it so weird i rode it 7 times at michigans adventure but there is one differenr the roller coaster it red and yellow not orange and yellow and also its not just there for the season its there forever i asked a worker so burn!!

[jvgsjeff]

emmyliz10: When I said it would be moved for the 2008 season, I didn't mean it was there _only_ for the 2008 season. (The description was written before the coaster had opened in its new location). Obviously they're not going to go to all that expense just to operate it for one season. But still, I'll change the wording of the description to make it more clear.

[joepgonzo]

So sad that this park is closing after 100+ yrs. I used to go there as a kid.

[flightxpilot9]

IT cant get stuck upside down unless a wheel would break or it doesnt have enough speed. Once its off the lift its all gravity

[erykah12343]

omg if that ever happend to me i would be screamin untill i was down and wasnt stuck anymore!:D

[andrewrk98]

They have a ride called Thunderhawk at Dorney Park, Pennsylvania. It is wooden though,

[MrBetaKiller100]

lol it still has this problem at its new location at michigans adventure... while i was there it got stuck there but also on the first brake run...

[jonoboro96]

its the kumali at flamingo land north Yorkshire i live there

[kac65]

@HaisterCaisterShow This Coaster is now at Michigan Adventure.

[NintendoWiiJonathan]

That ride looks fun

[RNolanJ126]

I've seen that coaster in person too! I can't say I've been on it though, 'cause I haven't. Roller coasters scare me. I'M ASHAMED!!

[5v116]

I was there on that ride I was in the first row first seat, my cousin was next to me, my mom and grandma were behind us and my step dad was behind them....everyone was crying and it was more like 20 minutes that we were there and to make it worse some asshole in the back was talking about final destination movies...once the ride got started it wasnt bad but that part of it was really scary.