Vortex (disambiguation)

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A vortex is a dynamic phenomenon of fluids.

Vortex may also refer to:

In amusement:

• Vortex (Canada's Wonderland), suspended roller coaster
• Vortex (Great America), stand-up roller coaster
• Vortex (Carowinds), stand-up roller coaster
• Vortex (Kings Island), steel roller coaster built by Arrow Dynamics

In fiction:

• Cindy Vortex, fictional character on the TV series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and movie Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
• Vortex life form, fictional extraterrestrial species of the Ecco the Dolphin video game series
• The space-time vortex in the Doctor Who television series.
• A Vortex in the book After Man is a species of giant-sized penguin evolved to replace the extinct whale in its biological niche.

In gaming:

• Vortex (game), game developed by Apple Computer
• Vortex (video game), game developed by Argonaut Software for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• Vortex (PC game), game developed by the X files development crew
• Vortex Software, defunct video game developer

In music:

• ICS Vortex, metal singer/bassist
• Vortex (album), remix album by Collide
• Vortex (club), punk rock club on 11th Street in Beaumont, Texas
• Vortex I: A Biodegradable Festival of Life, state sponsored music festival held in 1970 in Estacada, Oregon
• Vortex Jazz Club, London venue that primarily features live jazz music but will occasionally have intriguing programmes of other music

In television:

• "Vortex", a first-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Vortex (YTV), programming block produced by YTV and hosted by Paula Lemyre

In other fields:

• Subaru Vortex, sporty coupe sold from 1985 to 1991 by Subaru
• Vortex (novel), 1991 war novel by Larry Bond and Patrick Larkin
• Vortex satellite, United States Reconnaissance satellite
• Vortex Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival, film festival presented by the Rhode Island International Film Festival
• Aureal Vortex, the PC audio accelerator chipset which powered such sound cards as the Monster Sound MX300.
• Caltex Vortex, a brand of premium unleaded gasoline marketed in the Asia-Pacific.
• Vortex (racing team), Formula 3000 racing team
• A vortex is a rare paranormal anomaly seen in some photographs, usually associated with ghosts
• Vortex is a computer scripting language produced by http://www.thunderstone.com to power their Texis database