Amusement attraction with man-made tornado

An amusement attraction comprising:

• a building;
• a show setting in the building;
• a stationary audience area in the building adjacent to the show setting;
• a screen associated with the show setting;
• a projector for projecting images onto the screen;
• show action actuators linked to props movable in the show setting;
• a tornado generating system in the show setting for generating a tornado, between the screen and audience;
• and
• a show controller linked to the projector, show action actuators and the tornado generating system.

An amusement attraction comprising:

• a building;
• a tornado generating system in the building;
• a guest viewing area in the building;
• an exploding window system comprising:
• vertical guide rails fixed within a wall;
• a translucent window slidable in the guide rails, the translucent window spring-biased in a downward direction;
• a controllable latch mechanism adjacent to the wall for restraining and releasing the translucent window;
• and
• a broken window pane fixed relative to the wall and positioned behind the translucent window.

An amusement attraction comprising:

• a building;
• scenic elements arranged within the building;
• a guest viewing area in the building;
• a moveable canopy above the guest viewing area;
• and
• a tornado generating system in the building.