World's First Hovercraft Thrill Ride Attraction to Take Flight in Long Beach.

Business Wire | April 22, 1999 | Copyright

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1999--

Rainbow Hovercraft LLC is about to launch the nation's first passenger hovercraft thrill rides from Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor in Queensway Bay.

Two custom-built 40-ft. hovercraft will each take 20 passengers on thrilling, one-of-a-kind 30-minute "hoverflights" across Long Beach coastal waters.

"This is the only passenger hovercraft ride of its kind," said Rainbow Hovercraft President James Doulames. "Many people have seen the large hovercraft ferries in Europe, and small, personal-sized ...

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