Penguin's Blizzard River

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Penguin's Blizzard River
Six Flags America
AreaGotham City
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 11, 2003 (2003-04-11)
General statistics
Type Spinning Rapids Ride
Manufacturer WhiteWater West
Lift system3 Chain Lifts
Length940 ft (290 m)
Speed15 mph (24 km/h)
Duration2:41 minutes
Height restriction36 in (91 cm)
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Single rider line availability icon.svg Single rider line available

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]

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References

  1. "Six Flags makes splashdown with Penguin's Blizzard River tallest spinning rapids ride opens at Six Flags". Frederick News Post. April 17, 2003. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018.
  2. Parry, Malcom (June 21, 2002). "Ex-Tory Candidate Riding High In Water". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  3. Morris, Mike (May 29, 2003). "Trips to 4 nearby amusement parks". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland.
  4. Sopher, Ittai (May 1, 2025). "Six Flags in Bowie to close later this year". WUSA (TV). Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  5. Marzano, Peter (May 1, 2025). "Six Flags America, Hurricane Harbor to close after 2025 season, company announces". WMAQ-TV. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  6. "WhiteWater - Spinning Rapids". WhiteWaterWest.com. June 17, 2025. Archived from the original on July 27, 2003.