Six Flags Hurricane Harbor

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Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Location	14 locations in United States, 1 location in Mexico, 15 in Total
Owner	Six Flags

Hurricane Harbor is the name of a chain of water parks that are part of the Six Flags theme park chain. Although the parks are not identical, common features include a variety of body slides, speed slides, tube slides, wave pools, lazy rivers, and shopping areas.

History[]

Six Flags began using the Hurricane Harbor brand in 1995 with the opening of Six Flags Hurricane Harbor adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain. That same year, Wet 'n Wild in Arlington, Texas, was purchased by Six Flags. It operated as Wet 'n Wild — A Six Flags Park in 1995-1996 then was rebranded as Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in 1997.^[1] The brand has since become a trademark of the Six Flags franchise. In 1999, Six Flags St. Louis was the first Six Flags park to construct its own intra-park water attractions section.^[2] As Six Flags acquired and rebranded parks in the 2000s, some existing water parks within these theme parks were later upgraded and rebranded as Hurricane Harbor.

Only one Hurricane Harbor has closed. After Six Flags Worlds of Adventure was sold to Cedar Fair in 2004, the water park was renamed Hurricane Hannah's Waterpark. It was abandoned in 2006 and most of the attractions were relocated to a new waterpark on what used to be the marine life side of the park.^[3]

Included with park's admission[]

Six Flags America[]

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within Six Flags America. It was known as Paradise Island until 2005 when it was rebranded Hurricane Harbor.

Slides and attractions[]

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Bahama Blast	A 517 feet (158 m) long inner-tube slide	2005	Over 42" with adult, Over 48" alone	Mild
Bamboo Chutes	Originally "Kid's Flumes" (198?-2005).		Under 54"	Mild
Bonzai Pipelines	Six slides on one platform at each slide travels passengers at 40 MPH after where the floor drops out from under.	2013		Max
Buccaneer Beach	A children's play area	2005	Under 54"	Mild
Calypso Cannonballs	Children's water slide. Originally "Caribbean Cannonball Flume" (198?-2005).		Over 48"	Mild
Wahoo River	A lazy river			Mild
Splashwater Falls	Multi-platform play structure that features 7 slides, 100+ play features, and 1 giant bucket. Originally "Crocodile Cal’s Outback Beach House" (1997-2005) "Crocodile Cal's Caribbean Beach House" (2005-2015).	1997	Over 42"	Mild
Hammerhead	An enclosed water slide. Originally "Black Hole" (1997-2005).	1997	Over 48"	Mild
Hurricane Bay	A wave pool with 4 feet (1.2 m) tall waves. One of the largest in the country. Originally "Monsoon Lagoon" (1982-2005).	1982		Mild
Mako	An open air inner-tube slide. Originally "Bonzai Pipeline" (1997-2005).	1997	Over 48"	Mild
Paradise Plunge/Reef Runner	A water slide that leads into a 65,000 gallon pool. Originally "Tahiti Twister" (1994-2005).	1994	Over 42" with adult, Over 48" alone	Moderate
The Halfpipe	A four-story high zero gravity water slide. Originally Tony Hawk's Halfpipe" (2008-2010).	2008	Over 48"	Max
Tornado	A 132 feet (40 m) long, ProSlide Tornado slide	2005	Over 48"	Max
Vortex/Riptide	Body slides. Originally "Luau Loop" (198?-2005).		Over 48"	Mild
ZoomAzon Falls	Four body slides. Originally "Rainbow Falls" (1982-2003) and "Hurricane Mountain" (2004-2008).	1982	Over 48"	Moderate

Six Flags New England[]

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within Six Flags New England. The waterpark opened in 1997 as Island Kingdom and was rebranded Hurricane Harbor in 2003.

Slides and attractions[]

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Adventure River	A 1,000-foot (300 m) long lazy river	1998		Mild
Big Kahuna	Four slide intertube complex	1998	Over 48"	Mild
Bonzai Pipelines	Six slides on one platform at each slide travels passengers at 40 MPH after where the floor drops out from under.	2013		Max
Cannonball Falls	Three body slides	1998	Over 48"	Moderate
Commotion Ocean	A 500,000 gallon wave pool	1999		Moderate
Geronimo Falls and Zooma Falls	A slide complex with a partially enclosed slide and a fully enclosed slide	2003	Over 42	Moderate
Hook's Lagoon	Children's area	1998	Over 42"	Mild
Hurricane Bay		1998		Mild
Hurricane Falls Slide	Six slides	2003	Over 36"	Moderate
Kiddie Octopus	Children's area	1998		Mild
Kiddie Pirate Ship	Children's area	1998		Mild
Lagoon Slides	Six children's slides	2003	Over 42	Mild
Monsoon Lagoon		2003		Mild
Shark Attack	Four kid slides	1999	Over 48"	Moderate
Splash Island	Children's pool	1998		Mild
Swiss Family Toboggan	A giant raft slide	1998	Over 36"	Moderate
Tornado	A ProSlide Tornado slide	2003	Over 54"	Max
Typhoon	A water coaster	2005	Over 48"	Max

Six Flags Over Georgia[]

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within Six Flags Over Georgia. The water park opened in May 2014.

Slides and attractions[]

Name	Description	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Bonzai Pipelines	Multi-slide complex	Over 42"	extreme
Calypso Bay	Wave pool		Max
Paradise Island	Children's area	None with adult, Over 36" alone	Moderate
Tsunami Surge	Bowl slides	Over 48"	Mild

Six Flags St. Louis[]

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within Six Flags St. Louis.

Slides and attractions[]

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Big Kahuna	A six-story, four person raft slide	1999	Over 36"	Moderate
Bonzai Pipeline	A 40 MPH slide where the floor drops out from under you.	2012	Over 48"	Max
Gulley Washer Creek	A 1,100-foot (340 m) lazy river	1999		Mild
Hook's Lagoon	An interactive children's play area	1999		Mild
Hurricane Bay	A 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) wave pool	1999		Moderate
Pirate Ship Slides	Children slides	1999		Mild
Speed Slides	Three 6-story-high tube slides	1999 (closed 2017)	Over 48"	Max
Tornado	A ProSlide Tornado slide	2005	Over 48"	Max
Tree House Slides	Children slides	1999	Over 42"	Mild
Tube Slides	Four 400-foot (120 m) long tube slides	1999	Over 48"	Max
Typhoon Twister	Water slide	2018	Over 48"	Max
Wahoo Racer	6 lane, triple-drop, mat racer slide	2009	Over 48"	Max

Six Flags Worlds of Adventure[]

Hurricane Harbor is a defunct waterpark located within Six Flags Worlds of Adventure.

Slides and attractions[]

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Neptune Falls	3 body slides	1982	Over 42"	Moderate
Stingray Wet Slides	Speed slides	1987	Over 48"	Max
Hook's Lagoon	Water playground	1997		Mild
Calypso Creek	Lazy River	2000	Over 48"	Mild
Hurricane Bay	Wave Pool	2000		Moderate
Turtle Beach	Kids play area	1989		Mild
Shark Attack	3 raft slides	2003	Over 48"	Moderate
Hurricane Mountain	6 slide complex	2003	Over 48"	Max

The Great Escape[]

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within The Great Escape. The waterpark opened in 1997 as Splashwater Kingdom and was rebranded Hurricane Harbor in 2019.

Six Flags Darien Lake[]

The water park is located in Darien, New York. It was previously named Splashtown, and will be rebranded as a Hurricane Harbor park in 2020.

Separate admission[]

Six Flags Great Adventure[]

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, New Jersey is a water park located adjacent to Six Flags Great Adventure.

Slides and attractions[]

Name	Opened	Description	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Bada Bing, Bada Bang, Bada Boom!	2000	Three, five-story high slides	Over 48"	Moderate
Big Wave Racer	2013	A multi-lane mat racer	Over 48"	Max
Blue Lagoon	2000	A 1,000,000 gallon wave pool		Mild
Boreas, Eurus, Zephyrus and Nortus	2000	Four, 54-foot (16 m) high slides	Over 48"	Moderate
Cannonball, Wahini and Jurahnimo Falls	2000	Three body slides	Over 48"	Max
Caribbean Cove	2016	Interactive water play area, with 55 water features		Mild
Discovery Bay	2000	A children's area		Mild
Hurricane Mountain	2001	Two 51-foot (16 m) high slides	Over 48"	Moderate
King Cobra	2012 (closed 2017, removed 2018)	A 25-foot (7.6 m) high dual slide. First of its kind in the United States		Max
Taak It Eez Ee Creek	2000	A 700,000 gallon lazy river		Mild
The Big Bambu and Reef Runner	2000	A 64-foot (20 m) high water slide	Over 42"	Mild
Tornado	2010	A 60-foot (18 m) tall ProSlide Tornado slide	Over 48"	Max

Six Flags Great America[]

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Chicago is a water park adjacent to Six Flags Great America.

Slides and attractions[]

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Bahama Mama and Bubba Tubba	A six-story raft slide	2005	Over 42"	Moderate
Buccaneer Bay	A children's play area	2005		Mild
Castaway Creek	A lazy river	2005		Mild
Dive Bomber	A five-story slide where the floor drops out from under you	2011	Over 48"	Max
Hammerhead and Barracuda	Five story slides	2005	Over 48"	Max
Hurricane Bay	500,000 gallon wave pool	2005		Moderate
Hurricane Mountain	Four story tube slide	2005	Over 42"	Mild
Mega Wedgie	A five-story slide where the floor drops out from under you	2011	Over 48"	Max
Monsoon Lagoon	A children's pool	2011		Mild
Paradise Plunge and Riptide	Racing body slides	2005	Over 48"	Max
Riptide Bay	Home to Dive Bomber, Surf Rider, Mega Wedgie, Wipeout, Monsoon Lagoon and luxury cabanas	2011		Moderate
Skull Island	Largest interactive playground in the world	2005	Over 36"	Mild
Surf Rider	Bodysurf pool	2011	Over 48"	Moderate
Tornado	A ProSlide Tornado slide	2006	Over 48"	Max
Vortex and Typhoon	An enclosed water slide	2005	Over 42"	Moderate
Big Wave Racer	Multi-lane mat racer	2011	Over 42"	Moderate
Wipeout	A ProSlide Tantrum slide with two funnels	2011	Over 48"	Max
Tsunami Surge	A WhiteWater West Master Blaster water coaster, tallest in the world	2021	Over 48"	Max

Six Flags Magic Mountain[]

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Los Angeles is a water park located adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain.

Slides and attractions[]

Name	Description	Manufacture	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Bamboo Racer	A six-lane 45-foot (14 m) tall mat racer	Whitewater West Industries LTD.[4]	1997	Over 42"	Moderate
Black Snake Summit	Four enclosed slides, 2 body slides, 2 tube slides. The body slides are the tallest enclosed water slides in Southern California	Whitewater West Industries LTD.[5]	1997	Over 48"	Max
Bonzai Pipelines	Two individual slides, both with a trapdoor which sends the rider hurdling into an enclosed body slide	ProSlide Technology, Inc.	2014	Over 48"	Max
Castaway Cove	A children's play area		1995	Under 54"	Mild
Forgotten Sea Wave Pool	A 6-foot (1.8 m) deep wave pool		1995		Mild
Lightning Falls	Three tube slides		1995	Over 48"	Moderate
Lizard Lagoon	A 7,000-square-foot (650 m2) pool for teens		1997		Mild
Lost Temple Rapids	A 60-foot (18 m) tall family raft slide		1995	Over 42"	Moderate
Python Plunge	Five 35-foot (11 m) tall water slides	ProSlide Technology, Inc. (3 Slides), Whitewater West Industries LTD. (2 Slides)	1997	Over 48"	Moderate
River Cruise	A 1,300-foot (400 m) long lazy river		1997		Mild
Splash Island	A children's play area. Interactive play area opened in 1995 as Shipwreck Shores and closed in 2011. Replaced by Splash Island, It was formerly known as Mr. Six's Splash Island only in its debut year.	Whitewater West Industries LTD.[6]	2012		Mild
Taboo Tower	A variety of 65-foot (20 m) tall water slides	Whitewater West Industries LTD.	1995	Over 48"	Max
Tiki Falls	A 400-foot (120 m) long tube slide		1995	Over 48"	Moderate
Tornado	A ProSlide Tornado.	ProSlide Technology, Inc.	2004	Over 48"	Max

Incidents[]

On September 30, 2012, a 19-year-old man fell off the Venom Drop slide that was part of the Black Snake Summit slide complex. The man ignored the life guards and went down the slide head first on his stomach when protocol is to go down feet-first on the back. He fell off the slide halfway down and hit the concrete. The man was unconscious but breathing when he was taken to the hospital.^[7]

Six Flags Over Texas[]

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington is located near Six Flags Over Texas. It was originally a part of the Wet 'n Wild chain, but was purchased by Six Flags in 1995.

Slides and attractions[]

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Blue Raider	A 530-foot (160 m) long tube slide.	1983	Over 36"	Moderate
Bonzai Boggans	A 45-foot (14 m) long toboggan slide.	1987	Over 36"	Moderate
Boogie Beach	Surfrider pool.	1999		Mild
Caribbean Chaos	A water slide propelled by 1,500 gallons of water.	1997	Over 42"	Moderate
Der Stuka	A 72-foot (22 m) high body slide.	1985	Over 48"	Max
Dive Bomber	A seven-story-high body slide. Originally a 2nd Der Stuka slide, it was modified with a capsule and drop platform and reopened in summer 2012.	2012	Over 48"	Max
Geronimo	A 60-foot (18 m) high slide.	1989	Over 48"	Max
Hook's Lagoon Treehouse	A children's play area.	1999		Mild
Hook's Ship	Four kid slides.	1999	Under 42"	Mild
Hook's Slides	Four kid slides.	1999	Over 42"	Mild
Hydra Maniac	Four enclosed slides.	1986	Over 42"	Max
Lazy River	A lazy river.	1983		Mild
Mega Wedgie	A four-story-high slide into a valley.	2008	Over 42"	Max
Raging Rapids	A tube ride through six pools connected by a gradual slope.	1983	Over 36"	Mild
Sea Wolf	An 830-foot (250 m) long raft slide.	1997	Over 36"	Moderate
Shotgun Falls	Four slides, two enclosed and two open air.	1985	Over 42"	Max
Suntan Lagoon	A one million gallon pool with geysers, fountains, and waterfalls.	1983		Mild
Surf Lagoon	One million gallon wave pool.	1983		Mild
Surf Rider	Surfrider pool.	1999	Over 48"	Moderate
The Black Hole	Two 80-foot (24 m) high slides from WhiteWater West	1990	Over 36"	Max
Tornado	A ProSlide Tornado.	2004	Over 48"	Max
Tsunami Surge	A ProSlide Tornado Wave.	2013		Max
Typhoon Twister	A ProSlide Cannonbowl.	2013		Max
Wahoo Racer	A WhiteWater West multi-lane racer.	2014		Max

Six Flags Mexico[]

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Oaxtepec is located in Oaxtepec, Mexico. It was originally independently owned, but was purchased by Six Flags in 2017.

Slides and attractions[]

Name	Description	Opened	Height Requirement	Thrill Rating
Adventure River	2,132 foot lazy river		Over 35"	Moderate
Anaconda	Four Body Slides.	2017	Over 35"	Maximum
Aqua Racer	Proslide ProRacer.		Over 35"	Maximum
Big Surf	ProSlide hybrid of Tornado and Bowl.	2017	Over 35"	Moderate
Cowabunga	Two body slides.		Over 35"	Maximum
Coconut Cove	Kids play area.	2017	Under 35"	Minimum
Hurricane bay	2 million gallon wave pool.		Over 35"	Max
King Cobra	Dueling slide themed to a snake	2019	Over 48"	Max
Shark Attack	Two Body Slides.		Over 35"	Maximum
Splash Island	Kids play area.		Under 35"	Minimum
Tornado	A ProSlide Tornado.	2017	Over 35"	Maximum
Twister	Speed Slides		Over 35"	Maximum
Typhoon	Four Tube Slides		Over 35"	Maximum
Volcano Blaster	33-foot (10 m) Speed Slide		Over 35"	Maximum

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix[]

The water park is located in Phoenix, Arizona. Originally called Wet N' Wild Phoenix from 2009 to 2018, it was rebranded as Hurricane Harbor Phoenix for the 2019 season.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown[]

The water park is located in Spring, Texas. It was previously owned by Six Flags. In 2019, it is rebranded as Hurricane Harbor.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford[]

The water park is located in Cherry Valley, Illinois. It was previously named Magic Waters. It is currently owned by the Rockford Park District. The park was rebranded as a Hurricane Harbor park in 2020.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City[]

The water park is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was previously named White Water Bay, and was rebranded as a Hurricane Harbor park in 2020.

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