Cypress Gardens Adventure Park Wood Coaster Ride Review
Cypress Gardens' cool little coaster isn't the least bit concerned about breaking any records. It's a fun coaster that nearly everyone in the family can enjoy.Triple Hurricane Up-Front Info
- Thrill Scale (0=Wimpy!, 10=Yikes!): 3.5
- No seat dividers (be prepared to slide into your car buddy), mild airtime
- Coaster type: Wood out-and-back
- Top speed: 32 mph
- Height restriction: 36 inches (36-42 in. must ride with an adult)
- Height: 40 feet
- Ride time: 50 seconds
- Triple Hurricane and Other Cypress Gardens Rides Photo Gallery
Short and Sweet
Instead of a traditional lap bar, the safety bars don't ratchet and rest on top of the car. The cars do not offer seat belts. Also, unlike most contemporary wood coasters, the two-person cars do not have any seat dividers. Riders therefore slam into one another, but because the ride offers only a couple of curved sections of track (one at the turnaround, and one to return to the station) and no banked track, the slamming is minimal.
After climbing 40 feet, the first drop plunges perhaps 30 feet--enough to impart a twinge of adrenaline, but not enough to deliver any significant airtime. A second drop follows, and that leads into the turnaround. Triple Hurricane then races along the park's midway into a series of bunny hops and, less than a minute before it began, arrives back at the loading station. Overall, the ride is quite smooth.
