| Hoosier Hurricane | |
|---|---|
 A train full of riders on Hoosier Hurricane. | |
| Indiana Beach | |
| Location | Indiana Beach |
| Coordinates | 40°47′25″N 86°46′14″W / 40.79028°N 86.77056°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 27, 1994 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Custom Coasters International |
| Designer | Dennis McNulty Larry Bill |
| Track layout | Wood |
| Lift/launch system | Chain |
| Height | 77 ft (23 m) |
| Drop | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Length | 2,891 ft (881 m) |
| Speed | 51 mph (82 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. |
| Hoosier Hurricane at RCDB | |
Hoosier Hurricane is a wooden roller coaster at Indiana Beach in Monticello, Indiana. The ride was designed by Dennis McNulty and Larry Bill of Custom Coasters International. It opened on May 27, 1994,[1] as the park's largest wooden roller coaster and the first wooden roller coaster built in Indiana in fifty years. The ride was Custom Coasters International's third roller coaster designed and the first modern wooden coaster built with a steel support structure, which would eventually become a trend on many wooden coasters designed by them.
Hoosier Hurricane, like other coasters in the park, was 'shoehorned' into the park. The ride hugs the shores of Lake Shafer, parallels most of the boardwalk, and suddenly turns near the Giant Gondola Wheel. Hurricane's structure is shared with nearby Cornball Express for a small portion of the ride (the S-turn before the drop).
Hoosier Hurricane is designed to accommodate 2 trains, but due to low attendance, the park typically only runs 1, and wait times are generally short.
Hoosier Hurricane was originally slated to be named Cornball Express while it was being designed, however the name was tossed in favor of Hoosier Hurricane. The name Cornball Express was eventually given to the Park's second wooden coaster, built in 2001.