Key West Rapids
| Key West Rapids | |
|---|---|
| Adventure Island (water park) | |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 1995 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Water slide |
| Lift system | No |
| Length | 700 ft (210 m) |
Key West Rapids is a one-or-two person water slide at Adventure Island in Tampa, Florida, operated by SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment. The 700 ft.-long slide takes its riders, seated on tubes, down a course that includes gushers, pools, water mines, and 3 terraces of water, that slow the tubes to a near halt so that staffers can redirect the tubes down the remainder of the course.[1][2]
On 10 September 2011, a lifeguard working the attraction was struck by lightning whilst wading in a pool, and later died.[3]
References
- ↑ Entertainment, SeaWorld Parks &. "Key West Rapids". adventureisland.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ "Key West Rapids Review | Adventure Island". Total Orlando. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ↑ "Adventure Island sued in staffer's death". TBO.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
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