Vortex Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Deluge is our new cutting-edge water coaster that uses rocket-propelled water, magnets and gravity to blast riders through high-bank turns, tunnels and hills. It's the world's only 4-person "HydroMagnetic Rocket Booster" rafting ride that can be shared with family and friends. Plummet down roller coaster-like drops, then rocket uphill into an enclosed tunnel while getting sprayed with water from all sides. This water coaster is sure to be a hit among roller coaster fanatics as well as water park guests. The water park expansion also includes other perks like shade umbrellas, exclusive cabanas with misting fans, a new beach shop and Ben and Jerry's ice cream parlor. Crocodile Isle, a splash interactive play area, will be the ultimate place for kids. They'll get soaked by a giant tipping coconut and can explore elephant and flamingo slides, shark squirts and refreshing palm trees that spray cool water on hot summer days. Also if you what to see what the water coaster will look like click this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Deluge is our new cutting-edge water coaster that uses rocket-propelled water, magnets and gravity to blast riders through high-bank turns, tunnels and hills. It's the world's only 4-person "HydroMagnetic Rocket Booster" rafting ride that can be shared with family and friends. Plummet down roller coaster-like drops, then rocket uphill into an enclosed tunnel while getting sprayed with water from all sides. This water coaster is sure to be a hit among roller coaster fanatics as well as water park guests. Cutting edge, world's only 4-person "HydroMagnetic Rocket Booster". Well if anybody would like to see a 3-person "HydroMagnetic Rocket Booster" in action. They only need to go to the Great Wolf Lodges Waterpark and see there cutting-edge water coaster because it’s the same type of water coaster (minus 1 passenger). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Butcher Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Looks like just another big water-slide to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Looks like fun, I am going to enjoy riding it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWOfan Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 This looks and sounds pretty cool. Can't wait to try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooferBearATL Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Deluge is our new cutting-edge water coaster that uses rocket-propelled water, magnets and gravity to blast riders through high-bank turns, tunnels and hills. It's the world's only 4-person "HydroMagnetic Rocket Booster" rafting ride that can be shared with family and friends. Plummet down roller coaster-like drops, then rocket uphill into an enclosed tunnel while getting sprayed with water from all sides. This water coaster is sure to be a hit among roller coaster fanatics as well as water park guests. Cutting edge, world's only 4-person "HydroMagnetic Rocket Booster". Well if anybody would like to see a 3-person "HydroMagnetic Rocket Booster" in action. They only need to go to the Great Wolf Lodges Waterpark and see there cutting-edge water coaster because it’s the same type of water coaster (minus 1 passenger). But in essence....every record is just a little more than the last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Yeah....like Son of Beast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooferBearATL Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Yeah....like Son of Beast? Exactly. After all, SOB is the biggest money pit that any park has ever built? Or something like that. <G> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium13 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 That looks awesome, I wish KI would put in something like this in Boomerang Bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 That looks awesome, I wish KI would put in something like this in Boomerang Bay. If this goes over well, I wouldn't be shocked in the least to see KI get one... and soon.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 ^and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 That freaking looks great! I might just have to make a trip down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 So is this the same pro slide thing the GWL and Disney have....just its seats one more person? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 It is the same Water Coaster that GWL has, Disney’s Crusher n Gusher Water Coaster does not use HydroMagnetic technology to propel the water craft up the hills, Instead they use the good old fashion forward momentum and water jets to blast riders up the hills. Both have good and bad, the HydroMagnetic has seating in the craft and has a hard magnetic bottom, which makes the Water Coaster much faster. Riders usually only get wet from the water sprayed throughout the course. Verses the lighter water tube, Water Jet propeled types that use single and double water tubes that lets the water come up through the middle of the water tube. The water jets that pushes the water tubes up the hills blasts the riders as well, especially in the butt area and the back of riders heads.. The only similarities that I have noticed is that both water coasters are launched by a operator using a conveyor belt type of technologies. Riders get in their water crafts and when the operator feels it’s safe, they push a button which moves the water craft forward and into the water slide. When I stayed at the GWL last month , some of the 3 man water coaster crafts could not make it all the way up the second hill. So it seemed to me that every 15 minutes or so the riders would haft to get out of their HydroMagnetic water crafts onto a wooden deck and take the stairs down. For safety reasons the operators would not launch another water craft until the water craft previously launched has cleared the last HydroMagnetic lift hill. The problem with that is the longer the water coaster is the longer it will take to launch another water craft. So the potential of long lines is very high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 That looks awesome, I wish KI would put in something like this in Boomerang Bay. If this goes over well, I wouldn't be shocked in the least to see KI get one... and soon.. Yeah because they can't have have another park nearby with a new and better slide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 That looks awesome, I wish KI would put in something like this in Boomerang Bay. If this goes over well, I wouldn't be shocked in the least to see KI get one... and soon.. Yeah because they can't have have another park nearby with a new and better slide One owned, in part, by CBS no less. Called Great Wolf Lodge. Of course, it does cost a bit more to get in to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 If I had to pick between the two, I think I would pick the older version that Disney has for an outside water park and the faster HydroMagnetic Water Coaster for inside water parks . Because the HydroMagnetic is like riding a wet kiddy coaster which is great especially in the winter months and when space is limited, to give riders that extra coaster thrill. Disney’s Crush n Gusher Water Coaster had three water courses to choose from on the same platform, to me I liked feeling all the water splashing around me as I was being blasted through the up and down water course during the hot summer months. I also like that the water craft was a light water tube that I could control myself a little. The big difference to me is riders per hour when comparing the two types of water coasters systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 As much trouble as Great Wolf seems to have with theirs, I wonder if this is a harbinger of troubles to come at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 That slide does look pretty cool. I do not consider it a coaster hough because one, you have no restraints, and tw you do not run on a track that is either steel or wood. But nevertheless it would still be pretty cool to ride. I will have to get up to KK to ride it this summer. Hopefully KI will get a wild hair to put one in Boomerang Bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 As much trouble as Great Wolf seems to have with theirs, I wonder if this is a harbinger of troubles to come at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom? When myself Dane, Ryan, and Bill went to the grand opening festivities the slide ran only a little bit in the morning then didnt start running untill about 7 P.M. We went up last tuesday for dinner and the slide was running but it had men in Pro Slide uniforms checking it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 That slide does look pretty cool. I do not consider it a coaster hough because one, you have no restraints, and tw you do not run on a track that is either steel or wood. But nevertheless it would still be pretty cool to ride. I will have to get up to KK to ride it this summer. Hopefully KI will get a wild hair to put one in Boomerang Bay. Hmmm. There are many coasters that originally had no restraints (like Willard's Whizzer at Six Flags Great America and Zambezi Zinger at Worlds of Fun) and some today that still don't (unless it was recently 'upgraded,' one is Tig'rr Coaster at Indiana Beach, another is Leap the Dips at Lakemont). And there has been at least one coaster made of plastic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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