386:
immediately adjacent to the splash pool of the defunct
Runaway Rapids, approximately where the park's most eastern snack and concession stand is now located. Guests can still observe the remnants of this ride now disguised as flower bed decoration lining the exit path of Wahoo remix. The exact details of this ride's fate are unclear, but many Tampa natives who are old enough to remember Barratuba and the lore behind it, believe it was closed after a lawsuit was filed after a patron broke a bone while riding. As stated above the ride was built in-ground: and this created a very haphazard unpredictable experience which often created enough force to eject riders from their tubes. The slide's surface was as hard as concrete and not very forgiving.
138:
32:
385:
Barratuba: Built in the mid-1980s. This ride was a similar experience to
Calypso Coaster (using a tube to ride on) but instead was built in-ground and followed the land's natural terrain down a hill. The ride finished with a short drop through a large cylinder before ending in a splash pool located
393:
Key West Rapids: A 700-foot-long one-or-two-person water slide. Riders, seated on tubes, were sent down a course that includes pools, water mines, and three acres of water, which slowed the tubes to a near halt so that staffers could redirect the tubes down the remainder of the course. On
September
397:
Runaway Rapids: One of the park's first attractions, it consisted of five body slides winding through a rockwork structure. Two of them - Little Squirt and
Corkscrew Canal - were tailored towards kids, while the other three - River of no Return, Barracuda Run, and Courageous Falls - were meant for
389:
Everglides: A unique water slide that sent riders down a pair of straight fiberglass flumes from a wooden tower riding flat bottomed plastic toboggans. At the bottom of the slide, the fast-moving toboggans would carry the riders on a series of skipping bounces along the length of the splash pool
374:
Tampa
Typhoon: A water slide that closed in 2005. The slide opened in the late 1980s and shared a tower with Gulf Scream, a now-defunct water slide. Standing nearly 70 feet (21 m), or seven stories tall, the ride allowed patrons to see for miles around, including a view of the nearby
398:
adults. The attractions did not operate during the 2020 season, and had faced limited operations in the years prior. In
February 2021, demolition permits were filed with the City of Tampa to remove the attraction and the rockwork around it. and replaced by Rapids Racer .
381:
Gulf Scream: Built in 1980, it was the second ride to be constructed in the park. It shared its tower with (now defunct) Tampa
Typhoon until 2005. It was demolished in 2014 to make way for the Park's newest ride Colossal Curl, a raft slide that opened in
401:
Hydra Tubes: Hydra Tubes were 2 drop pink body slides that went into
Paradise Lagoon. It dropped into 10 feet of water it had to be 42 inches tall to ride Hydra Tubes. It was removed in the 2017 season and never got replaced by a new water
394:
10, 2011, a lifeguard working at the attraction was struck by lightning whilst wading in a pool and later died. In 2017, the park announced that Key West Rapids would be closing in 2019. It was replaced by Solar Vortex in 2020.
390:
before coming to rest at a beach. A mechanical conveyor carried the toboggans back to the top of the ride for the next guests. It was removed in between the 2017 and 2018 seasons to make way for a beach and sitting area.
584:
449:
855:
1209:
49:
96:
298:. The park features 30 acres (12 ha) of water rides, dining, and other attractions. The park opened on June 7, 1980, and is part of
68:
525:
339:. The previous ProSlide Mammoth River with dark enclosed tunnels will now be lit with multi-color LED lights and augmented with sound.
170:
75:
1204:
577:
376:
1189:
82:
1194:
1067:
848:
20:
64:
1199:
570:
115:
1214:
841:
772:
907:
779:
53:
882:
1133:
1052:
1047:
808:
1062:
803:
474:
89:
1138:
1123:
1006:
1001:
943:
681:
1021:
1118:
1103:
1072:
902:
699:
593:
299:
205:
163:
933:
912:
765:
676:
295:
42:
1163:
1143:
1093:
986:
963:
731:
704:
499:
1026:
814:
1128:
1077:
821:
633:
8:
953:
1153:
638:
623:
1158:
1042:
1016:
925:
786:
736:
323:
Rapids Racer — ProSlide dueling racer with the world’s first dueling saucer section.
1011:
958:
892:
758:
628:
1108:
991:
562:
332:
Vanish Point (3 individual slides: 2 trap door slides and 1 non-trap door slide)
1098:
996:
938:
864:
720:
287:
148:
1183:
1148:
897:
668:
654:
185:
172:
156:
691:
1168:
1113:
833:
137:
973:
283:
1057:
948:
336:
31:
608:
555:
266:
868:
291:
152:
887:
526:"Runaway Rapids to be Removed at Adventure Island Tampa"
56:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
592:
1181:
849:
578:
16:Water park near Tampa, Florida, United States
863:
856:
842:
585:
571:
450:"Adventure Island sued in staffer's death"
116:Learn how and when to remove this message
342:Water Moccasin (3 enclosed tube slides)
1182:
1210:Tourist attractions in Tampa, Florida
837:
566:
447:
1068:Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
523:
54:adding citations to reliable sources
25:
13:
65:"Adventure Island" water park
14:
1226:
547:
368:
136:
30:
21:Universal's Islands of Adventure
773:SeaWorld Adventure Parks Tycoon
41:needs additional citations for
1205:1980 establishments in Florida
908:Universal Islands of Adventure
517:
492:
467:
441:
1:
1190:Adventure Island (water park)
448:Reyes, Ray (August 3, 2013).
434:
326:Riptide (4 individual slides)
1134:Miracle Strip Amusement Park
1053:Fun Spot America Theme Parks
7:
1195:Landmarks in Tampa, Florida
1063:Give Kids the World Village
804:Incidents at SeaWorld parks
780:Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures
10:
1231:
1200:United Parks & Resorts
1139:Miracle Strip at Pier Park
1124:Green Meadows Petting Farm
883:Disney's Hollywood Studios
594:United Parks & Resorts
300:United Parks & Resorts
206:United Parks & Resorts
18:
1086:
1035:
972:
924:
903:Universal Studios Florida
875:
796:
750:
713:
690:
667:
647:
616:
607:
600:
530:touringcentralflorida.com
524:Bill (February 8, 2021).
406:
294:, across the street from
261:
253:
245:
237:
229:
211:
201:
162:
144:
135:
130:
500:"Key West Rapids Review"
346:
305:
19:Not to be confused with
1007:Disney's Typhoon Lagoon
1002:Disney's Blizzard Beach
944:Disney's Animal Kingdom
934:Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
913:Universal Epic Universe
296:Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
1215:Water parks in Florida
1119:Disney's River Country
1094:Boardwalk and Baseball
964:ZooTampa at Lowry Park
335:Wahoo Remix, formerly
217:; 44 years ago
1027:Universal Volcano Bay
286:located northeast of
233:30 acres (12 ha)
186:28.04167°N 82.41306°W
1129:Holy Land Experience
1078:Weeki Wachee Springs
916:(under construction)
822:Tilikum v. Sea World
50:improve this article
1164:Wet 'n Wild Orlando
1012:Legoland Water Park
954:Lion Country Safari
317:Caribbean Corkscrew
191:28.04167; -82.41306
182: /
1154:Six Flags Atlantis
926:Animal theme parks
418:Surfside Ice Cream
257:3 children's areas
1177:
1176:
1159:Six Gun Territory
1043:Adventure Landing
1017:Rapids Water Park
917:
831:
830:
787:The Wildlife Docs
746:
745:
737:Water Country USA
663:
662:
475:"Key West Rapids"
427:Island Taco Truck
355:Fabian's Fun Port
277:
276:
215:June 7, 1980
126:
125:
118:
100:
1222:
1022:Shipwreck Island
982:Adventure Island
959:SeaWorld Orlando
915:
893:Legoland Florida
858:
851:
844:
835:
834:
727:Adventure Island
614:
613:
605:
604:
587:
580:
573:
564:
563:
559:
558:
556:Official website
541:
540:
538:
536:
521:
515:
514:
512:
510:
496:
490:
489:
487:
485:
479:Adventure Island
471:
465:
464:
462:
460:
454:Tampa Bay Online
445:
424:Bayou Beach Club
280:Adventure Island
273:
270:
269:.adventureisland
268:
254:Children's areas
225:
223:
218:
197:
196:
194:
193:
192:
187:
183:
180:
179:
178:
175:
140:
131:Adventure Island
128:
127:
121:
114:
110:
107:
101:
99:
58:
34:
26:
1230:
1229:
1225:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1219:
1180:
1179:
1178:
1173:
1109:Cypress Gardens
1082:
1031:
968:
920:
871:
862:
832:
827:
792:
742:
709:
686:
659:
643:
596:
591:
554:
553:
550:
545:
544:
534:
532:
522:
518:
508:
506:
498:
497:
493:
483:
481:
473:
472:
468:
458:
456:
446:
442:
437:
421:Colossal Snacks
409:
371:
358:Paradise Lagoon
349:
314:Calypso Coaster
308:
265:
249:10 water slides
221:
219:
216:
190:
188:
184:
181:
176:
173:
171:
169:
168:
122:
111:
105:
102:
59:
57:
47:
35:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1228:
1218:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1090:
1088:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1048:Dinosaur World
1045:
1039:
1037:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
997:Daytona Lagoon
994:
989:
984:
978:
976:
970:
969:
967:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
939:Discovery Cove
936:
930:
928:
922:
921:
919:
918:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
879:
877:
873:
872:
861:
860:
853:
846:
838:
829:
828:
826:
825:
818:
811:
809:SeaWorld Orcas
806:
800:
798:
794:
793:
791:
790:
783:
776:
769:
762:
754:
752:
748:
747:
744:
743:
741:
740:
734:
729:
723:
721:Discovery Cove
717:
715:
711:
710:
708:
707:
702:
696:
694:
688:
687:
685:
684:
679:
673:
671:
665:
664:
661:
660:
658:
657:
651:
649:
645:
644:
642:
641:
636:
631:
626:
620:
618:
611:
602:
598:
597:
590:
589:
582:
575:
567:
561:
560:
549:
548:External links
546:
543:
542:
516:
491:
466:
439:
438:
436:
433:
432:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
408:
405:
404:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
370:
367:
366:
365:
362:
361:Rambling Bayou
359:
356:
353:
348:
345:
344:
343:
340:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
307:
304:
275:
274:
263:
259:
258:
255:
251:
250:
247:
243:
242:
239:
235:
234:
231:
227:
226:
213:
209:
208:
203:
199:
198:
166:
160:
159:
146:
142:
141:
133:
132:
124:
123:
38:
36:
29:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1227:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1149:Pirates World
1147:
1145:
1144:Paradise Park
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1091:
1089:
1087:Defunct parks
1085:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
979:
977:
975:
971:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
931:
929:
927:
923:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
898:Magic Kingdom
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
880:
878:
874:
870:
866:
859:
854:
852:
847:
845:
840:
839:
836:
824:
823:
819:
817:
816:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
801:
799:
795:
789:
788:
784:
782:
781:
777:
775:
774:
770:
768:
767:
763:
761:
760:
756:
755:
753:
749:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:Water parks (
724:
722:
719:
718:
716:
712:
706:
703:
701:
698:
697:
695:
693:
689:
683:
680:
678:
675:
674:
672:
670:
669:Busch Gardens
666:
656:
653:
652:
650:
646:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
621:
619:
615:
612:
610:
606:
603:
599:
595:
588:
583:
581:
576:
574:
569:
568:
565:
557:
552:
551:
531:
527:
520:
505:
504:Total Orlando
501:
495:
480:
476:
470:
455:
451:
444:
440:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
412:Surfside Cafe
411:
410:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
378:
373:
372:
369:Defunct rides
364:Splash Attack
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
350:
341:
338:
334:
331:
328:
325:
322:
320:Colossal Curl
319:
316:
313:
310:
309:
303:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
272:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
214:
210:
207:
204:
200:
195:
167:
165:
161:
158:
157:United States
154:
150:
147:
143:
139:
134:
129:
120:
117:
109:
98:
95:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67: –
66:
62:
61:Find sources:
55:
51:
45:
44:
39:This article
37:
33:
28:
27:
22:
1104:Circus World
992:Big Kahuna's
981:
820:
813:
785:
778:
771:
764:
757:
726:
700:Philadelphia
692:Sesame Place
682:Williamsburg
535:February 11,
533:. Retrieved
529:
519:
507:. Retrieved
503:
494:
482:. Retrieved
478:
469:
457:. Retrieved
453:
443:
430:Snack Attack
377:MOSI museum.
352:Endless Surf
329:Solar Vortex
279:
278:
246:Water slides
112:
103:
93:
86:
79:
72:
60:
48:Please help
43:verification
40:
1169:Wild Waters
1114:DisneyQuest
1036:Other parks
974:Water parks
876:Theme parks
865:Theme parks
634:San Antonio
415:Mango Joes'
189: /
164:Coordinates
106:August 2018
1184:Categories
815:Shamu show
766:Sea Rescue
435:References
311:Aruba Tuba
284:water park
222:1980-06-07
177:82°24′47″W
76:newspapers
1058:Icon Park
949:Gatorland
759:Blackfish
705:San Diego
677:Tampa Bay
639:San Diego
624:Abu Dhabi
337:Wahoo Run
174:28°2′30″N
1073:Old Town
987:Aquatica
732:Aquatica
609:SeaWorld
145:Location
1099:Boomers
869:Florida
797:Related
629:Orlando
617:Current
509:May 16,
484:May 16,
459:May 16,
292:Florida
262:Website
241:2 pools
220: (
153:Florida
90:scholar
648:Former
407:Dining
402:slide.
212:Opened
92:
85:
78:
71:
63:
888:Epcot
751:Media
714:Other
601:Parks
382:2015.
347:Pools
306:Rides
288:Tampa
282:is a
238:Pools
202:Owner
149:Tampa
97:JSTOR
83:books
655:Ohio
537:2021
511:2017
486:2017
461:2017
271:.com
230:Area
69:news
867:of
267:www
52:by
1186::
528:.
502:.
477:.
452:.
302:.
290:,
155:,
151:,
857:e
850:t
843:v
739:)
586:e
579:t
572:v
539:.
513:.
488:.
463:.
224:)
119:)
113:(
108:)
104:(
94:·
87:·
80:·
73:·
46:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
