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Adventure Island

Location Tampa, Florida, United States

Coordinates 28230N 822447W

Owner SeaWorld Entertainment

Opened June 7, 1980

Area 30 acres (12 ha)

Pools 2 pools

Water slides 10 water slides

Children's

areas

3 children's areas

Website Official Website

(http://www.adventureisland.com/)

Adventure Island (water park)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Adventure Islandis a water park located northeast of

Tampa, Florida across the street from Busch Gardens

Tampa Bay. The park features 30 acres (12 ha) of water

rides, dining, and other attractions. The park opened onJune 7, 1980, and is part of SeaWorld Entertainment, a

division of Blackstone Group.

Contents

1 Rides

2 Pools

3 Defunct Rides

4 Attractions5 Dining

6 External links

Rides

Aruba Tuba

Calypso Coaster

Caribbean CorkscrewColossal Curl

Everglides

Key West Rapids

Riptide

Runaway Rapids

Wahoo Run

Water Moccasin

Pools

Endless Surf

Fabian's Fun Port

Paradise Lagoon

Rambling Bayou

Splash Attack

Defunct Rides

Tampa Typhoon: A water slide that closed after the 2005 season. The slide opened in the late 1980sand shared a tower with Gulf Scream, a now defunct water slide(read below for info). Standing nearly

70 feet (21 m), or seven stories tall, the ride allowed patrons to see for miles around, including a view

of the nearby MOSI museum.

Coordinates: 28230N 822447W

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Gulf Scream: Built in 1980, it was the second ride to be constructed in the park. It shared its tower

with (now defunct) Tampa Typhoon until 2005. It was demolished in 2014 to make way for the Park's

newest ride Colossal Curl, a tube slide that opened in 2015.

Attractions

Endless Surf

Fabian's Funport

Paradise Lagoon

Rambling Bayou

Spike Zone

Splash Attack

Dining

Surfside Cafe

Mango Joes'Surfside Ice Cream

Gulf Scream Ice Cream

Bayou Beach Club

Island Taco Truck

External links

Official Website (http://www.adventureisland.com/)

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