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| Manufacturer | Waterfun Products | ||||||||||||||||
| Product | Vortex | ||||||||||||||||
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| Hourly capacity | 400 | ||||||||||||||||
| Containment | Enclosed | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 42 feet | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of slides | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Adventure Mountain is a duo of body water slides built by Canadian manufacturer Waterfun Products located at Daytona Lagoon in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.[1][2]
History
The slides opened on June 11, 1999, with the rest of the park, at the time known as Adventure Landing.[3] Prior to opening, the slides were advertised as "VORTEX AQUA WHIZ TUBE", this name was likely a placeholder.[4]
The park was closed by Adventure Entertainment on September 30, 2002, leaving the slides standing but not operating.[5]
The park reopened on March 24, 2005, as Daytona Lagoon and Adventure Mountain reopened with a green and purple paint job.[6][7]
The slides were temporarily closed in 2017 after sustaining damage from Hurricane Irma.[8]
Design
Both slides are identical mirrors of each other and consist of a small drop followed by a 1080° downward helix which gets tighter every 180°, causing high g-forces.[9]
The slide tower is partially on top of the garage of the go-karts nearby, and part of the purple slide extends over the go-kart track.
Color scheme
The slide tubes are painted green and purple respectively, aside from the start and end sections, in which the colors are swapped. The tubes were both black until 2005.[1][7]
The supports are blue.
Images
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The green slide -
The purple slide, seen from the queue line -
The green slide, seen from the queue line -
The safety sign, looking up -
Both slides
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vortex". Waterfun Products. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ↑ "Waterpark Attractions". Daytona Lagoon. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ↑ Marie, Eileen (June 12, 1999). "Making a splash". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 88. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Adventure Landing Daytona Beach". Adventure Landing. 1999-02-03. Archived from the original on 1999-02-03. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ↑ McKay, Rich (November 1, 2002). "Fun, games take leave of Adventure Landing". The Orlando Sentinel. pp. G1. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ↑ Carey, Diane (2018-05-24). "Daytona Lagoon will make a big splash again". Hometown News Volusia. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Google Earth historical imagery
- ↑ "A Note from Daytona Lagoon's General Manager:". Facebook. September 21, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Waterfun Products 2007-2008 Catalog" (PDF). Waterfun Products. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2024.