Windstorm
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Windstorm
Old Town Kissimmee · US · Zamperla Windstorm
UNOFFICIAL · NOT PARK-ENDORSED
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Fast facts
- Windstorm was a steel Zamperla coaster of the Windstorm model. coasterpedia.net
- It opened at Old Town on February 15, 1997. coasterpedia.net
- The chain lift raised passengers sixteen point fifteen metres. coasterpedia.net
- Its top speed was sixty-four point thirty-seven kilometres per hour. ultimaterollercoaster.com
- The ride had no inversions. coasterpedia.net
- Windstorm accommodated approximately six hundred passengers per hour. coasterpedia.net
- Its reported construction cost was one point five million dollars. coasterpedia.net
The story of Windstorm
Windstorm opened at Old Town in Kissimmee on February 15, 1997. It was a compact steel coaster supplied by Zamperla, giving the Florida midway a substantial new outline beside its shops, lights and evening traffic. coasterpedia.net· zamperla.com
The ride offered a straightforward chain-lift ascent and a brisk run without inversions. Its modest footprint and family-sized train made it well suited to the close quarters of Old Town's amusement area. coasterpedia.net· ultimaterollercoaster.com
Old Town announced in September 2014 that its amusement rides would be removed as the complex returned to its earlier shopping-and-entertainment format and underwent a remodel. Windstorm was sold rather than simply forgotten. ultimaterollercoaster.com· coasterpedia.net
The coaster was moved to Adventure Park USA in Maryland, where it reopened in 2015 under the name Wild West Express. Its years above the Kissimmee midway therefore became the first chapter of a longer travelling life. coasterpedia.net· amusementtoday.com
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
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- ultimaterollercoaster.com Acceptable source
- zamperla.com Preferred source
- amusementtoday.com Acceptable source