Punga Racers
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| Manufacturer | ProSlide | ||||||||||||||
| Product | TWISTER | ||||||||||||||
| Builder | WhiteWater West | ||||||||||||||
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| Containment | Partially enclosed | ||||||||||||||
| Number of slides | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Punga Racers are a set of four ProSlide TWISTER body racer water slides located at Universal Volcano Bay in Orlando, Florida, USA.[1]
History
The slides opened with Volcano Bay on May 25, 2017, as a set of four ProSlide mat water slides.[2]
In November 2017, ProSlide made adjustments to the runouts of the black and yellow slides.[3]
On July 11, 2019, a 47-year-old man was paralyzed on the black slide after his neck was thrust backward in the Runout, this prompted the park to enforce a 150-pound weight limit on the slide.[3][4] It was later revealed that the runout had caused at least 115 injuries between 2017 and 2019.[3]
The slides were closed in early 2020 to replace the runouts with new ones by WhiteWater West, and also be converted into body slides. They reopened in July 2020.[5]
References
- ↑ "ProSlide - Universal Volcano Bay". ProSlide. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ↑ "Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park – Complete Guide and History". Orlando Informer. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kenton, Luke (2020-07-30). "Father who was paralyzed on Universal slide reveals 115 other injuries". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ↑ Carter, Ashley (October 17, 2019). "New York Man Paralyzed after Riding Volcano Bay Slide, Lawsuit Claims". mynews13.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ↑ Glenn, Brian (2020-07-18). "Punga Racers reopens at Volcano Bay as body slide after lengthy refurbishment". Inside Universal. Retrieved 2024-11-03.