For sale: Boardwalk's Hurricane roller coaster. Cost: $500,000
By JESSICA M. PASKO - Santa Cruz Sentinelsantacruzsentinel.com
March 24, 2012
Currently for sale, the Hurricane roller coaster may be small, but it... (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)«12345» SANTA CRUZ — Time is running out to ride the Hurricane.
The steel roller coaster that has had riders screaming their heads off while flying around sharp curves at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk for two decades is for sale. The ride, which replaced the Jetstar in 1992, can be yours for a mere $500,000.
“It better be something freaking fantastic to be getting rid of the Hurricane,” said Boardwalk fan Pamela Travis.
By JESSICA M. PASKO - Santa Cruz Sentinelsantacruzsentinel.com
March 24, 2012
Currently for sale, the Hurricane roller coaster may be small, but it... (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)«12345» SANTA CRUZ — Time is running out to ride the Hurricane.
The steel roller coaster that has had riders screaming their heads off while flying around sharp curves at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk for two decades is for sale. The ride, which replaced the Jetstar in 1992, can be yours for a mere $500,000.
“It better be something freaking fantastic to be getting rid of the Hurricane,” said Boardwalk fan Pamela Travis.
Marq Lipton, president of the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, isn't revealing details of the new ride just yet but he promises fans will love it.
“When we announce what the new ride will be, people are going to be pretty thrilled with it,” Lipton said. “If you follow Boardwalk history or appreciate amazing thrills, you're going to love this new ride.”
A listing on the website Ital International, which posts sales of new and used amusement park rides, describes the Hurricane as being in fair-to-good condition. The blue-and-white coaster was manufactured by Italian company SDC, which called the model “the windstorm.” The 24-seat ride will be available in September, for anyone with spare cash and a desire to own their own piece of Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk history.
The Boardwalk will unveil a new ride by Memorial Day 2013, though they're not releasing details until this summer.
The announcement of the sale has garnered dozens of comments on the Boardwalk's Facebook page, many of them waxing nostalgic about the ride.
“(It was) the first ride I ever rode the first time my dad took me to the Boardwalk,” Cynthia Salazar wrote. “So sad you guys are selling it. If I had the money, I would definitely buy it and try to fit it somewhere in my backyard, ha.”
While it's “a thrilling ride,” Lipton says the decision to sell was necessary to make room for the new ride.
Fans are speculating about what it will be. “Bring back the
The Hurricane rises above Main Beach. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel file)Wild Mouse,” said Dawn Olson of Santa Cruz, referring to a coaster that operated at the Boardwalk from 1958-1976.
The Santa Cruz Boardwalk, built in 1907, is the state's oldest amusement park.
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