Wipeout

History
The Wipeout was opened in 1993. It is the only Wakiki Wave Super Flip in the world, and was constructed by Vekoma specifically for the park.

The ride experience has been modified several times throughout its lifetime. The most major modifications occurred in the latter half of 2007. Due to water restrictions and the deterioration of the ride, the original lagoon was drained. Previously the lagoon featured water jets and a robotic shark, named Fluffy, which would circle underneath

Ride
By first looks, the ride is an ordinary top spin. In fact, the ride is based on the top spin style of ride but features a main difference. One of the arms can bend allowing for diagonal twists and turns rather than only horizontal. The bending arm allows for one side of the ride to travel in a clockwise direction, with the other in an anti-clockwise direction. The ride first starts off by going straight up and down giving you butterfly feelings, then swings at the top 3 times then goes back down straight and up again. Then it locks into position. After



10 seconds the wipeout powers up and the 2 arms start to move and go in the opposite direction to each other and the gondala goes upside down and back up another 2 times, on the 3rd time it does it, and it flips all the way round twice once or sometimes not at all. Then the ride goes in everyway possible swinging you around (but not upside down) and keeps going and then it slows down at the front of the ride and the left arm stops while the right arm goes around and then the other starts to go again and goes around once and stops at the wave and locks (which is when the passengers think the ride is over). After 10 seconds the gondola locks and both arms go very slowly in the same direction all the way to the way to the top very slowly locked upside down and then releases and does another backflip, and swings back and forth till it gets to the top. Once at the top on good days it will lock upside down and on other days it does 2 big swings and then both arms go in the same direction all the way and the breaks are applied and goes back and docks.