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Last Day to Ride Santa Cruz Roller Coaster

Roller coaster aficionados may want to head to Santa Cruz today, as a chapter in thrill rides comes to a close.

Monday, Labor Day, will be the last operating day of the famed Hurricane roller coaster at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk.

After today's last ride, the 20-year-old coaster with the famous corkscrew drop will be dismantled and shipped to Western Playland Amusement Park in New Mexico.

The Hurricane will be replaced in 2013 with the Undertow, a coaster-style ride with cars that rotated while gliding down the track.

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The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is located at 400 Beach St. in Santa Cruz. For more information, go to www.beachboardwalk.com/

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