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Shoot the Rapids
Soaking wet at Cedar Point!
Cedar Point’s new Shoot the Rapids is a flume ride on steroids. The newest ride at the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park and resort opened earlier this summer, and has been drenching guests ever since
at Cedar Point. Supplied by IntaRide, the North American affiliate of Intamin, the boats appear seaworthy, but guests quickly learn otherwise. "Every great amusement park should have a flume ride," contends Cedar Point vice-president and general manager, John Hildebrandt. "Cedar Point introduced
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hoot the Rapids is a wild river adventure for the whole family. Built at a cost of $10.5 million (€8.3m), it is the most expensive water ride ever
its first flume ride, the Mill Race, in 1965. In 1969 we added Shoot the Rapids in Frontier Town, which made way for a new flume, Whitewater Landing, in 1981. When we took down Whitewater Landing to build Maverick [an Intamin coaster] in 2006 we knew we would be adding another flume at some point. It turned out 2010 was the year." "Water rides have always been very popular at Cedar Point," he continues. "We had great seasons when we introduced Thunder Canyon, our rapids ride, in 1986, and Snake River Falls, our splash ride, in 1993. But Shoot the Rapids is different; it has two lifts. It crosses over a lagoon. The first lift is the higher lift, which is a bit unusual, but it works."
Caption High Capacity
The new attraction provides an impressive hourly capacity for 1,200 guests. Up to 10 passengers can board each of the 10 fibreglass boats, where they are restrained with over-the-head lap bars with handgrips. The boats navigate through meandering rivers along the Frontier Trail and Millennium Island. The real thrill
Cedar Point general manager John Hildebrandt
28 SEPTEMBER 2010
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