Thunder Canyon

Thunder Canyon is in City of Shakopee, Scott, Minnesota. Thunder Canyon is situated nearby to the roller coaster Excalibur, as well as near Panic Falls Speed Slides.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Excalibur and Renegade.

Excalibur

Roller coaster

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Excalibur is a steel roller coaster with a wooden structure located at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota. It was built in 1989 by Arrow Dynamics, for the cost of $3,000,000.

Renegade is a wooden roller coaster at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota, that was designed by Great Coasters International. It was one of the first coasters built by Great Coasters International to use their Millennium Flyer trains, which are designed to give a smoother ride. Renegade is situated 390 feet east of Thunder Canyon.

Mad Mouse

Roller coaster

Photo: Lar, CC BY 2.5.

Mad Mouse is a steel wild mouse roller coaster located at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota, U.S. It was manufactured by Arrow Dynamics and opened on May 8, 1999 as a replacement for the similar coaster Rails, which was eventually moved to Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Maryland in 1998. Mad Mouse is situated 850 feet east of Thunder Canyon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shakopee and Eden Prairie.

Shakopee

Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shakopee is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It is southwest of Minneapolis. Sited on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the nation's 16th-largest metropolitan area, with 3.7 million people.

Eden Prairie

Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.

Eden Prairie is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It had a population of 64,198 at the 2020 census, making it the 16th-largest city in the state.

Chanhassen

Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chanhassen is a small city in Minnesota just southwest of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Chanhassen is close to the big city, but still has that small town charm, making it appealing for all types of visitors.

Thunder Canyon

Type: Tourist attraction
Category: tourism
Location: City of Shakopee, Scott, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.80028° or 44° 48′ 1″ north

Longitude

-93.46242° or 93° 27′ 45″ west

Open location code

86P8RG2Q+42

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8068044653

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=river_rafting_ride

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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