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Sunday, June 27, 2004
Wet, Wild Water parks
Thrill ratings
| Park | Attraction | Height | Speed | Airtime | Wedgie factor |
| The Beach | The Cliff | 70 feet | 30 mph | Lots; at least 3, four if you're heavier; plus 20 feet of freefall | Half moon |
| | Aztec Adventure | 66 feet | 30 mph | Water jets turn it into the Midwest's only water coaster; airtime at least twice | None |
| | Riptide | 40 feet | 20 mph | Ride in single or dual innertubes through a series of gradual drops | None |
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| Boomerang Bay at PKI | Coolangatta Racer (four racing slides, enclosed at top, open at bottom) | 54 feet | 30 mph | None | None |
| | Awesome Aussie Twister (two fully enclosed slides that twine around each other) | 43 feet | 20 mph | At least twice; but the bigger kick is sloshing up the sides of the tubes | Quarter moon |
| | Bondi Pipeline (three twisting slides) | 40 feet | 15 mph | Twice in the vertical drop; once in the two twisted drops | Quarter moon |
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| Hurricane Bay at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom | Mt. Hai Slide | 60 feet | Up to 30 mph | At least one on each enclosed slide; none on the body slide. The real kick is rolling up the sides of the enclosed tubes | None |
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| Hurricane Hannah's at Geauga Lake | Stingray Wet Slides (three slides) | 70 feet | Up to 60 mph | Four on the two camel hump slides; 20-foot freefall on the vertical plunge | Half moon |
| | Hurricane Mountain (three body slides, four inner tube slides) | 100 feet | 27 mph | Three on the tube slides; two on the body slides | None |
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| Soak City at Cedar Point | Body Slides, a 3-slide complex | 102 feet | Up to 60 mph | Three on the two camel hump slides; single 20-foot freefall on the 90-degree vertical drop slide | Half moon |
| | Speed Slides, a 2-slide complex | 60 feet | Up to 30 mph | Twice, especially going into the vertical drops | Half moon |
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| Splashin' Safari at Holiday World | Jungle Racer | 60 feet | 30 mph | No, you're on a mat on your tummy | None |
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