Thunderhead is a wooden roller coaster located at Dollywood amusement park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Manufactured by Great Coasters International, the ride opened on April 3, 2004, as the anchor attraction of a new section added to the park that season called Thunderhead Gap.

On June 26, 2003, Dollywood unveiled plans for a third coaster addition to the park called Thunderhead for the 2004 season, following Tennessee Tornado, which opened in 1999.

[citation needed] Thunderhead is a slang term in the American South for Cumulonimbus clouds.

Next, the train approaches a right turn, heading towards an on-ride camera, which takes photos of the riders.