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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]
On March 22, 2021, Six Flags announced that Six Flags Great America's Hurricane Harbor park would be converted into a separate park, becoming Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago. [121] Since its opening in 2005, the park was a part of Great America, but in recent years had started charging a one-day ticket upgrade to access the park. [122]
With the infusion of new rides, the park saw its annual attendance increase by more than one million visitors. [6] Also in 1999, Six Flags Fiesta Texas was awarded Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Award for Best Shows in the theme park industry. The park continued to receive the award every year until 2008. [10]
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City (often shortened to Hurricane Harbor OKC) [1] is a water park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma built in 1981. Built by the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation and originally known as White Water, the water park was picked up by Premier Parks (then known as Tierco) in 1991 and its name was changed to White Water Bay.
On February 13, 2012, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in New Jersey announced a new major water attraction King Cobra, that is the first in the United States. [16] [17] The ride Falls at Hurricane Harbor was proposed to get a transformation, giving it a trapdoor release in 2012, [18] [19] but was later cancelled for the new attraction King Cobra. [17]
Overview of Hurricane Harbor. 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. It features a number of family-oriented rides as well as thrill rides. The most recent addition is Bonzai Pipelines added in 2013.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix was scheduled to open for the 2020 season a day later on March 14. [4] The water park opened the 2020 season on June 12, the first Six Flags water park to do so with new rules and regulations.
Following the initial opening of Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, a funnel water slide named Tornado was announced on January 14, 2006, at the American Coaster Enthusiasts "No Coaster Con" convention. It would open later in 2006 and be located above the Castaway Creek lazy river. [16] [22] The ride opened on Memorial Day weekend in 2006. [23]