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Water Rides
Water rides are amusement rides that are set over water. For instance, a log flume travels through a channel of water to move along its course. Notable types * AquaLoop * Bumper boats * Fishpipe * FlowRider *Lazy river * Log flume * Old Mill * River caves * River rapids ride * Shoot the Chute *Tornado * Tow boat ride * Water coaster * Water slide Notable examples *Journey to Atlantis Journey to Atlantis is the name shared by three Water Coasters located at SeaWorld theme parks. These attractions, while different from one another, tell a similar story of a trip to the mythical land of Atlantis. Each one combines roller coas ... * Jurassic Park: The Ride * Jurassic World: The Ride * Pirates of the Caribbean * Thunder River * Tiana's Bayou Adventure * Timber Mountain Log Ride * Splash Mountain * De Vliegende Hollander {{DEFAULTSORT:Water Ride ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Särkänniemi - Koskiseikkailu
Särkänniemi (; 'Cape of Sandbank') is an amusement park in Tampere, Finland, located in the Särkänniemi (district), district by the same name. The park features an aquarium, a planetarium, Doghill Fairytale Farm, an art museum and an observation tower Näsinneula tower, Näsinneula (Näsi Needle). Särkänniemi is the second most popular amusement park in Finland with Linnanmäki in Helsinki being the most popular one. Särkänniemi has four rollercoasters: the inverted coaster Tornado, the family motorcycle launch coaster MotoGee and Hype, a launched steel Sky Rocket II coaster, and family coaster Vauhtimato ("Speedy Worm"). The half-pipe coaster called Half Pipe (Särkänniemi roller coaster), Half Pipe was recently removed due to multiple reasons. Särkänniemi is owned by the city of Tampere and attracts over 600 000 visitors annually. Särkänniemi is the biggest rival for Linnanmäki as the lead amusement park in Finland. Both are about the same size. The park gave u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoot The Chute
Shoot the chute is a water-based amusement ride consisting of a flat-bottomed boat that slides down a ramp or inside a flume into a lagoon. Unlike a log flume, which generally seats up to eight passengers, a modern-day shoot the chute ride generally has larger boats seating at least four across. History The first of this type of amusement ride was built by J.P. Newburg in 1884 down the side of a hill at Watchtower Park in Rock Island, Illinois. The ride traveled along a greased wooden track, skipping across the Rock River at the bottom. It was then pulled back to the ramp by an onboard ride attendant. Newburg took this unique ride concept next to Chicago, where more flumes were built and the rides grew in popularity. Paul Boyton opened Paul Boyton's Water Chute, America's first modern amusement park, at 63rd and Drexel in Chicago, on July 4, 1894. Boyton's was the first amusement park to rely solely on mechanical attractions. Paul Boyton and Thomas Polk built another exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splash Mountain
Splash Mountain is a log flume ride at Tokyo Disneyland. Other versions, which have since been rethemed, were formerly located at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom. The attraction is based on the animated sequences of Disney's 1946 film ''Song of the South''. The ride experience begins with an outdoor float-through that leads to indoor dark ride segments, with a climactic steep drop followed by an indoor finale. The drop is . The original Splash Mountain opened at Disneyland in July 1989, followed by the Tokyo Disneyland and Magic Kingdom versions in October 1992. In June 2020, it was announced that the U.S. versions of the ride would be receiving a new theme based on Disney Animation's 2009 film ''The Princess and the Frog''. The Magic Kingdom version of Splash Mountain closed on January 23, 2023, while the Disneyland version closed on May 31, 2023. The new ride, which is titled Tiana's Bayou Adventure, opened on June 28, 2024 at Magic Kingdom and on November 15, 2024 at Disneylan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timber Mountain Log Ride
The Timber Mountain Log Ride is a themed log flume water dark ride at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, United States. The ride is themed after the Knott's Calico Ghost Town. It is one of the oldest log flumes in the United States and is one of the most popular rides at the park. In 2013, the ride received a major refurbishment and celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 11, 2019. History The original concept of the Timber Mountain Log Ride was not a log flume, but rather a roller coaster which appeared to float in a trough. However, after discussions with Arrow Development co-founders Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon, the ride's designer Bud Hurlbut chose to use a log flume ride system. The development of scenes throughout the ride saw Walter Knott approve the ride for construction. The initial $3.5 million cost for the ride was funded by the Hurlbut Amusement Company, with the ride later being sold to the park. Timber Mountain Log Ride opened on July 11, 1969 with John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiana's Bayou Adventure
Tiana's Bayou Adventure is a log flume attraction at Magic Kingdom and Disneyland. It is based on Walt Disney Animation Studios' 2009 film ''The Princess and the Frog''. The ride experience begins with an outdoor float-through that leads to indoor dark ride segments, with a climactic steep drop followed by an indoor finale. The drop is . The attraction, which replaced Splash Mountain, opened on June 28, 2024 at Magic Kingdom and on November 15, 2024 at Disneyland. Development In June 2020, it was announced that the Splash Mountain attraction themed to Disney's 1946 film ''Song of the South'', which opened in 1989 and 1992 at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom respectively, would be rethemed based on the 2009 film ''The Princess and the Frog''. Disney stated that the development of the project began in 2019, prior to the online petitions that were circulated during the George Floyd protests. There had been renewed scrutiny of ''Song of the South'', which is "rarely aired or shown" in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunder River (ride)
Thunder River is a river rapids ride located at two American amusement parks. The first opened in 1980 at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ..., which was the first of its kind in the world. The popularity led to other similar installations at various Six Flags theme parks throughout the 1980s. Only two with this name remain. One currently operates at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia; the other operates at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri. History The original Thunder River at Six Flags AstroWorld was the brainchild of the park's general manager, Bill Crandall. He enjoyed white water rafting and was intrigued with the artificial river created for the canoe/kayaking slalom competition at the 1972 Summer Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirates Of The Caribbean (attraction)
Pirates of the Caribbean is a dark ride at Disneyland, Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Park (Paris), Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris. The ride tells the story of a band of Piracy, pirates in the West Indies islands around the Caribbean Sea in the 17th and 18th centuries with the saga of their voyages, troubles, and exploits. The original version of the ride opened at the Disneyland in Anaheim, California, near Los Angeles, in 1967, and was the last ride whose construction was envisioned and personally overseen by Walt Disney, who died three months before it opened. After immense popularity, the ride was replicated six years later at the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World, near Orlando, Florida in 1973. Versions followed at Tokyo Disneyland in 1983, and at Disneyland Paris in 1992. Each of the initial four versions of the ride has a different façade but a similar ride experience. The Pirates of the Caribbean ride gave rise to the song "A Pir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ride
The Ride may refer to: Transportation * The Ride (MBTA), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's paratransit program * RTD Bus & Rail in Denver, commonly referred to as TheRide * TheRide, the common name of the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority Film and TV * ''The Ride'' (1994 film), a 1994 Czech drama film * ''The Ride'' (1997 film), a 1997 film starring Michael Biehn * ''The Ride'' (2010 film), a documentary by Vice * ''The Ride'' (2018 film), a 2018 film starring Ludacris * ''The Ride'' (2022 film), a 2022 film starring Paul Sorvino * "The Ride" (''The Sopranos''), a 2006 episode of ''The Sopranos'' * The Ride (Forgotten Realms), an area of the Moonsea region in Forgotten Realms * ''The Ride'' (TV series), a 2023 TV series about professional bull riding Music * WXRC, a Charlotte, North Carolina, US radio station known as 95.7 The Ride Albums * ''The Ride'' (4Him album), 1994 * ''The Ride'' (Los Lobos album), 2004 * ''The Ride'' (Catfish and the Bottlemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey To Atlantis
Journey to Atlantis is the name shared by three Water Coasters located at SeaWorld theme parks. These attractions, while different from one another, tell a similar story of a trip to the mythical land of Atlantis. Each one combines roller coaster elements, such as chain lift hills and steep drops, with boat-based attraction elements, such as splash-down landings. All three attractions were designed by Mack Rides of Germany. SeaWorld Orlando The original Journey to Atlantis made its debut on April 17, 1998 at SeaWorld Orlando. It is one of the eight roller coasters at the park. Along with Wild Arctic, it was one of the park's only thrill rides until the arrival of '' Kraken'' in 2000. The six other roller coasters came after: '' Super Grover's Box Car Derby'' in 2006, '' Manta'' in 2009, '' Mako'' in 2016, '' Ice Breaker'' in 2022, Pipeline: The Surf Coaster in 2023, and Penguin Trek in 2024. Journey to Atlantis features a small aquarium exhibit, "Jewels of the Sea", in i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Slide
A water slide (also referred to as a flume, water chute, or hydroslide) is a type of Playground slide, slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at swimming pools or water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size. Some slides require riders to sit directly on the slide, or on a raft or tube designed to be used with the slide. A typical water slide uses a pump system to pump water to the top which is then allowed to freely flow down its surface. The water reduces friction so sliders travel down the slide very quickly. Water slides run into a swimming pool (often called a plunge pool) or a long run-out chute. Traditional water slides Body slides Body slides feature no mat or tube, instead having riders sit or lie directly on the surface of the slide. The simplest resemble wet playground slide, playground slides. There are a variety of types of body slides including flumes, speed slides, bowls and AquaLoops; the latter three are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Coaster (roller Coaster)
A water coaster is a steel roller coaster that combines roller coaster elements, such as chain lift hills and steep drops, with boat-based attraction elements, such as splash-down landings. The boat is pulled up on the tracks and then start a trip. The finale of the water coaster consists of a steep drop that ends in a wave. This roller coaster is characterised by a gentle layout with drops and splash. Some water coasters turn into log flume style trains once they hit the water, with the traditional coaster rails ending leaving the train floating in a trough. Other types of water coasters have fixed rails all the way around the coaster. The highest water coaster in the world is Divertical, at Mirabilandia in Italy. List of water coasters References External links * Water Coaster (roller coaster), Types of roller coaster Water rides Water rides by type Long stubs with short prose {{amusement-park-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tow Boat Ride
A tow boat ride is a water ride constructed on a body of water. The course is defined by a main drive underwater cable, creating the impression of free floating boats. The station could be a revolving platform. Partial list of tow boat rides Africa Cruise at Nigloland.jpg, Africa Cruise — Nigloland. Gelsenkirchen - Zoom - Afrika - African Queen 06 ies.jpg, African Queen — ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen. Europa-Park laga lando 2.jpg, Dschungel Fahrt — Europa-Park. World of Discoveries-Ceuta (8).JPG, Embarque — World of Discoveries. Excalibur Drayton Manor.jpg, Excalibur — Drayton Manor Theme Park. Heide Park Resort , Soltau. - panoramio (80).jpg, Floßfahrt — Heide Park. Eroeffnung Gondwanaland Boot auf Urfluss.jpg, Gamanile River — Leipzig Zoological Garden. Luisenpark Mannheim Gondolettas.JPG, Gondoletta — Luisenpark. Gondoletta Efteling.jpg, Gondoletta — Efteling. Jungla Parque de Atracciones de Madrid.jpg, Jungla — Parque de Atracciones de Madrid. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
