It will be wetter and wilder next summer at Michigan's Adventure Amusement Park with the addition of a huge new water slide, Cedar Fair LP's first big-ride investment since 2002.

Michigan's Adventure will introduce Funnel of Fear -- a "Tornado-class" giant funnel water slide designed and manufactured by ProSlide Technology Inc. of Ottawa, Canada. The new attraction to the park's WildWater Adventure is part of a $2.4 million capital improvement plan for the 2005 season.

Since Cedar Fair purchased Michigan's Adventure in 2001, the owners of Cedar Point in Ohio have invested $12 million in new rides and park improvements, company officials said. The last major ride was RipCord, a extreme swing ride installed for the 2002 season.

"The Funnel of Fear will be the most exciting water slide in the state of Michigan," park General Manager Camille Jourden-Mark said. "We are extremely pleased to be able to offer our guests this one-of-a-kind experience next summer. It will add a whole new level of thrills to WildWater Adventure."

Cedar Fair still does not have city water or sewer service due to disagreements with Muskegon local governments. But with the recent settlement of a property tax assessment dispute, Cedar Fair now appears more comfortable making investments in Muskegon.

The ProSlide giant water funnel allows riders to careen down a huge circular tube on four-person "cloverleaf" rafts. The ride begins through a 300-foot enclosed, dark tunnel taking the rafts into a 60-foot funnel propelled by swirling water.

The experience is completed with a "splash landing" in a pool at the bottom of the ride. Designed for those over 4-feet tall, the ride will be assembled on the south side of WildWater Adventure just east of the main concourse leading to the water park's main gate.

What they are talking about is a slide like Zinga at Holiday World. It is built by ProSlide and there are already several across the country.