Adventureland
Altoona, Iowa
September 6, 2008
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At ninety-three feet tall the Tornado is the tallest coaster in Iowa.



The Tornado was added to Adventureland for it's forth season in 1978 and was designed by Bill Cobb who also designed the Judge Roy Scream at Six Flags Over Texas and the Texas Cyclone at the now defunct Astroworld.  Bill Cobb doesn't have many coasters solely to his name but he worked under other designers like John Allen on rides like The Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Over Texas and the Screaming' Eagle at Six Flags St. Louis.



Now I wasn't expecting much from the Tornado as the last time I visited Adventureland in 2000 it was extremely rough and pretty painful to ride. 



So I figured that I'd hit it first and get it out of the way and then spend the majority of my time camped out on Outlaw.



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