Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford

Location	Cherry Valley, Illinois, USA
Status	Operating
Opened	1984
Owner	Rockford Park District
Operator	Six Flags
General manager	Hope Edwards
Operating season	May-September
Previous names	Magic Waters
Slogan	Ultimate Water Park Destination
Website	https://www.sixflags.com/hurricaneharborrockford
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Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford is a Six Flags water park located in Cherry Valley, Illinois, USA. Up until 2020, the park was called Magic Waters.

History

Magic Waters opened in 1984. Initially under private ownership, the park was taken over by the Rockford Park District.

From 1993 until 2017, the Rockford Park District added additions such as Splash Magic River, later renamed to Castaway Creek in 1993, Splash Magic Island, later renamed to Tiki Island and Caribbean Cove in 1997, Splash Blaster in 2000, The Abyss in 2004, Typhoon Terror in 2009, Double Dare Drop, later renamed Riptide Rush in 2012, and Screaming Lizard, later renamed to Wipeout in 2017.

Twelve lawsuits were filed against the Rockford Park District and the water park from July of 2014 to 2015 after the Splash Blaster water coaster had broken backs. The Rockford Park District settled all of the lawsuits by paying over $2.4 million total in legal fees.

On October 8, 2018 it was announced that Six Flags had signed an agreement with the Rockford Park District and that it would start operating the park on behalf of the District in 2019.

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Class	Type	Opened
The Abyss	ProSlide Technology	Tube	N/A	2004
Bermuda Triangle	Unknown	Body	N/A	1984
Carribean Cove	Unknown	Body	Water play structure	1997
Little Lagoon	Unknown	Body	Water play structure	Unknown
Paradise Pipelines	ProSlide Technology	Tube	N/A	1984
Riptide Rush	WhiteWater West	Body	Speed slide	2012
Tidal Wave	WhiteWater West	Tube	N/A	2021
Typhoon Terror	ProSlide Technology	Tube	Funnel	2009
Wipeout	WhiteWater West	Body	Trapdoor / Looping	2017

Defunct

Name	Manufacturer	Class	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Splash Blaster	Water Technology, Inc.	Tube	Water coaster	2000	September 3, 2015	Scrapped; replaced by Wipeout and Tidal Wave