Hurricane: Category 5

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Hurricane: Category 5

Myrtle Beach Pavilion
Location| Myrtle Beach Pavilion
Coordinates| 33°41′30″N 78°52′54″W﻿ / ﻿33.691751°N 78.881715°W﻿ / 33.691751; -78.881715
Status| Removed
Opening date| 6 May 2000 (2000-05-06)
Closing date| 30 September 2006 (2006-09-30)
Cost| $6,000,000 USD
General statistics
Type| Wood
Manufacturer| Custom Coasters International
Designer| Dennis McNulty
Model| Custom Hybrid
Lift/launch system| Chain lift hill
Height| 101 ft (31 m)
Drop| 100 ft (30 m)
Length| 3,800 ft (1,200 m)
Speed| 55 mph (89 km/h)
Duration| 2:00
Max vertical angle| 53°
G-force| 3
Height restriction| 48 in (122 cm)
Hurricane: Category 5 at RCDB

Hurricane: Category 5 was a Custom Coasters International wooden roller coaster located at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion. It replaced the Corkscrew roller coaster which existed since the late 1970s. The Pavilion unveiled their multimillion-dollar coaster 6 May 2000. During operation, Hurricane held the record for being the tallest, fastest, and longest wooden roller coaster in South Carolina. The ride closed with the Pavilion on 30 September 2006. Although Burroughs & Chapin attempted to sell the ride along with the Haunted Hotel, Log Flume, Treasure Hunt, and a few other rides, the ride was deemed too expensive a task to dismantle and relocate, and was ultimately demolished in March 2007.[1] The only part of the ride not demolished were the two Gerstlauer trains used on the ride. These trains were shipped to Kings Island, an amusement park in Mason, Ohio. They were then repainted and installed on Son of Beast, which was at the time the world's tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster. Son of Beast was later demolished on 20 November 2012, following an incident that occurred in 2009.

## References

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1. ^ "News: Hurricane, Haunted Hotel will be scrapped". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

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Custom Coasters International roller coasters

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* Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain
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Defunct roller coasters|

* Cannonball Run
* Cheetah
* Hurricane: Category 5
* Medusa
* Mega Zeph
* Villain
* Twisted Twins

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