Rip Roarin Falls Construction Update
Being built by WhiteWater West of British Columbia. They have done rides all over the world and spent a lot of their recent years building the Middle East.
The ride will feature 13 boats/block zones and is designed for high capacity.
There will be a separate area for ADA boarding and those boats will be transferred onto the track. Exit and loading areas are also separate.
The boats share more in common with roller coasters than log flumes. They feature a track with guide wheels.
The restraints will be lap bars and electronically controlled. Ride employees will not need to release them. There won't be any seat belts.
Boats will travel forwards and backwards. It will be the tallest log flume drop at 100 feet, the tallest reverse drop at 42 feet, and the tallest reverse camelback at 32 feet. It will take 6 1/2 minutes to ride.
Boats have been designed with excellent drainage and are built of long-lasting materials (not just fiberglass like most log flumes).
Total riders per hour has not been finalized until testing is complete.
Total gallons of water has not been finalized until all the reservoirs are finished.
There will be four large river pumps and three smaller shoal pumps that handle the hills.
There will be onboard audio.
Riders will enter next to Fury.
The ride has redundant sensors...both photo optical and boat proximity.
The ride is themed to an abandoned lumber mill that has been taken over by critters running amuck, including Raccoons.
Assembly is about 75% complete. Most of the time involved is in installing all the hardware... torquing the bolts, installing rollers, etc. The next phase is the control systems and it will go through an extensive test phase to make sure all 13 boats can be in the ride at the same time. Construction is targeted to finish in November.