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Perilous Plunge reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Perilous Plunge, a flume ride at Knott's Berry Farm. (The minimum height to ride is 48 inches.)

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Posted: June 24, 2006

This is unlike any other flume ride on the planet. It takes you up and then down a 115 ft. drop at speeds of 50 MPH at a 75 degree angle. This is one ride that will get you wet like no other.

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A big rush. This ride is on of the most thrilling rides at Knott's. When you get off the ride you feel like you just went swiming. - nick .

this ride is so amazing i remember going on on a cold day three times and i never got tired of it. I always lift off my seat though and it scares me every time because i always think of that lady who died on it... but still its the best water ride ive ever been on - isaiah mercado

Very steep and quite thrilling. Feels like your boat is going to fall off the track. I always sit in the front. - Thomas Furlong

This is one of the steepest water flumes I have ever encountered. At an almost unusal angle of nearly a vertical drop, I felt I was going to hit the bottom of the pool than becoming horizontal and ending up with a big splash at the bottom of the water track soaking wet; thank goodness summer was just getting there when I went to Knotts in 2009. It is also one of the highest I have ever been on for a water ride. If you are not afraid of heights and water, then this will be a decent ride for the novice. Kids, however, may want to wait a little longer as it is a very tall and steep ride. Wait until at least you are taller than the height restriction as you will probably be in your teenage years to truly enjoy the ride and not get scared of it. - D.S. Francisco

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