Dania Beach Hurricane
Dania Beach Hurricane | |
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Boomers! Parks | |
Park section | Cyclone World |
Coordinates | 26°03′14″N 80°09′37″W / 26.053990°N 80.160278°WCoordinates: 26°03′14″N 80°09′37″W / 26.053990°N 80.160278°W |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | November 1, 1996 |
Closing date | April 26, 2011 |
Cost | $17,000,000 |
General statistics | |
Type | Wood |
Manufacturer | Coaster Works, Inc. |
Designer | Stand Company |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 100 ft (30 m) |
Drop | 100 ft (30 m) |
Length | 3,200 ft (980 m) |
Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
Duration | 1:50 |
Max vertical angle | 60° |
G-force | 3 |
Dania Beach Hurricane at RCDB Pictures of Dania Beach Hurricane at RCDB |
Dania Beach Hurricane was a wooden roller coaster at Boomers! in Dania Beach, Florida. It was designed by Jules Ross and the Stand Company and was built by Coaster Works. Dania Beach Hurricane Opened on November 1, 1996. The park's website refers to the 3,200-foot (980 m) long out and back coaster as the "largest wooden roller coaster in Florida" [1] Despite being located at the Boomers! park, it was owned and operated separately.
The adjoining Boomers! park was closed and demolished for construction of a new shopping plaza.[2]
References
- ↑ "Boomers! website". Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ↑ "Boomers entertainment center closed". Sun Sentinel. January 23, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
External links
- Dania Beach Hurricane at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- Dania Beach Hurricane on the Boomers! website
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sDkR-mAvu8 exploration of coaster at night
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