Ultimate Storm strikes SIX Flags Parks

Paula, I carried the rafts for us at SFFT. Their Tornado was new and they wanted us (FiestaFesters) to check it out before the waterpark opened for the day. Just like my regular job, I worked too cheap...;)

I don't know about any of the other parks. I did *mention* to SFFT that it was a worthwhile investment though. Just so you don't think you're the only one to whom I give "friendly advice", LOL...;)

P.S. If you really *spread the weight* across the cloverleaf, you can get up PRETTY high on the sides of the funnel...surprisingly high... :-0

We've (MiG) never had a problem getting extremely high on Zinga. We'll see how we do when we (MiG) go to the press event for Tornado at SFStL later this week.

Congrats to you guys (MiG)!

Joe :) C.

OMG I have a new sig!!!

The conveyors might not be cheap, but they sure do make the day more enjoyable.

they did not mention SFGAM :'(

I don't think SFGAm is getting a Tornado.

Joe, :p ;)

rathofdoom said:
I don't understand why Elitch Gardens got one of those crappy ones when every other park got a Tornado.

Forget Elitch Gardens. If you want to try a real water park go to Water World. They are building one of these right now for the 2005 season and have had their own half-pipe slide for a while now.

The tornado doesn't have a conveyor belt but i think it would be fun i guess. But the penguin's blizzard river has a belt but it takes like half an hour just to get up the ramp its slower than a sloth.lol

I will be at SFA's opening of tornado tomorrow after many months of anticipation and speculation on a new attraction for this season. Just hope it really adds to the waterpark and doesn't dud out like PBR did when it opened in the main park.

I'm sure it will be a pretty sweet ride. I can't wait to go to HH. Mr. Six will be there on June 2.

Knoebels- 4/28

June 2nd? That should be a holiday.

Down is the new up.

CoasterFreak55 said:
I will be at SFA's opening of tornado tomorrow after many months of anticipation and speculation on a new attraction for this season. Just hope it really adds to the waterpark and doesn't dud out like PBR did when it opened in the main park.

I actually thought PBR was a very, very suprising ride! I was reluctant to get on it at first because it looks like just a giant slide but man, that is one wild ride! Now that is a ride SIF should have cloned!

There are no bad coasters, only better coasters!!

The Tornado slides Six Flags built this season are using two different kinds of tubes. There are the yellow 4 person cloverleaf tube slides that are used on every Tornado slide. But there are also the bright green 2 person "whirl wheel" tubes, where you sit side by side facing the oposite direction (yin yang shape).

I know these two different types of tubes are being used on the Tornado slides at SFSL, SFA and SFKK for sure. Are the two types of tubes being used on the other three built this year at SFDL, SF SplashTown and SF WaterWorld Concord and the older Tornado slides?

For those who have not seen the two passenger rafts yet - here is a picture of one in action at SFStL.

Today the line was pretty long for Tornado at SFStL.

When you say "long" do you mean a line down to pick up the rafts and then the line up to the platform? That happened a few times on Saturday.

The line started before the steps, but that is all i could see from the parking lot so it could of been longer.

I know this is about the tornado slides going into SF parks, but just to note, Geauga Lake's new tornado slide has a conveyor. Saw it yesterday while at the park. Check the GL webcam to see it, and also the photo updates from their website. At least were getting a conveyor! Those 4 man rafts are hell to lug up the narrow stairs. Funny, I remember people fighting with me that GL wasn't getting a conveyor for their tornado slide. I just laugh now.