I have seen alot of pics of older Hurricanes, but yet to see what Reid exposition did with theirs in the 70's. They had a blue flashing strobe light at the top of the ride. Also, they had a beautiful paint scheme and all the bottom scenery had names and dates of big hurricanes. That blue flashing strobe would really catch your attention on the midway. When I look at pics of old hurricanes, it just looks like something is missing on top of the ride. I believe Bloomness All star shows acquired the Hurricane around the early 80s. Havent seen it since. Reid exposition also had a fireball back in those days. Only seen one pic of it since, and I think it was on a Deggler photo album. It was a unique looking octopus with scenery covering the arms.