Tornado (ProSlide ride) explained

Tornado
Imagedimensions:250px
Status:In production
Opened:2003
Manufacturer:ProSlide Technology
Course:Funnel
Coordinates:43.3501°N -73.6855°W
Speed Mph:20
Angle:45
Capacity:720
Custom Label 1:Installations
Custom Value 1:97

The Tornado is a water slide manufactured by ProSlide Technology. It requires riders to sit in a 2-6 seater round tube. Riders drop from inside a tunnel at a 45-degree angle out into the ride's main element shaped like a funnel on its side. Riders oscillate from one side to the other until they exit through the back of the funnel and into a splash pool. Many of the slides feature a conveyor belt to bring the rafts to the top. On April 13, 2012 it was announced the first six-person Tornado would be built using Hydromagnetic technology.[1]

Installations

The first Tornado slides opened at Mountain Creek Waterpark, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: New England and Splashin' Safari in 2003. Since then, ProSlide has installed 97 Tornados.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ProSlide to presents 6-Man HydroMAGNETIC TORNADO design at DEAL 2012 . Themeparkpost.com . 2012-04-13 . 2013-01-24.
  2. Web site: Tornado 60 water ride by ProSlide: Iconic Thrills. ProSlide. June 15, 2018.
  3. Web site: GTA 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185840/http://www.amusementtoday.com/image/AT_Golden_Ticket_2003.pdf. 2007-09-27. 20 February 2012.
  4. Web site: Attractions-Chimelong Water Park-Chimelong Resort Official Website . Chimelong.com . 2013-01-24.
  5. Web site: GTA 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20070403175010/http://www.amusementtoday.com/image/GoldenTicket2004.pdf. 2007-04-03. 20 February 2012.
  6. Web site: GTA 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185859/http://www.amusementtoday.com/image/GoldenTicket2005.pdf. 2007-09-27. 20 February 2012.