TORNADO Headed for Local Theme Park in 2005!
January 26 2005 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
TORNADO Headed for Local Theme Park in 2005! Prepare to Ride the
Ultimate Storm as Six Flags St. Louis Announces Award Winning
Addition to Hurricane Harbor Water Park ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26
/PRNewswire/ -- A massive water thrill ride, TORNADO, is scheduled
to hit Six Flags St. Louis' Hurricane Harbor late spring of 2005!
Guests are urged to make preparations now to encounter this extreme
tubing experience! TORNADO joins a host of other refreshing and
invigorating water attractions in Hurricane Harbor, which is free
with a Six Flags St. Louis Theme Park admission! To view the
Multimedia News Release, go to:
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/sixflags/21096 Visible from I-44, the
bright blue and yellow, checkerboard designed Tornado will resemble
a 60-ft tall, household funnel resting on its side, but those
embarking on the adventure will be doing anything but resting!
Thrill-seekers will board 4-person, cloverleaf shaped rafts 75-ft.
up in the air before beginning their ride down a 132-ft. long
tunnel! Some 5,000 gallons of water sends riders whirling and
spinning back and forth, from side to side as they slide into the
60-ft diameter funnel! Finally, after weathering the turbulence,
guests splash through a waterfall and into a catch pool below!
"It's a rush to be able to offer our guests such an exciting and
unique experience," states David Roemer, vice president and general
manager Six Flags St. Louis, "but the real reward is knowing what a
rush the guests will feel when they ride this extreme water
attraction!" Tornado is the first major addition to Hurricane
Harbor, which opened in 1999. Tornado joins a host of tube and
speed slides along with a wave pool, lazy river and kids area
making Hurricane Harbor the premier water park in the Midwest and
the only free water park with theme park admission! The Tornado has
already landed at three Six Flags parks and received great reviews
by the park guests! The ride has also received other accolades
including the amusement industry's 2003 Golden Ticket Award for
Best Waterpark Ride and the International Association of Amusement
Parks and Attractions 2003 Best New Product Award in the Waterpark
Category! Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme
park company. Through its subsidiaries, it owns and operates a
total of 31 parks in North America and Europe. Six Flags parks
serve 34 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States.
Six Flags is a publicly held corporation with corporate offices in
New York City and Oklahoma City. The company's stock trades on the
NYSE under the symbol: PKS. America Online keyword: Six Flags. SIX
FLAGS and all related indicia are trademarks of Six Flags Theme
parks Inc. (R), (TM) and (C) 2005.
http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/sixflags/21096DATASOURCE: Six Flags,
Inc. CONTACT: Elizabeth G. Gotway of Six Flags, Inc.,
+1-636-938-5300, or ftp://ftp.com Web site:
http://www.sixflags.com/
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