New Wave Rides

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New Wave Rides was an American manufacturer of water rides. They manufactured water slides and water slide complexes.

History

From 1975 - 1981, Bill Crandall was the general manager of AstroWorld. In 1979, Crandall partnered with Intamin to create the first river rapids ride, Thunder River. After the ride's debut season, 1980, was complete, Crandall decided to start his own consulting business, Crandall & Associates. In January 1984, his company had been contracted to supervise Frontier City amusement park. They developed a water slide attraction called Riptide, which was installed in the park in the fall of 1984. In November 1984, Crandall & Associates founded New Wave Rides, with Riptide as its debut attraction.{{cite news |title=New Wave Rides Ready to Market 'Thunderfalls' |last=Kirdavis |newspaper=The Journal Record |location=Oklahoma City |date=May 15, 1985 |access-date=January 24, 2015 |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P2-33454224/new-wave-rides-ready-to-market-thunderfalls |via= |url-access= |archive-date=January 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132422/https://www.questia.com/read/1P2-33454224/new-wave-rides-ready-to-market-thunderfalls |url-status=dead }} The company sold its second ride, called Thunder Falls, to Frontier City, which opened in 1985.

Partial List of Attractions

=Operating=

class="wikitable" border="1" width=75%
width=20%\|Name !width=18%\|Location !width=14%\|Season opened !width=14%\|Season closed !Type !width=5% class="unsortable"\|Ref(s)
rowspan=2\|Riptide \|align=center\|Frontier City \|align=center\|1984 \|align=center\|1997 \|rowspan=2\|Water slide \|rowspan=2\|
align=center\|Six Flags America \|align=center\|1998 \|align=center {{N/A\|Operating}}

class="wikitable" border="1" width=75%

width=20%|Name

!width=18%|Location

!width=14%|Season opened

!width=14%|Season closed

!Type

!width=5% class="unsortable"|Ref(s)

rowspan=2|Riptide

|align=center|Frontier City

|align=center|1984

|align=center|1997

|rowspan=2|Water slide

|rowspan=2|

align=center|Six Flags America

|align=center|1998

|align=center {{N/A|Operating}}

=Closed=

class="wikitable" border="1" width=63%
width=20%\|Name !width=18%\|Location !width=12%\|Season opened !width=12%\|Season closed !width=15%\|Type !width=5% class="unsortable"\|Ref(s)
Thunder Falls \|align=center\|Frontier City \|align=center\|1985 \|align=center {{N/A\|Unknown}} \|Water slide \|align=center\|{{cite news \|title=Frontier City Changes for the Better \|last=Triplett \|first=Gene \|newspaper=The Oklahoman \|date=July 14, 1985 \|access-date=January 24, 2015 \|url=http://newsok.com/frontier-city-changes-for-the-better/article/2114864 }}
Riptide \|align=center\|Fun 'N Wheels \|align=center\|1985 \|align=center\|1988 \|Water slide \|align=center\|{{cite news \|title=Fun Spot Attractions is a happy medium for owner John Arie, Sr. \|last=Lamanna \|first=Dean \|newspaper=Amusement Today\|date=July 2013 \|access-date=January 24, 2015 \|url=http://www.amusementtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fun_spot_issue.pdf }}
Racing Rivers - Riptide \|align=center\|Kings Dominion \|align=center\|1987 \|align=center\|1996 \|Water slide \|align=center\|{{cite web \|title=Racing Rivers \|publisher=Cedar Fair \|access-date=January 24, 2015 \|url=https://www.kingsdominion.com/celebration/popular-attractions/racing-rivers }}
Frontier Chute-Out \|align=center\|Hersheypark \|align=center\|1988 \|align=center\|1998 \|Slide complex \|align=center\|{{cite news \|title=Hersheypark opens with special entertainment \|newspaper=Altoona Mirror \|date=May 8, 1988 }}{{Cite news \|last=Fox \|first=Larry \|title=Hershey's More Than Chocolate \|newspaper=The Washington Post \|access-date=January 7, 2015 \|date=May 27, 1988 \|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1259335.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329154742/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1259335.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=March 29, 2015 \|quote=Hersheypark is constructing another water ride, a Frontier Chute-Out Ride in which riders will race down 100-yard-long straight or curving chutes on small two-person rubber rafts. This ride is expected to open in mid-June. }}
The Python Plunge \|align=center\|Worlds of Fun \|align=center\|1988 \|align=center\|1999 \|Slide complex \|align=center\|{{cite news \|title=Worlds of Fun adds 'Python Plunge' \|newspaper=The Constitution-Tribune \|location=Chillicothe, MO \|date=April 4, 1988 \|page=4 }}{{cite web \|title=The Plunge \|url=http://www.worldsoffun.org/explore/Rides.asp?ID=95&ParkID=1 \|access-date=January 24, 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132758/http://www.worldsoffun.org/explore/Rides.asp?ID=95&ParkID=1 \|archive-date=January 28, 2015 }}
Wild River Falls \|align=center\|Riverside Amusement Park \|align=center\|1989 \|align=center\|1996 \|Slide complex \|align=center\|
Torpedo Rapids \|align=center\|Darien Lake \|align=center\|1990 \|align=center\|1998 \|Water slide \|align=center\|
Racing Rivers \|align=center\|Six Flags AstroWorld \|align=center\|1991 \|align=center {{N/A\|Unknown}} \|Water slide \|align=center\|{{cite news \|title=AstroWorld's new slide attraction opens in spring. \|last=O'Brien \|first=Tim \|newspaper=Amusement Business \|date=November 25, 1991 }}
The African Tower \|rowspan=3 align=center\|Six Flags Great Adventure \|rowspan=3 align=center\|1991 \|rowspan=3 align=center\|1998 \|rowspan=3\|Slide complex \|rowspan=3 align=center\|{{cite web \|title=Adventure Rivers at Six Flags Great Adventure \|url=http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/Adventure%20Rivers.htm \|access-date=January 24, 2015 }}
The Asian Tower
The North American Tower
Adventure Rivers of Texas \|align=center\|Six Flags AstroWorld \|align=center\|1992 \|align=center\|2005 \|River raft ride \|align=center\|

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width=20%|Name

!width=18%|Location

!width=12%|Season opened

!width=12%|Season closed

!width=15%|Type

!width=5% class="unsortable"|Ref(s)

Thunder Falls

|align=center|Frontier City

|align=center|1985

|align=center {{N/A|Unknown}}

|Water slide

|align=center|{{cite news |title=Frontier City Changes for the Better |last=Triplett |first=Gene |newspaper=The Oklahoman |date=July 14, 1985 |access-date=January 24, 2015 |url=http://newsok.com/frontier-city-changes-for-the-better/article/2114864 }}

Riptide

|align=center|Fun 'N Wheels

|align=center|1985

|align=center|1988

|Water slide

|align=center|{{cite news |title=Fun Spot Attractions is a happy medium for owner John Arie, Sr. |last=Lamanna |first=Dean |newspaper=Amusement Today|date=July 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2015 |url=http://www.amusementtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fun_spot_issue.pdf }}

Racing Rivers - Riptide

|align=center|Kings Dominion

|align=center|1987

|align=center|1996

|Water slide

|align=center|{{cite web |title=Racing Rivers |publisher=Cedar Fair |access-date=January 24, 2015 |url=https://www.kingsdominion.com/celebration/popular-attractions/racing-rivers }}

Frontier Chute-Out

|align=center|Hersheypark

|align=center|1988

|align=center|1998

|Slide complex

|align=center|{{cite news |title=Hersheypark opens with special entertainment |newspaper=Altoona Mirror |date=May 8, 1988 }}{{Cite news |last=Fox |first=Larry |title=Hershey's More Than Chocolate |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=January 7, 2015 |date=May 27, 1988 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1259335.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329154742/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1259335.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 29, 2015 |quote=Hersheypark is constructing another water ride, a Frontier Chute-Out Ride in which riders will race down 100-yard-long straight or curving chutes on small two-person rubber rafts. This ride is expected to open in mid-June. }}

The Python Plunge

|align=center|Worlds of Fun

|align=center|1988

|align=center|1999

|Slide complex

|align=center|{{cite news |title=Worlds of Fun adds 'Python Plunge' |newspaper=The Constitution-Tribune |location=Chillicothe, MO |date=April 4, 1988 |page=4 }}{{cite web |title=The Plunge |url=http://www.worldsoffun.org/explore/Rides.asp?ID=95&ParkID=1 |access-date=January 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132758/http://www.worldsoffun.org/explore/Rides.asp?ID=95&ParkID=1 |archive-date=January 28, 2015 }}

Wild River Falls

|align=center|Riverside Amusement Park

|align=center|1989

|align=center|1996

|Slide complex

|align=center|

Torpedo Rapids

|align=center|Darien Lake

|align=center|1990

|align=center|1998

|Water slide

|align=center|

Racing Rivers

|align=center|Six Flags AstroWorld

|align=center|1991

|align=center {{N/A|Unknown}}

|Water slide

|align=center|{{cite news |title=AstroWorld's new slide attraction opens in spring. |last=O'Brien |first=Tim |newspaper=Amusement Business |date=November 25, 1991 }}

The African Tower

|rowspan=3 align=center|Six Flags Great Adventure

|rowspan=3 align=center|1991

|rowspan=3 align=center|1998

|rowspan=3|Slide complex

|rowspan=3 align=center|{{cite web |title=Adventure Rivers at Six Flags Great Adventure |url=http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/Adventure%20Rivers.htm |access-date=January 24, 2015 }}

The Asian Tower

The North American Tower

Adventure Rivers of Texas

|align=center|Six Flags AstroWorld

|align=center|1992

|align=center|2005

|River raft ride

|align=center|

References

Category:Amusement ride manufacturers

Category:Companies based in Grapevine, Texas

Category:Manufacturing companies based in Texas