Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk · Operating · 1992
Hurricane
80 ft · 50 mph
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A fast wooden twister with quick drops and lateral transitions along the boardwalk skyline.
Specifications
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Ride profile
Scaled against Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
80 ft
Tallest at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Ride experience
- Twister
- Wood
Specs from beachboardwalk.com
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Twister layouts
Helixes and direction changes stacked in one direction — classic wooden feel.
Rocky Mountain hybrid coasters
Steel track on reinvented wooden structures — steep, twisted, and often relentless.
Track compliance — why wood feels alive
Wood flexes; steel is stiffer — the same forces feel different on each structure.
Wooden vs steel coasters
Structure and maintenance differ, but the question for riders is feel — vibration, sound, and how the train moves.
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Sources & official links
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- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk — official sitebeachboardwalk.com(opens in a new tab)
- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcebeachboardwalk.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hero photo (See Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Official POV — Licensed POVWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)