Storm Surge (ride)

Storm Surge
Thorpe Park
Area	Amity Cove
Coordinates	51°25′58.16″N 0°35′48.72″W
Status	Operating
Opening date	17 March 2011 (2011-03-17)
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	700 riders per hour
Duration	5 Min Approx
Boats	10 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)
Single rider line No

Storm Surge is a 'Spinning Rapids' water ride at Thorpe Park, Surrey, United Kingdom manufactured by WhiteWater West. It is located in the Amity Cove area of the park, which is based around the park's Tidal Wave-themed ride. The ride opened in March 2011 and is themed around a fairground ride built to make use of the Tidal Wave water which has washed into Amity Cove, as the town enters the 1970s. The ride contains a 19.5 metre lift hill, and gradually 'spins' to the bottom of the slide, as velcro has been added to make the model of ride, which is usually marketed towards the family, more intense, to suit the park's own target audience. As the ride itself does not get riders very wet, various water features have been added, including guest-operated water guns, overhead showers, sprinklers, and geysers.

The ride area also includes the park's main gift and snack shop, the 'Thorpe Mega Store', which houses designer clothing brands, many different souvenirs, including shirts, hoodies, trophies, etc., and snacks, as well as 'Doughnut Shack', a small snack kiosk which sells refreshments. A bucking bronco-style fun ride is also located outside the ride, but is designed to look like a hammerhead shark rather than a bull.

The 1996 ride, 'X:\ No Way Out', a Vekoma-manufactured backwards-travelling dark ride, is located behind the ride, but, despite having to enter Amity Cove to access the ride's entrance, is in fact in Lost City.

See also

• 2011 in amusement parks

External links

• Thorpe Park
• WhiteWater West