Storm Surge (ride)

Storm Surge
Thorpe Park
Area	Amity
Coordinates	51°24′14.77″N 0°30′47.53″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	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 manufactured by WhiteWater West. 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.

Ride experience

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 families) 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.

Nearby

The ride area also includes the park's main gift and snack shop, the 'Thorpe Mega Store', which houses clothing, many different souvenirs, including shirts, hoodies, trophies, etc., and snacks, as well as 'The Doughnut Factory ', a small snack kiosk which sells refreshments.

See also

• 2011 in amusement parks

External links

• Thorpe Park
• WhiteWater West