Raging Waters Announces Dr. Von Darks Tunnel of Terror

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 11, 2010 -- San Dimas, CA – Raging Waters unveils one of our biggest and best attractions yet for the 2010 season…DR. VON DARK’S TUNNEL OF TERROR! This amazing new water “dark” ride is the first one to be built on the West Coast with only two other rides existing in the entire nation. DR. VON DARK’S TUNNEL OF TERROR will offer thrill seekers and brave hearts the water ride of a lifetime…in complete and total darkness!

You’re not afraid of the dark…ARE YOU? This exciting new “dark” ride begins at the laboratory of the sinister Dr. Von Dark. Two test subjects board a special “whirly tube”, facing in opposite directions that force the tube to spin while it slides. Without warning, they plunge into total darkness and down a breath-taking 40-foot drop. Riders accelerate at lightning speed through a pitch-dark tunnel, when out of nowhere the bottom of the ride completely drops out! Careening wildly, the tubes are propelled back and forth up the steep banked sides while spinning the whole time. With a watery blast, they enter the upper hemisphere of the fully enclosed Tornado Funnel and are catapulted through back-to-back "vertical" banks, spinning two complete 360’s while being held by the tornado’s powerful centrifugal force...all while in total blackness! Riders are then jettisoned down the mouth of the funnel, down towards the certain doom that is projected on a special effects water curtain completely covering the only escape route. There’s no other choice than to meet your fate at the rides thrilling climax.

Ride facts:
• Cost in excess of one million dollars
• As high as a four story building
• Nearly 300 feet long with 28,000 pounds of fiberglass
• 5,000 gallons of water rush through the ride every 60 seconds
• Enclosed tubes are wide enough and tall enough that an elephant could actually walk through

Raging Waters San Dimas is California's largest waterpark , ranked nationally by the Travel Channel in its Top 10 ranking of US Water Parks. With over 36 slides and attractions plus a big sandy beach set in 50 beautifully landscaped acres, there is outRAGEous fun for guests of all ages. Visit www.ragingwaters.com


Palace Entertainment hosts over 14 million visitors annually at 38 locations with 7 theme parks, 10 water parks and 21 family entertainment centers and is the largest operator of water parks and family entertainment centers in the nation. Visit www.palaceentertainment.com for more information. Palace Entertainment is part of the Parques Reunidos family of parks.

For more information, contact Brett Petit at 949.230.6494.