Alpine Freefalls
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| Alpine Freefalls | |
|---|---|
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| Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor | |
| Area | Hurricane Harbor |
| Coordinates | 43°21′7.69″N 73°41′14.78″W / 43.3521361°N 73.6874389°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 2, 2012 |
| General statistics | |
| Manufacturer | ProSlide Technology |
| Height | 60 ft (18 m) |
Alpine Freefalls is a water slide complex manufactured by ProSlide Technology located at Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor in Queensbury, New York, United States. It opened in 2012, and features 2 slides: Wahoo Racer and Paradise Plunge.[1][2][3]
When the complex first opened, the slides were known as Twisted Racer and Cliffhanger. They were eventually rethemed to a paradisical theme, and are not referred to as Alpine Freefalls as a collective slide complex anymore, instead simply being referred to as their own individual slides.
On August 22, 2011, the park teased that big news was "coming soon".[4] On September 1, 2011, the park announced Alpine Freefalls for the 2012 season.[3] Alpine Freefalls opened to the public on June 2, 2012, a few weeks after Splashwater Kingdom (which would be renamed to Hurricane Harbor in 2019) opened for the season.[1][5]
Slides
Paradise Plunge
Paradise Plunge was the park's first drop-launch capsule slide, featuring SkyBOX technology. The slide is over 10 stories tall. Riders enter the "skybox", a capsule with a door, the capsule's trapdoor floor opens beneath the rider's feet. The rider will freefall at up to 40 miles per hour (64 km/h)[6] down the slide on a nearly 90 degree drop into six inches of water.[1] Riders must be at least 48 inches tall.
Wahoo Racer
Wahoo Racer was the Northeast's first mat racer slide, and is a KrakenRACER model.[citation needed] The attraction is 60 feet tall, and features four slide lanes. Riders enter the slides headfirst on mats, racing each other through the intertwined enclosed slides before exiting into a straight shot to the finish line at speeds of up to 40 feet per second.[7] Riders must be at least 42 inches tall.
