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

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

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

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

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

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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