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Kali River Rapids

Flume ride
Minimum height to ride: 38 inches

About Kali River Rapids

Raft down the turbulent waters of the Chakranadi River aboard a 12-passenger raft through an enchanting Asian rain forest. A blazing inferno rushes toward you! Escape down a rushing waterfall! Beware of gushing geysers! Get set to get wet! One of the wettest river rapid rides in the Americas. -- Last edited by andrew harlow

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92 votes, so far

After I heard about the accident on Kali River Rapids I wasn't to sure if I wanted to ride it or not. I always thought it was going to flip over. But it never did. It is a pretty fun ride but gets you soaked. If you like to get wet and you like to drop then you'll like Kali River Rapids! - Katie G-Desjardins

Overrated by many. The last drop is the highlight (unless you are the first to hit and get completely soaked.) - Mike Burnette

While the theming and setting is beautiful the ride itself could have been a lot better. The ride is really short compared to other rapids rides at theme parks. The rapids aren't as rough and fun as they should be and either you get soaked or come out completely dry. The ride is ok but pales in comparison to Popeye at IOA. Disney made improvements when the made the superior Grizzly River Run at DCA in Anaheim. It is an ok ride but sometimes has waits surpassing 60 minutes. You will be dissapointed if you wait more than 30 minutes so the best way to get on is to get a fastpass. - Manny Barron

This isn't the best rapids ride I have been on especially in comparison to the Bilge Rat Barges at Universal Studios IOA. It is OK but quite short and no one on our raft got particuly wet - Emily G

It is ok. I have rode better. Its very short especially since we stood in line almost 2 hours. I may ride it again if the wait was short. - Melissa Faulkner

OK, anyone who says you don't get too wet on this ride is crazy! Everyone gets SOAKED! Especially the people who go down the hill backwards. Plus there's always a huge puddle on the bottom of the thingy. You should definitely wear flip flops or else you'll shoes will be soaked. And I wore a poncho too. Its really fun though. I love it. Oh and you should do it right before you leave too. So you won't walk around soaked all day. - Sam W

not the best rapid ride ever, not the worst. It has medicore theming throughout the entire ride with limited drenching - Tim W


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