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Tornado (ProSlide ride)

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| caption = The first Tornado, Zinga at Splashin' Safari

| status = In production

| opened = 2003

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| manufacturer = ProSlide Technology

| course = Funnel

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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 at a 45-degree angle 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 six-person Tornado would be built using Hydromagnetic technology.{{cite web|url=http://www.themeparkpost.com/index/2012178-proslide-to-presents-6-man-hydromagnetic-tornado-design-at-deal-2012 |title=ProSlide to presents 6-Man HydroMAGNETIC TORNADO design at DEAL 2012 |publisher=Themeparkpost.com |date=2012-04-13 |accessdate=2013-01-24}}

Installations

The first Tornado slides opened at Mountain Creek Waterpark, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: New England and Splashin' Safari in 2003. Since then, ProSlide has installed 97 Tornados.{{cite web|title=Tornado 60 water ride by ProSlide: Iconic Thrills|url=http://www.proslide.com/rides/tornado-60/|publisher=ProSlide|accessdate=June 15, 2018}}

Awards

  • Zinga, Splashin' Safari, Best Waterpark Ride, 2003{{cite web|title=GTA 2003|url=http://www.amusementtoday.com/image/AT_Golden_Ticket_2003.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185840/http://www.amusementtoday.com/image/AT_Golden_Ticket_2003.pdf|archivedate=2007-09-27|accessdate=20 February 2012}}
  • Super Tornado, Chimelong Paradise, International Best New Waterpark Ride, 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.chimelong.com/enpark/waterparty_jcwd.shtml |title=Attractions-Chimelong Water Park-Chimelong Resort Official Website |publisher=Chimelong.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-24}}
  • Tornado slides have occasionally ranked in the Top 5 Waterpark Rides such as Zinga at Splashin' Safari{{cite web|title=GTA 2004|url=http://www.amusementtoday.com/image/GoldenTicket2004.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403175010/http://www.amusementtoday.com/image/GoldenTicket2004.pdf|archivedate=2007-04-03|accessdate=20 February 2012}}
  • Several other Tornado slides have ranked in the Top 5 New Waterpark Rides such as Funnel of Fear at WildWater Adventure{{cite web|title=GTA 2005|url=http://www.amusementtoday.com/image/GoldenTicket2005.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185859/http://www.amusementtoday.com/image/GoldenTicket2005.pdf|archivedate=2007-09-27|accessdate=20 February 2012}}

References

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External links

{{commons category|ProSlide Tornados}}

  • [http://www.proslide.com/rides/tornado-60/ Official Tornado page]

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