Isn’t there some type of ravine near the Thunderbolt.
Yep. The ravine is the key feature of both the Thunderbolt and the Steel Phantom/’s Revenge. It allows the Thunderbolt to start out with a drop (instead of a lift, although there is a lift partway through), and allows the *last* hill to be the largest drop instead of the first hill like most coasters. Similarly, on the Phantom, the way they broke the Guinness record for speed (and tallest drop) in the early ’90s was by using the topography – the lift at the start is something like 160′, and thus so is the first drop. Then the train already has momentum when it crests the second hill – still moving at about 15-20mph when it starts the second drop (as opposed to still being on the chain), this means it builds to a faster speed (I wanna say 85mph) than would otherwise be possible on the ~225′ drop.
Those might not be *exact* numbers, but I was a bit of a nerd about it as a kid (I know, you’re all shocked.) And of course, the records are long since shattered with the magnetic propulsion launches and whatnot. But still. Pretty ingenious for the time, and not many parks have the topography to allow that cleverness of design.
tl;dr – we totally have to build the Phantom into the ravine, too!