new ride being built at typhoon lagoon??

[traceycooper]

Whats the new ride being built at typhoon lagoon??
We went in November & they were building something & it looks huge.
Can anyone tell me wehat it is & when it will be open??

 

[tjkraz]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Flash flooding will take on a whole new meaning for Walt Disney World guests in 2005 as they experience Crush 'N' Gusher, a new white-knuckle "water coaster" thrill ride like never before at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon.

Crush 'N' Gusher will utilize "some of the latest water ride innovations in the industry today," said Patrick Brennan of Walt Disney Imagineering and lead creative designer of the new attraction. "When completed, Crush 'N' Gusher at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park will be the only water coaster thrill ride of its kind in Central Florida."

While riding Crush 'N' Gusher, guests will be whisked along a series of flumes and spillways that weave through what appears to be a rusted-out tropical fruit facility. It's another chapter of the Typhoon Lagoon legend.

As guests slip and slide through torrents of gushing water, gravity defying conditions caused by the recent typhoons create crushing bursts that propel guests up and down through cavernous twists and turns, weaving in and out of treacherous wreckage and debris that once transported tropical fruit through the plant's wash facilities.

Walt Disney World guests will have three different fruit spillways to choose from, each ranging between 410 to 420 feet in length with varying degrees of slopes and turns -- Banana Blaster, Coconut Crusher and Pineapple Plunger.

 

[marypops!]

err...
what he/she said

 

[LilBuckaroo]

This sounds so cool! Has it been completed and is in operation?

 

[tjkraz]

Original estimate was mid-March. But I've heard rumblings that they are a bit behind and it may not open until May.

 

[AJKMOM]

If you have ever seen the Travel Channels special on America's Greatest Waterparks, this ride is supposed to like one at Schlitterbahn (sp?) in Texas.

That park was voted #1 in US. so, this is a big deal in the waterpark community. I'm sorry we'll miss it in March.

 

[Bellefan66]

Oh boy,this puts a whole new twist to our plans...I had said,naaah,no water parks this time,but hey!! This sounds WAYYYYYY cool! Yet ANOTHER reason I keep coming here, EVERY day!

 

[traceycooper]

When we were there back in November it looked pretty awesome, i saw the programme on the travel channel & wondered if that was what was being built. Thanks for the info.
Now i've got yet another reason to go back!!

 

[LilBuckaroo]

I watched the show also regarding the best water parks and was thinking a trip to Texas might be in order, but if this will rival Schlitterbahn, I may get my fix right at WDW!

 

[tjkraz]

Here's some concept art from the new slides:

<img src="http://www.wdwmagic.com/thumbnails/typhoonlagoon/web_gusher.jpg">

It's basically a water rollercoaster. You ride in a raft and are propelled both down and UP by gravity, momentum and water jets in the flume.

As stated in the press release, there will be three separate runs.

 

[jwfla422]

According to the latest Mickey Monitor it is slated to open in May.

 

[mareed]

I have been on the ride using the same technology that's at Schlitterbahn. It's fun, but a bit rough. I do hope that Disney can manage crowds and capacity better! I've waited for this ride for 3 hours and this was just very slightly after the park opened in the morning! Can you believe I actually did this two different years! I've vowed that I will not do it again. The 2nd time, I really didn't think it would be that long, but sure enough - 3 hours!

 

[Chip126]

WOW! This sounds AWESOME!!! Now I really can't wait until November. I think my boys and I will absolutely love this.

Thanks for the info.....I had no idea this was coming!

 

[forgetyourtroubles!]

I agree with the above poster. It is fun and Schlitterbahn is a really neat mega-complex and has many different types of water attractions. However, the MasterBlaster line is SO long and there is nothing fun about the wait. Perhaps Disney can do a better job of line management. Also the uphill blasts are a little bit painful to the tush. I tried to sit so that I could raise up a little during the uphill blasts. The force of the water is just really strong, as you can imagine it would have to be.

 

[tjkraz]

I don't know anything about the other park(s) you guys mentioned, but wanted to just stress that Typhoon Lagoon is actually getting THREE separate water slides (coasters?) with this expansion. So, if nothing else, they should be able to accommodate 3x the capacity of some other parks to which you might be comparing.

Hopefully I'll be able to give it a spin in May!

 

[ktink]

That's great. I am sooo excited!!

 

[Dznefreek]

from Screamscape.com

 

[Stewy]

This slide looks really cool but... if it is not done until May, is it going to delay Typhoon's opening? What a nightmare at Easter break if only BB is open. Official Disney site shows TL is opening but we all know how accurate that site is.

 

[Whisky In A VAse]

I am really gutted. I am tin Disney mid April and was really looking forward to goint to try out the new coaster.

Here's hoping for an earlier opening than May............