Dania Beach Hurricane

Dania Beach Hurricane
Dania Beach Hurricane
Boomers!
Location	Boomers!
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, 2000
Closing date	April 26, 2011
Cost	$4,500,000
General statistics
Type	Wood
Manufacturer
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
Height restriction	48 in (122 cm)
	Dania Beach Hurricane at RCDB; Pictures of Dania Beach Hurricane at RCDB

Dania Beach Hurricane was a wooden roller coaster at the former flagship 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, 2000. 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 Hurricane ceased operation in 2011. The adjoining Boomers! park was closed and demolished for construction of a new shopping plaza in 2015.^[2]

References[]

^ "Boomers! website". Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. 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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[1] "Boomers! website". Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.

[2] "Boomers entertainment center closed". Sun Sentinel. January 23, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

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