As Russell wrote, water rides come in many different forms, from slowing moving boat rides such as It's a Small World, to underwear-drenching rapids rides such as Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges. Log flume rides have been theme park staples since the early 1960s, and many theme park fans enjoy visiting water parks, too, where they can zip down a variety of water slides.
But which of these types of water rides is your favorite? I suppose that the answer might depend upon the weather when you visit a park. A rapids or log flume ride that splashes sweet relief on a hot day probably won't seem as refreshing when the weather's cool and overcast. So let's imagine that you're riding each type of ride at its ideal time and place. Which one do you pick then, if you had to choose just one more ride for the day?
Please share a favorite water ride experience, in the comments. And, as always, thank you for reading and being part of the Theme Park Insider community!
Splash has the best story but Dudly Do Right and Journey into Atlantis have the best drops and coaster elements.
For the record, I do not consider rides like It's a Small World and Pirates of the Caribbean water rides because you don't actually get wet on them (okay, you can get misted on Pirates, but nobody rides it to get wet). Instead, these are dark rides that just happen to use a flume system as a method of conveyance.
Brilliant fun.
People ride roller coasters for the motion sensation - you don't see riders popping motion sickness pills before they ride - they know what they are getting on.
There is nothing I like better than being on a Popeye raft with a family who are in ponchos and get off just as wet as those of us without. Even with a poncho, it is a luckY rider who gets away without a good drenching.
Solution - take a change of clothes in the locker and just ride the water rides just before lunch or at the end of the day.
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