Vortex (Carwardine Colony)

History
The coaster opened in 1988.

The coaster, while initially popular, began experiencing issues with downtime, first between March 17th and May 12th, 1990, in which some quick fixes were done, and then later between March 9th and May 11th, 1991, which some minor refurbishments came, but most infamously, for the majority of the 1992 season (March 20th-July 19th), the ride was closed while replacement parts were being ordered from Japan.

In 1994, some modifications were made to the coaster, the compact elevator evacuation was replaced with a stair exit, similar to the later models in Japan, along with the original white with blue rails being repainted to light blue with dark blue rails, and the logo being altered to look more "extreme".

By 1998, maintenance problems were heating up again, so Carwardine stopped operating it during Christmas at the Colony, and by 2000, it only operated during peak hours.

At CarwardineCon 2003, the ride was announced to have ended it's useful service life, but instead of being demolished, it was relocated to Brilliance Port where it continues to operate under the name "Tornado".