Crush 'n' Gusher water coaster brings new thrills to Typhoon Lagoon
at Walt Disney World
New Disney water attraction gets guests defying gravity
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- "Flash flooding" takes on a whole
new meaning for Walt Disney World guests when they experience Crush
'n' Gusher, a new white-knuckle "water coaster" thrill
ride that opened this week at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon water park.
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Disney World guests find themselves immersed in a dense tropical jungle
amid the towering remains -- rusted-out and dilapidated -- of a fruit
exporting plant.
The once-landlocked packing plant known as Tropical
Amity now sits on the shores of Hideaway Bay, a body of water left
in the wake of a torrential storm.
The wobbly remains of the wash facility -- what used to be a controlled
environment with fruit flowing gently down to the packing plant -- is
now a turbulent series of gushing water flumes. It is these flumes,
spiraling out of control through twisted and crumbling wash spillways
with crushing force, that redefine "flash flooding" for Typhoon
Lagoon guests.
While riding Crush 'n' Gusher, guests are whisked away on inflatable
rafts and immediately begin to experience the up-and-down sensations
of a roller coaster, made possible by utilizing some of today's latest
water ride innovations. Powerful water jets propel guests through cavernous
twists and turns, eventually spitting them out into the tranquil waters
of Hideaway Bay.
"We were so excited about offering this state-of-the-art water
ride technology to our guests, that we created three separate ride systems
for them to experience," said Patrick Brennan, lead creative designer
for Walt Disney Imagineering. "In addition to being the
only water coaster thrill ride of its kind in Central Florida, Crush
'n' Gusher is the first-ever water coaster attraction in North America
to offer guests three different ride experiences at one location."
"Crush 'n' Gusher is a great addition to Disney's Typhoon Lagoon,"
said Reggie Williams, vice president of Disney's Wide World of Sports
and Water Parks. "With the thrills and excitement that this
water coaster ride offers, Crush 'n' Gusher is like having our very
own E-Ticket attraction."
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon, itself the result of a calamity of nature
(so the legend goes), continues to make the best of a bad situation
-- in this case the uncovered structural remains of Tropical Amity.
With the newly discovered water coaster thrill ride of Crush 'n' Gusher
in the backyard jungle of Typhoon Lagoon, guests have one more reason
to enjoy this tropical paradise.
Crush 'n' Gusher Facts:
Crush 'n' Gusher is the only water roller coaster in North America
that has three unique and separate rides off of one tower.
Each Crush 'n' Gusher water jet nozzle puts out 1350 gallons per
minute.
The average length of each slide is over 400 feet.
One slide from Crush 'n' Gusher can fill a standard home-size pool
in about one minute.
Crush 'n' Gusher can fill up Disney's Typhoon Lagoon wave pool
(2.7 million gallons) in about 3 hours.
If you were to connect the average fire hose to a single Crush
'n' Gusher jet nozzle, it could shoot water over The Twilight Zone™
Tower of Terror attraction at Disney-MGM Studios.
Ride height requirement is 48 inches.
Whether bound for a Disney water park or theme park, a new and innovative
Walt Disney World ticket pricing system known as the "Magic
Your Way" tickets offers the chance for guests to customize
their vacations.
The Magic Plus Pack Option includes entrance to Walt Disney
World water parks. For Florida residents, ticket discounts have been
introduced to allow them to maximize their Disney theme park fun.
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Disney World guests find themselves immersed in a dense tropical jungle
amid the towering remains -- rusted-out and dilapidated -- of a fruit
exporting plant. 