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From its very inception, great
care was taken to keep and make Hurricane Harbor as lush and green as
possible, preserving the existing trees whenever possible and enhancing
the foliage with tropical plants and landscaping to make it truly feel
like an island paradise.
The park's landscaping crews plant
thousands of flowers each season to enhance the landscape along with
maintaining the tropical foliage which is replanted from greenhouses
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Hurricane Harbor also features a
large white sand volleyball court area which also plays host to concerts
and other special events throughout the summer season. |
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For concerts, a stage can be
erected and the beach chairs moved onto the sand from other areas of the
park for guests to relax and enjoy the show. A small temporary refreshment stand is also often used as part of
events on the volleyball courts.
Every summer sand sculptors make
incredible creations using the sand to create temporary masterpieces
which last for a few days until the elements take them back down to
earth.
The sand castles and sculptures are amazing to see for
their height, beauty and whimsy. |
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The only restaurant not on the
Island is Kukachoo's Cafe which served a limited menu of generic park
foods until it was converted into a Papa John's Pizza location for the
2006 season.
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For the 2009 season Kukachoo's was completely remodeled, adding to the
building to create a Johnny Rockets Express location alongside the Papa
Johns and offering more food choices in Hurricane Harbor. |
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Additional food and merchandise carts have come and gone all over
Hurricane Harbor. Some of the stands have been highly themed,
fitting in with the tropical look, while others have been very generic.
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Hurricane Harbor also features its own First Aid
Station complete with a little ambulance in case of injuries or illness
in the park. |
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In case there wasn't enough to do in Hurricane Harbor, an upcharge
attraction named X-treme Trampoline was added to the park from 2003 to
2007. Once removed, the area
for the ride was converted to a dining patio for the neighboring food
stand.
A way to cool off quickly between slides is to walk through the
snake sprayers, a tower of snake heads spitting cold water along the
pathway between the slide complexes. |
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| The Benches of Hurricane Harbor |
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One of the most popular additions to Hurricane
Harbor was the introduction of cabanas available for rental. The
Cabanas lined one side of the Blue Lagoon wave pool and offered a great
place to relax between slides. They proved so popular the number of
Cabanas was doubled to accommodate the demand. |
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