Dania Beach Hurricane

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Dania Beach Hurricane
Location Boomers
( Dania Beach , Florida , USA )
Type Wood - sitting
Drive type Chain lift hill
Manufacturer Coaster Works
Designer Stand Company
opening November 1, 2000
closure April 26, 2011
length 975 m
height 31 m
Max. gradient 60 °
Max. speed 81 km / h
Max. acceleration 3 g
Travel time 1:30 min
Trains 2 trains, 5 carriages / train, 3 rows of seats / carriage, 2 seats / row of seats
Inversions 0

Dania Beach Hurricane in Boomers ( Dania Beach , Florida , USA ) was a wooden roller coaster manufactured by Coaster Works , which opened on November 1, 2000. Along with Thunder Eagle in Iceland in Pigeon Forge, it was just one of two roller coasters that the manufacturer ever made.

The park website described the 975 m long distance as the longest wooden roller coaster in Florida, but in fact the routes of goods Gwazi in Busch Gardens Tampa ( Tampa ) 60 m longer. The track has been closed since April 27, 2011.

The runway constructed by Stand Company reached a height of 31 m and had a maximum gradient of 60 °. The trains accelerated to a maximum of 81 km / h and 3 g developed.

Trains

Dania Beach Hurricane had two trains with five cars each. Six people (three rows of two people) could sit in each car.

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Coordinates: 26 ° 3 ′ 16.6 ″  N , 80 ° 9 ′ 35.6 ″  W.