Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is a Six Flags water park at Six Flags America in Woodmore, Maryland. The park opened in 2005, replacing the former Paradise Island water park.
History[]
Paradise Island was the water park of Wild World. In 1992, Wild World was purchased by Premier Parks, and was renamed Adventure World. In 1994, Tahiti Twister, a new water slide, was added to Paradise Island.
In 1997, Paradise Island introduced three new attractions: Black Hole, an enclosed water slide, Bonzai Pipeline, an open air inner-tube slide, and Crocodile Cal’s Outback Beach House, a multi-platform play structure that featureing 7 slides, 100+ play features, and a giant bucket.
In 2005, Paradise Island was re-branded as Six Flags Hurricane Harbor. This brought many changes, most notably Buccaneer Beach, a children's play area, and Tornado, a 132-foot long ProSlide Tornado slide.
In 2008, Tony Hawk's Halfpipe was introduced, a new water slide named after pro skater Tony Hawk. It was renamed to simply "The Halfpipe" in 2011, removing all Tony Hawk theming.
In 2011, Hurricane Mountain was refurbished to become ZoomAzon Falls, giving it a new Amazonian theme. It featured waterfalls, jungle decorations, and sound effects to further the immersion of being in the rainforest.[1]
In 2013, Bonzai Pipelines was added, a six-slide drop slide complex.
In 2018, Wahoo River was introduced.
Attractions[]
Current[]
Name | Description | Opened | Notes |
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Hurricane Bay | A wave pool with 4 feet (1.2 m) tall waves. One of the largest in the country. | 1982 | Originally "Monsoon Lagoon" (1982-2005). |
ZoomAzon Falls | Four body slides. | Originally "Rainbow Falls" (1982-2003) and "Hurricane Mountain" (2004-2008). | |
Bamboo Chutes | Double slide complex | 198? | Originally "Kid's Flumes" (198?-2005). |
Calypso Cannonballs | Children's water slide. | Originally "Caribbean Cannonball Flume" (198?-2005). | |
Vortex/Riptide | Body slides. | Originally "Luau Loop" (198?-2005). | |
Paradise Plunge & Reef Runner | A water slide that leads into a 65,000 gallon pool. | 1994 | Originally "Tahiti Twister" (1994-2005). |
Hammerhead | An enclosed water slide. | 1997 | Originally "Black Hole" (1997-2005). |
Mako | An open air inner-tube slide. | Originally "Bonzai Pipeline" (1997-2005). | |
Buccaneer Beach | A children's play area | 2005 | |
Tornado | A 132 feet long ProSlide Tornado slide | ||
The Halfpipe | A four-story high zero gravity water slide. | 2008 | Originally Tony Hawk's Halfpipe" (2008-2010). |
Bonzai Pipelines | A six-slide drop slide comlex | 2013 | |
Splashwater Falls | Multi-platform play structure that features 7 slides, 100+ play features, and a giant bucket. | 2016 | |
Wahoo River | Lazy river | 2018 | |
RipQurl Blaster | Water coaster | May 27, 2023 | 557 feet of twists and turns.[2] |
Former[]
Name | Description | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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Crocodile Cal's Caribbean Beach House | Multi-platform play structure that features 7 slides, 100+ play features, and 1 giant bucket. | 1997 | 2015 | Also known as "Crocodile Cal’s Outback Beach House" (1997-2005) |
Restaurants[]
- Hurricane Beach Funnel Cakes
- Hurricane Hot Dog
- Coca Cola Refill Station
- Calypso's Bar
- Hurricane Bar Food Court
- Splashwater Falls Snacks
- Kickin' Tsunami Chicken
Shops[]
- Coconut Cove Trading Co.
- Sharkey's
- Cabana Beach
- Aruba Tuba
References[]
- ↑ Sim, Nick (April 12, 2011). Six Flags America to open Zoomazon Falls at Hurricane Harbor for 2011. Theme Park Tourist. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011.
- ↑ Six Flags America to open RipQurl Blaster water coaster and debut new events in 2023 by Blake Taylor, Attractions Magazine. 2023-03-23.