Hoosier Hurricane
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| Manufacturer | Custom Coasters International, Inc. | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Dennis McNulty, Larry Bill | ||||||||||
| Type | Wooden - Hybrid | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 77 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 98 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 51 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 2891 feet | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||
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Hooiser Hurricane is a wooden roller coaster located at Indiana Beach in Monticello, Indiana, USA. Opened in 1994, it was the third roller coaster to be built by Custom Coasters International, Inc..[1]
History
The ride's construction was led by Randy Larrick and Charlie Dinn.[2]
During the ride's construction, carpenter Clair Hain, Jr. fell 50 feet from the structure. He was hospitalized with broken ribs, punctured lungs, a mangled liver, broken wrist and collarbone, and fractured vertebrae. Following the incident, Hain left Custom Coasters International, Inc. and co-founded Great Coasters International.[3]
Hoosier Hurricane opened on May 27, 1994.
For the reopening of Indiana Beach in 2020, Hoosier Hurricane would undergo a retracking.[4]
Design
The ride starts out with a small turn, going up the lift hill that is followed by the 98 foot drop. After the drop, the ride makes large vertical hills then makes a small turn, with another slight drop followed by a 180 degree turn. The ride then goes into a flat bit, then does more vertical hills. The vertical hills start to decline in height and speed, ending the ride.
Trains
2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.
Images
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The entrance sign
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References
- ↑ Ninestine, Tom (1995-07-15). "A roller coaster ride to success". The Daily Item. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ↑ "CCI Hoosier Hurricane Page". Theme Park Review. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ↑ Andrews, Buffy (2000-05-05). "New coaster will make hearts race". York Daily record. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Indiana Beach geeft houten achtbaan Hoosier Hurricane een grondige retrack".
External links
- Hoosier Hurricane on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
