Six Flags Hurricane Harbor

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Location	7 current locations and 1 former location in the United States
Owner	Six Flags

Hurricane Harbor is the name of a chain of water parks that are part of the Six Flags amusement park chain. Although the parks are not identical, common features include a variety of body slides, speed slides, tube slides, wave pools, lazy rivers, and shopping areas.

History

Six Flags began using the Hurricane Harbor brand in 1995 with the opening of Six Flags Hurricane Harbor adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain. That same year, Wet 'n Wild in Arlington, Texas, was purchased by Six Flags. It operated as Wet 'n Wild — A Six Flags Park in 1995-1996 then was rebranded as Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in 1997.^[1] The brand has since become a trademark of the Six Flags franchise. In 1999, Six Flags St. Louis was the first Six Flags park to construct its own intra-park water attractions section.^[2] As Six Flags acquired and rebranded parks in the 2000s, some existing water parks within these theme parks were later upgraded and rebranded as Hurricane Harbor.

Only one Hurricane Harbor has closed. After Six Flags Worlds of Adventure was sold to Cedar Fair in 2004, the water park was renamed Hurricane Hannah's Waterpark. It was abandoned in 2006 and most of the attractions were relocated to a new waterpark on what used to be the marine life side of the park.^[3]

Included with park's admission

Six Flags America

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within Six Flags America. It was known as Paradise Island until 2005 when it was rebranded Hurricane Harbor.

Slides and attractions

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Bahama Blast	A 517 feet (158 m) long inner-tube slide	2005	Over 42" with adult, Over 48" alone	Mild
Bamboo Chutes	Originally "Kid's Flumes" (198?-2005).		Under 54"	Mild
Bonzai Pipelines	Six slides on one platform at each slide travels passengers at 40 MPH after where the floor drops out from under.	2013		Max
Buccaneer Beach	A children's play area	2005	Under 54"	Mild
Calypso Cannonballs	Children's water slide. Originally "Caribbean Cannonball Flume" (198?-2005).		Over 48"	Mild
Castaway Creek	A lazy river			Mild
Splashwater Falls	Multi-platform play structure that features 7 slides, 100+ play features, and 1 giant bucket. Originally "Crocodile Cal’s Outback Beach House" (1997-2005) "Crocodile Cal's Caribbean Beach House" (2005-2015).	1997	Over 42"	Mild
Hammerhead	An enclosed water slide. Originally "Black Hole" (1997-2005).	1997	Over 48"	Mild
Hurricane Bay	A wave pool with 4 feet (1.2 m) tall waves. One of the largest in the country. Originally "Monsoon Lagoon" (1982-2005).	1882		Mild
Mako	An open air inner-tube slide. Originally "Bonzai Pipeline" (1997-2005).	1997	Over 48"	Mild
Paradise Plunge/Reef Runner	A water slide that leads into a 65,000 gallon pool. Originally "Tahiti Twister" (1994-2005).	1994	Over 42" with adult, Over 48" alone	Moderate
The Halfpipe	A four-story high zero gravity water slide. Originally Tony Hawk's Halfpipe" (2008-2010).	2008	Over 48"	Max
Tornado	A 132 feet (40 m) long, ProSlide Tornado slide	2005	Over 48"	Max
Vortex/Riptide	Body slides. Originally "Luau Loop" (198?-2005).		Over 48"	Mild
ZoomAzon Falls	Four body slides. Originally "Rainbow Falls" (1982-2003) and "Hurricane Mountain" (2004-2008).	1982	Over 48"	Moderate

Six Flags Great America

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within Six Flags Great America located in Gurnee, Illinois. Hurricane Harbor was added to the park in 2005.^[4] Guests who do not have a Six Flags Great America season pass are required to pay an additional fee to enter.

Slides and attractions

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor located within Six Flags Great America

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Bahama Mama and Bubba Tubba	A six story raft slide	2005	Over 42"	Moderate
Buccaneer Bay	A children's play area	2005		Mild
Castaway Creek	A lazy river	2005		Mild
Dive Bomber	A five story slide where the floor drops out from under you	2011	Over 48"	Max
Hammerhead and Barracuda	Five story slides	2005	Over 48"	Max
Hurricane Bay	500,000 gallon wave pool	2005		Moderate
Hurricane Mountain	Four story tube slide	2005	Over 42"	Mild
Mega Wedgie	A five story slide where the floor drops out from under you	2011	Over 48"	Max
Monsoon Lagoon	A children's pool	2011		Mild
Paradise Plunge and Riptide		2005	Over 48"	Max
Riptide Bay	Home to Dive Bomber, Surf Rider, Mega Wedgie, Wipeout, Monsoon Lagoon and luxury cabanas	2011		Moderate
Skull Island	Largest interactive playground in the world	2005	Over 36"	Mild
Surf Rider	Bodysurf pool	2011	Over 48"	Moderate
Tornado	A ProSlide Tornado slide	2005	Over 48"	Max
Vortex and Typhoon	An enclosed water slide	2005	Over 42"	Moderate
Wahoo Racer	Multi-lane mat racer	2011	Over 42"	Moderate
Wipeout	A ProSlide Tantrum slide with two funnels	2011	Over 48"	Max

Six Flags New England

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within Six Flags New England. The waterpark opened in 1997 as Island Kingdom and was rebranded Hurricane Harbor in 2003.

Slides and attractions

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor located within Six Flags New England.

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Adventure River	A 1,000-foot (300 m) long lazy river	1998		Mild
Big Kahuna	Four slide intertube complex	1998	Over 48"	Mild
Bonzai Pipelines	Six slides on one platform at each slide travels passengers at 40 MPH after where the floor drops out from under.	2013		Max
Cannonball Falls	Three body slides	1998	Over 48"	Moderate
Commotion Ocean	A 500,000 gallon wave pool	1999		Moderate
Geronimo Falls and Zooma Falls	A slide complex with a partially enclosed slide and a fully enclosed slide	2003	Over 42	Moderate
Hook’s Lagoon	Children's area	1998	Over 42"	Mild
Hurricane Bay		1998		Mild
Hurricane Falls Slide	Four slides	2003	Over 36"	Moderate
Kiddie Octopus	Children's area	1998		Mild
Kiddie Pirate Ship	Children's area	1998		Mild
Lagoon Slides	Six children's slides	2003	Over 42	Mild
Monsoon Lagoon		2003		Mild
Shark Attack	Four kid slides	1999	Over 48"	Moderate
Splash Island	Children's pool	1998		Mild
Swiss Family Toboggan	A giant raft slide	1998	Over 36"	Moderate
Tornado	A ProSlide Tornado slide	2003	Over 54	Max
Typhoon	A water coaster	2005	Over 48"	Max

Six Flags Over Georgia

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within Six Flags Over Georgia. The water park opened in May 2014.

Slides and attractions

Name	Description	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Bonzai Pipelines	Multi-slide complex	Over 42"	Max
Calypso Bay	Wave pool		Max
Paradise Island	Children's area	None with adult, Over 36" alone	Moderate
Tsunami Surge	Bowl slides	Over 48"	Mild

Six Flags St. Louis

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within Six Flags St. Louis.

Slides and attractions

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Big Kahuna	A six story, four person raft slide	1999	Over 36"	Moderate
Bonzai Pipeline	A 40 MPH slide where the floor drops out from under you.	2012	Over 48"	Max
Gulley Washer Creek	A 1,100-foot (340 m) lazy river	1999		Mild
Hook’s Lagoon	An interactive children's play area	1999		Mild
Hurricane Bay	A 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m^2) wave pool	1999		Moderate
Pirate Ship Slides	Children slides	1999		Mild
Speed Slides	Three, 60 story high tube slides	1999	Over 48"	Max
Tornado	A ProSlide Tornado slide	2005	Over 48"	Max
Tree House Slides	Children slides	1999	Over 42"	Mild
Tube Slides	Four 400-foot (120 m) long tube slides	1999	Over 48"	Max
Wahoo Racer	A multi-lane mat racer	2009	Over 48"	Max

Separate admission

Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, New Jersey is a water park located adjacent to Six Flags Great Adventure.

Slides and attractions

Name	Opened	Description	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Bada Bing, Bada Bang, Bada Boom!	2000	Three, five-story high slides	Over 48"	Moderate
Big Wave Racer	2013	A multi-lane mat racer		Max
Blue Lagoon	2000	A 1,000,000 gallon wave pool		Mild
Boreas, Eurus, Zephyrus and Nortus	2000	Four, 54-foot (16 m) high slides	Over 48"	Moderate
Cannonball, Wahini and Jurahnimo Falls	2000	Three body slides	Over 48"	Max
Caribbean Cove	2016	Interactive water play area, with 55 water features		Mild
Discovery Bay	2000	A children's area		Mild
Hurricane Mountain	2001	Two 51-foot (16 m) high slides	Over 48"	Moderate
King Cobra	2012	A 25-foot (7.6 m) high dual slide. First of its kind in the United States		Max
Taak It Eez Ee Creek	2000	A 700,000 gallon lazy river		Mild
The Big Bambu and Reef Runner	2000	A 64-foot (20 m) high water slide	Over 42"	Mild
Tornado	2010	A 60-foot (18 m) tall ProSlide Tornado slide	Over 48"	Max

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Los Angeles is a water park located adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain.

Slides and attractions

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Bamboo Racer	A six-lane 45-foot (14 m) tall mat racer	1997	Over 42"	Moderate
Black Snake Summit	Four body slides, two of them are the tallest enclosed water slides in Southern California	1997	Over 48"	Max
Bonzai Pipelines	Two individual slides, both with a trapdoor which sends the rider hurdling into an enclosed body slide	2014	Over 48"	Max
Castaway Cove	A children's play area	1995	Under 54"	Mild
Forgotten Sea Wave Pool	A 6-foot (1.8 m) deep wave pool	1995		Mild
Lightning Falls	Three tube slides	1995	Over 48"	Moderate
Lizard Lagoon	A 7,000-square-foot (650 m^2) pool for teens	1997		Mild
Lost Temple Rapids	A 60-foot (18 m) tall family raft slide	1995	Over 42"	Moderate
Reptile Ridge	Five 35-foot (11 m) tall water slides	1997	Over 48"	Moderate
River Cruise	A 1,300-foot (400 m) long lazy river	1997		Mild
Splash Island	A children's play area. It was formerly known as Mr. Six's Splash Island only in its debut year.	2012		Mild
Taboo Tower	A variety of 65-foot (20 m) tall water slides	1995	Over 48"	Max
Tiki Falls	A 400-foot (120 m) long tube slide	1995	Over 48"	Moderate
Tornado	A ProSlide Tornado.	2004	Over 48"	Max

Incidents

On September 30, 2012, a 19-year-old man fell off the Venom Drop slide that was part of the Black Snake Summit slide complex. The man ignored the life guards and went down the slide head first on his stomach when protocol is to go down feet-first on the back. He fell off the slide half way down and hit the concrete. The man was unconscious but breathing when he was taken to the hospital.^[5]

Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington is located near Six Flags Over Texas. It was originally a part of the Wet 'n Wild chain, but was purchased by Six Flags in 1995.

Slides and attractions

Tornado at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Arlington, Texas.

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Atlantic Panic	A water slide propelled by 1,500 gallons of water.	1997	Over 42"	Moderate
Blue Niagara	Two 77-foot (23 m) high water slides. Removed in 2013 to make room for Wahoo Racer.		Over 36"	Moderate
Blue Raider	A 530-foot (160 m) long tube slide.	1983	Over 36"	Moderate
Bonzai Boggans	A 45-foot (14 m) long toboggan slide.	1987	Over 36"	Moderate
Boogie Beach	Surfrider pool.	1999		Mild
Bubba Tub	A 300-foot (91 m) raft slide. Removed in 2013 to make room for Wahoo Racer.	1991	Over 36"	Moderate
Caribbean Chaos	A water slide propelled by 1,500 gallons of water.	1987	Over 42"	Moderate
Der Stuka	A 72-foot (22 m) high body slide.	1985	Over 48"	Max
Dive Bomber	A seven story high body slide. Originally a 2nd Der Stuka slide, it was modified with a capsule and drop platform and reopened in summer 2012.	2012	Over 48"	Max
Geronimo	A 60-foot (18 m) high slide.	1989	Over 48"	Max
Hook’s Lagoon Treehouse	A children's play area.	1999		Mild
Hook’s Ship	Four kid slides.	1999	Under 42"	Mild
Hook’s Slides	Four kid slides.	1999	Over 42"	Mild
Hydra Maniac	Four enclosed slides.	1987	Over 42"	Max
Kamikaze	Two mat slides. Removed in 2013 to make room for Wahoo Racer.		Over 36"	Moderate
Lazy River	A lazy river.	1983		Mild
Mega Wedgie	A four story high slide into a valley.	2008	Over 42"	Max
Raging Rapids	A rube ride through six pools connected by a gradual slope.	1983	Over 36"	Mild
Sea Wolf	A 830-foot (250 m) long raft slide.	1997	Over 36"	Moderate
Shotgun Falls	Four slides, two enclosed and two open air.	1985	Over 42"	Max
Suntan Lagoon	A one million gallon pool geysers, fountains, and waterfalls.	1983		Mild
Surf Lagoon	One million gallon wave pool.	1983		Mild
Surf Rider	Surfrider pool.	1999	Over 48"	Moderate
The Black Hole	Two 80-foot (24 m) high slides.	1990	Over 36"	Max
Tornado	A ProSlide Tornado.	2004	Over 48"	Max
Tsunami Surge	A ProSlide Tornado Wave.	2013		Max
Typhoon Twister	A ProSlide Cannonbowl.	2013		Max
Wahoo Racer	A ProSlide Race.	2014		Max

References

1. Brown, Jessmay (1995), "Six Flags operator buys neighbor Wet'n Wild - Facilities expected to stay separate" (PDF), Fort Worth Star Telegram
2. Seifert, Jeffrey (2011). "Turning 40 in Mid-America". RollerCoaster! Magazine (Zanesville, Ohio: American Coaster Enthusiasts) 33 (1): 37–46. ISSN 0896-7261.
3. "Geauga Lake Park Maps". GeaugaLakeToday.com. 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
4. Moschke, Will (2011). "35 Years at the Great America Parks". RollerCoaster! Magazine (Zanesville, Ohio: American Coaster Enthusiasts) 33 (4): 4–15. ISSN 0896-7261.
5. "Man falls from water slide at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor". L.A. Times. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.

• "Six Flags Over Texas" — 1995, 1996 and 1997 park brochures.