Tornado (ProSlide ride)

Tornado
One of the first Tornados, 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	59

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 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 6-man Tornado would be built using Hydromagnetic technology.^[1]

Installations

The first Tornado slides opened at Mountain Creek Waterpark, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: New England and Splashin' Safari in 2003. To this date, ProSlide has installed 59 Tornados.^[2]

Awards

• Zinga, Splashin' Safari, Best Waterpark Ride, 2003^[3]
• Super Tornado, Chimelong Paradise, International Best New Waterpark Ride, 2006^[4]
• Several other Tornado slides have ranked in the Top 5 Waterpark Rides such as Mondo Moonson at Soak City: Kings Island^[5]
• Several other Tornado slides have ranked in the Top 5 New Waterpark Rides such as Funnel of Fear at WildWater Adventure^[6]

References

1. "ProSlide to presents 6-Man HydroMAGNETIC TORNADO design at DEAL 2012". Themeparkpost.com. 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
2. "Installations". ProSlide. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
3. "GTA 2003" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
4. "Attractions-Chimelong Water Park-Chimelong Resort Official Website". Chimelong.com. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
5. "GTA 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
6. "GTA 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 20 February 2012.

External links

• Official Tornado page