Lil' Thunder was a steel non looping children's rollercoaster that operated from 1975 to 1983 at Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure is a theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corp., the world's largest amusement park corporation...

. It was designed by Herschell.

The coaster was built for the 1975 season and known as "The Kiddie Coaster". The coaster was built for children under 54 inches (1,371.6 mm) tall. Adults had to be accompanied by a child in order to ride. After the Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder (roller coaster)

Rolling Thunder is a racing wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Rolling Thunder is the park's first wooden coaster, and debuted in 1979 during the park's fifth anniversary season. The line for the ride begins at an adjoining entrance and has separate queues for each...

roller coaster was built and opened in 1979, The Kiddie Coaster was renamed "Lil' Thunder" because it was adjacent to that coaster and was for children either too small, too scared for Rolling Thunder, or both.

The coaster was removed at the end of the 1983 season to make room for more flat rides.