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Penguin's Blizzard River | |
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Six Flags America | |
Area | Gotham City |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | April 11, 2003 |
General statistics | |
Type | Spinning Rapids Ride |
Manufacturer | WhiteWater West |
Lift system | 3 Chain Lifts |
Length | 940 ft (290 m) |
Speed | 15 mph (24 km/h) |
Duration | 2:41 minutes |
Height restriction | 36 in (91 cm) |
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Penguin's Blizzard River, is a spinning rapids ride at Six Flags America themed to the Penguin. Debuting in April 2003, the attraction is the tallest spinning rapids ride in the world. [1]
In the 1990s, ride manufacturer WhiteWater West Industries, based out of Richmond, British Columbia, developed the Spinning Rapids Ride with an estimated sale price of $2.5-million. [2]
When the attraction opened, it was the only one of it's kind on the East Coast. [3]
On May 1, 2025, Six Flags announced that the Six Flags America park will close at the end of the 2025 season on November 2, 2025. [4] The status on the future of the Penguin's Blizzard River spinning rapids ride was not given at the time of the announcement. [5]