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Storm Surge | |
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Thorpe Park | |
Area | Amity |
Coordinates | 51°24′14.77″N0°30′47.53″W / 51.4041028°N 0.5132028°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | 17 March 2011 |
Replaced | Octopus Garden |
General statistics | |
Type | River rafting ride |
Manufacturer | WhiteWater West |
Model | Spinning Rapids Ride |
Course | SK-75 |
Lift system | Conveyor belt lift |
Height | 19.5 m (64 ft) |
Length | 142.3 m (467 ft) |
Capacity | 400 riders per hour |
Duration | 5:00 |
Boats | 8 boats. Riders are arranged 6 across in a single row for a total of 6 riders per boat. |
Height restriction | 110 cm (3 ft 7 in) |
Fastrack available | |
Wheelchair accessible | |
Must transfer from wheelchair |
Storm Surge is a 'Spinning Rapids' water ride at Thorpe Park, Surrey, United Kingdom [1] manufactured by WhiteWater West. [2] It is located in the Amity area of the park, in the vicinity of the park's Tidal Wave-themed ride. Storm Surge, which opened in March 2011 with a fairground ride theme, makes use of the Tidal Wave water which has washed into Amity, as the town enters the 1970s. The ride was relocated from the transforming Cypress Gardens Florida, which was acquired by Merlin Entertainments to be turned into Legoland Florida.
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