Opened: 1980
Ride Model: Pirate
Cost: $500,000
Max Height: 66 feet Ride Capacity: 54 (9 rows)
Hourly Capacity: 1,800 persons
Height Requirement: 36" min. 36"-50" must be accompanied by responsible person.
RIDE EXPERIENCE
This type of ride is common at amusement parks and fairs all over. The ship swings back and forth, swinging a little higher each time. Riders outermost rows will have the biggest thrill. During the higher swings you can often see the large fish in the lake below.
RIDE HISTORY & INFO
This ride was installed at the old entrance for the Water Skeeters. The gate from the Skeeter Boats entrance remained and was used as the gate for Tidal Wave until some time from 1989 to the early 90s. It now sits in the Pioneer Village Bone Yard and is visible from the Lagoon Trail. A new dock for the Water Skeeter boats was built at the northeast corner of Lagoon Lake between the railroad tunnel and animal cages.
PHOTOS
Photo: Braden Miskin Tidal Wave at dusk in 2005.
Photo: Braden MiskinTidal Wave as seen from the Sky Ride in 2001.
