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New water ride for Cedar Point - Shot the Rapids - YeeHaw!!!
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Cedar Point much rumored, but never know “what it could be ride” has been released. Shoot the rapids a family water ride with a 85-foot high drop with a heavily theme backwoods a la moonshine. This 10-passenger boat ride will be about 2,100 foot journey though a down home country feud.
Design
Capacity Approximately 1,200 riders per hour
Ride Time Approximately 3 minutes
Color Scheme Tan-colored supports and steel trough
Manufacturing
Manufacturer IntaRide LLC
Investment $10.5 Million
Boat Statistics
Number of Boats 10 fiberglass boats
Riders Per Boat 10
Safety Restraint Individual over-the-head lap bars with hand grips
Seating Individual seats; five rows of two per boat
Physical Dimensions
Angle of Descent 45 degrees
Angle of Lift Hill Ascent 25 degrees
First Drop Height 85 feet
Ride Length 2,100 feet
Second Drop Height 49 feet
Water Volume 728,000 gallons of chlorinated, filtered water
This looks good. I think worth a trip to Cedar Point to ride this. I'm not all about coaster all the time. I like to see more variation of rides in the parks. I guess everybody will have to wait for the launch wood coaster for a later time. Everybody let's get wet.