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Texas Tornado (roller coaster)

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Roller coaster in Wonderland Park
Roller coaster in Wonderland Park

The Texas Tornado is a steel roller coaster at Wonderland amusement park in Amarillo, Texas. It is the first coaster to be designed by North American water ride company Hopkins Rides. The design for Texas Tornado was scribbled on a napkin at a cocktail party at a trade show.During testing, the loops were reprofiled while retaining their original structures due to the trains being unable to complete the loop. During the park's 2009 winter off-season, the all-white coaster was repainted red, white and blue.

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Texas Tornado (roller coaster)
Dumas Drive, Amarillo

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Wonderland Amusement Park

Dumas Drive 2601
79107 Amarillo
United States
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