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Industry Announcements: Kentucky Kingdom adding Tornado

Posted at 5:35 AM EST (1035 GMT)

Feb. 16th, 2005 -- Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom announced it is the latest park to be adding a ProSlide Tornado.

In the first major expansion since 1998 to Hurricane Bay Water Park, Tornado will blast riders down a 132-foot-long tunnel, leading them to a large, open funnel. Four riders will sit facing each other in cloverleaf-shaped tubes as they slide back and forth in 5,000 gallons of water.

The ride ends with a rush through the narrow opening at the bottom.

Tornados have been announced at numerous amusement parks in the last two years including Six Flags Astroworld's water park Splashtown, Six Flags St. Louis and most recently Six Flags Darien Lake.

Tornado opens May 27.

For more information, visit sixflags.com.

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sfne stinks Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 10638 View Park/Ride Count	This isnt anything shocking.. as its been talked about all winter theh SFKK was likely to get one. and seeing how almost every SF waterpark now has one....
2/16/2005 5:39 AM
Kennywooddude Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 620 View Park/Ride Count	I knew it. Sometimes, Six Flags is the most predictable Chain ever
2/16/2005 6:38 AM
m-force 4 ever Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 456 View Park/Ride Count	Wow! what a suprise! (ends sarcasm) whoever said the tornado is the new boomerang was correct
2/16/2005 9:22 AM
bk2004 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7729 View Park/Ride Count	Well, why complain? It's a fun water slide and they are doing exactly what we wanted them to do. Not to forget about the smaller parks. This is one of their smaller ones and at least they are getting something. They are pretty cool water slides, remember. At least it's not a kiddie water slide or 'play-fort' type thing that they are getting. If you go to the water park there, it'll be another ride you can enjoy! :-D
2/16/2005 10:14 AM
Montu Man Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2957 View Park/Ride Count	IMO, this doesn't look like the most thrilling thing ever, so why are they adding them to all the parks? Are they really cheap?
2/16/2005 5:10 PM
sfne stinks Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 10638 View Park/Ride Count	They are a fun slide the first 2 or 3 times.. but they do bang you around a bit.. in the "white water" part.. also they take up a lot of room.,. i think SF is getting them because they "look cool" at SFNE tons of people think the ride goes "all the way around":and when they see it.. they just say like "ooh?"because it just goes back and forth... i think SF would have been better off with the other style pipe slides as they wont take up as much room... and at a park such as SFKK.. they need all the room they can get...
2/16/2005 6:40 PM
5150 Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 364 View Park/Ride Count	I think I said it before but Six Flags has been shopping at Sam's Club or Costco buying bulk Tornadoes
2/16/2005 10:18 PM
Phil Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 9182 View Park/Ride Count	At least they made sure these worked before installing them at all their parks, unlike Deja Vu. ;)
2/16/2005 10:48 PM
sfft_2108 Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 5039 View Park/Ride Count	^^ lol I would of have never guessed that SFKK would get a Tornado....
2/17/2005 6:16 PM
Ride Op Awesome Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 23 View Park/Ride Count	We got a Tornado because we finally got rid of Quake. The part of the zone where Quake sat conviniently close to Hurricane Bay, so it only made sense to put Tornado there.
2/21/2005 12:34 PM

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