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Hurricane: Category 5, Wooden roller coaster at Myrtle Beach Pavilion, South Carolina

Hurricane: Category 5 was a wooden roller coaster at Myrtle Beach Pavilion featuring approximately 3,800 feet of track that accelerated riders to speeds of 55 miles per hour. The layout included multiple sections with heights reaching 101 feet, built with the traditional wooden structure of crossed beams and support columns typical of its design style.

The coaster opened in May 2000 as a major investment in the pavilion's attractions during the early 2000s. It operated until September 2006, when the Myrtle Beach Pavilion permanently closed, ending a long-running era of seaside entertainment.

The ride took its name from the Atlantic hurricanes that strike the South Carolina coast. It stood on the site of the Corkscrew, which ran there from 1978 to 1999, so the coaster replaced a familiar landmark at the pavilion. Its two Gerstlauer trains were sold to Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, for Son of Beast.

The ride stood on the site of the Corkscrew, which ran there from 1978 to 1999, and was reached through Myrtle Beach Pavilion, the seaside park that closed with it on 30 September 2006. After closure the coaster was offered for sale together with the Haunted Hotel, the log flume and Treasure Hunt before demolition in March 2007.

The only parts of Hurricane: Category 5 not demolished were its two Gerstlauer trains, bought by Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, for Son of Beast, then the world's tallest and fastest wooden coaster. Son of Beast itself was demolished in 2012 after a 2009 incident.

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