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]
| Tornado | |
|---|---|
 The first Tornado, Zinga at Splashin' Safari | |
| General statistics | |
| Manufacturer | ProSlide Technology |
| Course | Funnel |
| Speed | 20 mph (32 km/h) |
| Max vertical angle | 45° |
| Capacity | 720 riders per hour |
| Installations | 97 |
Installations
editThe 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]
Awards
edit- Zinga, Splashin' Safari, Best Waterpark Ride, 2003[3]
- Super Tornado, Chimelong Paradise, International Best New Waterpark Ride, 2006[4]
- Tornado slides have occasionally ranked in the Top 5 Waterpark Rides such as Zinga at Splashin' Safari[5]
- Several other Tornado slides have ranked in the Top 5 New Waterpark Rides such as Funnel of Fear at WildWater Adventure[6]
References
edit- ^ "ProSlide to presents 6-Man HydroMAGNETIC TORNADO design at DEAL 2012". Themeparkpost.com. 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ "Tornado 60 water ride by ProSlide: Iconic Thrills". ProSlide. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ "GTA 2003" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "Attractions-Chimelong Water Park-Chimelong Resort Official Website". Chimelong.com. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ "GTA 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "GTA 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
External links
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