Coaster Slides
are a staple of waterparks, providing a fast and fun ride .
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The Four Winds tower is Hurricane
Harbor's "coaster slide" complex featuring four combination open/closed
tube tracks each named four one of the four winds.
The complex is
unique in that it is isolated from the other slide complexes on the
north edge of the park next to Discovery Bay while the others are on the
south west side of the park. |
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Technical Information |
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Slide Complex: |
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Coaster Slide Complex |
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Complex Name: |
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The Four Winds |
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Manufacturer: |
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Proslide Technology Inc. - Ottawa, Ontario |
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Slide Name: |
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Boreas - The |
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Nortus - The |
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Zephyrus - The |
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Eurus - The |
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North Wind |
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South Wind |
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West Wind |
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East Wind |
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Slide: |
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Flume #1 |
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Flume #2 |
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Flume #3 |
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Flume #4 |
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Ride Type: |
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Extreme CrossWater |
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Extreme CrossWater |
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Extreme CrossWater |
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Extreme CrossWater |
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Tubing |
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Tubing |
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Tubing |
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Tubing |
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Ride Series: |
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Olympus Series |
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Olympus Series |
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Olympus Series |
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Olympus Series |
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Open/Enclosed: |
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Combination |
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Combination |
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Combination |
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Combination |
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Flume Style: |
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ProTube "54"/ |
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ProTube "54"/ |
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ProTube "54"/ |
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ProTube "54"/ |
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Giant Continuous River |
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Giant Continuous River |
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Giant Continuous River |
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Giant Continuous River |
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Slide Color(s): |
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Elderberry |
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Yellow |
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Boysenberry |
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Lime Green |
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Length: |
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350.65' |
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335.22' |
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335.22' |
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350.65' |
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Drop: |
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54.19' |
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54.16' |
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54.16' |
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54.19' |
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Average Grade: |
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16.64% |
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17.45% |
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17.45% |
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16.64% |
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Click the placard below for video of
The Four Winds
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The Four Winds features tubes that can accommodate one or two guests.
For one season the ride featured hand-me-down tubes that had been
brought to Hurricane Harbor from Six Flags Ohio after that park had been
renamed and rebranded as Six Flags Worlds of Adventure.
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