Whoa, that final elevator is cool! However, considering the lack of seatbelts I’m waiting for the moment a guest will think the ride is over at this point , stand up and hurt him/herself.
@Funfair2304 sure, but some people might be scared and try to get out, or simply dumb (do NOT underestimate the potential dumbness of theme park guests). Or maybe some teenagers acting stupid. A seatbelt would at least show people that they should stay in their seat.
People here in the United States would do something like that. However, people in other countries are smarter than us and have much more relaxed rules because people in other countries don't act as stupid as people do in the united states. It's the same thing when you go to a water park in another country and they only have a lifeguard at the bottom of the pool, if that they don't have someone at the top telling you when you can and cannot go because they trust people to do what they're supposed to do. The United States can't be trusted like that.
Hold on, I just remembered that rafts can’t have proper restraints so that riders can get out if the boat capsizes 😅 my bad ( oh and BTW, some Europeans aren’t smarter than Americans… for example, fairly recently , a woman got out of a boat on Its a Small World at DLP as the ride was down. She was standing on the edge of the trough, getting her kids out as a cast member was yelling at her to stop and she couldn’t care less about it.)
Who’s gonna put one of these inside a show building first? That final element inside with effects and theming would be amazzinngg. I immediately thought of a Goonies ride, imaginee. Ty for the upload didn’t even know these where a thing and one was being built 😂🤦
@@LiftHillsandThrills themed for sure. Dollywood and silver dollar city here have amazing parks with great details in their rides. They would benefit from this model for sure.
Silver Dollar City already created a similar lift system that rotates as it takes the riders to the top for the big drop. This one just takes it to another level!!
Bits of this combined with a traditional rapids would be something else! As it stands, it looks like an extended version of that rubbish water ride at Thorpe Park, obviously much better. I need to ride it for myself. To Belgium!
I prefer themed rapids over something like this personally... just get some theming into Congo around the layout / trough and it would be a cracking ride especially now it gets you wet!
@@seany84ukexcuse me Congo is not lazy anymore and never has been!! Congo is now the best rapids in the UK by a million miles, waterfalls, Soundtrack, waves machines next year coming back! Don't know what much more you could ask, Congo definitely dominates the UK rapids!
Intamin may have another hit here. I could see these in most parks. I think the video would have been a lot better with more riders including reactions. It seemed as if she wasn't required, a camera alone could have shown just as much.
We were with 2 in the boat. I don’t know why they didn’t let others in😭 the maximum weight is 400kg and everyone had to stand on a scale but they were too slow because they weight too much so we had to go alone.
I am always quiet when capturing an onride video, so naturally I was quiet here as well. And we had to sit opposite each other so that’s why you see me enjoying the ride in silence. And also: Sorry, I am camera shy 😭
Innovative for sure but.... the "boat" does not spin much. It looks pretty dry and the lack of theming (not intamin fault) killed it completely. So far looks more like capabilities show off waiting for someone to do something nice with it.
The layout really does seem like a prototype as it feels like three different rides connected back to back, but those elements in a Rapids ride type vehicle yikes.
Hmm. I'm not sure about this ride... Would I really like it? it looks a bit boring to me, like a boat in a gutter and absolutely not what a rapid-river means to me. By the way, a elevator-system like this (but from abc-rides) is already used in a Park near to me since 12 years. Take a look: th-cam.com/video/LfSh3h4QY9Q/w-d-xo.html
This rapids ride has some mad elements! Please make sure you subscribe to @ZaraDKyt who was kind enough to shoot this video for us on opening day!
Wow! So cool all the different elements in one ride, especially a rapids ride! 😮
A very cool mix!
The drop and elevator section look decent but it would be nice if a rapids ride actually featured some rapids somewhere 😂
I do like my themed rapids better but this is rather cleverly designed with some really cool elements
The park actually allready has a big normal rapids, this ride was meant to be different.
COYR
That ending is so random. I love it! 😂
Haha right?!
it rotates the boat at the lifts so you can evacuate, that's cool
Very clever isn't it :)
Crazy. Hard to even compare it to a standard rapids.
It's a strange combo of elements, but I'm here for it, certainly feels like an adventure!
@@LiftHillsandThrills a lot of possibilities with layouts and also space saving compared to original rapids
@@jonathanricketts3557 Very much so!
It's just a giant water slide that uses the rapids raft instead of a tube
Whoa, that final elevator is cool! However, considering the lack of seatbelts I’m waiting for the moment a guest will think the ride is over at this point , stand up and hurt him/herself.
Hopefully not! I'm sure they have protocol in place for things like that.
It doesnt remotely look like the ride is over though, and a seatbelt isn't gonna fix a wrong thought
@Funfair2304 sure, but some people might be scared and try to get out, or simply dumb (do NOT underestimate the potential dumbness of theme park guests). Or maybe some teenagers acting stupid. A seatbelt would at least show people that they should stay in their seat.
People here in the United States would do something like that. However, people in other countries are smarter than us and have much more relaxed rules because people in other countries don't act as stupid as people do in the united states. It's the same thing when you go to a water park in another country and they only have a lifeguard at the bottom of the pool, if that they don't have someone at the top telling you when you can and cannot go because they trust people to do what they're supposed to do. The United States can't be trusted like that.
Hold on, I just remembered that rafts can’t have proper restraints so that riders can get out if the boat capsizes 😅 my bad ( oh and BTW, some Europeans aren’t smarter than Americans… for example, fairly recently , a woman got out of a boat on Its a Small World at DLP as the ride was down. She was standing on the edge of the trough, getting her kids out as a cast member was yelling at her to stop and she couldn’t care less about it.)
Intamin is AMAZING!! This is so innovative!
It sure is!
Who’s gonna put one of these inside a show building first? That final element inside with effects and theming would be amazzinngg. I immediately thought of a Goonies ride, imaginee. Ty for the upload didn’t even know these where a thing and one was being built 😂🤦
Haha no worries and yeah some proper theming would make this VERY interesting
Looks amazing!
Thanks for watching
Impressive ride
I see you everywhere
Same can be said about you 😂
Id like to see one in the states here...i like this layout. And different from the usual.
Would you want it themed or as is?
@@LiftHillsandThrills themed for sure. Dollywood and silver dollar city here have amazing parks with great details in their rides. They would benefit from this model for sure.
@@billchief397 Themed for the win!
Silver Dollar City already created a similar lift system that rotates as it takes the riders to the top for the big drop. This one just takes it to another level!!
@ssedlac oh yes...that was so cool the system and all. Great ride too.
So can't wait to get on this next Saturday 😊
Hope you enjoy it Emma!
@LiftHillsandThrills thank you I'll let you know how we get on. Weve got 5 days at Efteling first then Bellewaerde and finish up at plopsaland 😊
@@emmasalmon21 Oooo very nice! and please do!
Looks like a very impressive ride system
Love the elements on it!
Nice ride
Agreed
Intamin just doing their own thing at this point
Smashing it
Having the trough above ground does look a bit ugly but the bit near the end was cool
Some cool elements in here for sure
Bits of this combined with a traditional rapids would be something else! As it stands, it looks like an extended version of that rubbish water ride at Thorpe Park, obviously much better.
I need to ride it for myself. To Belgium!
Agreed with some extra trough theming etc it would have been great, like a giant mountain you go round etc
That actually looks pretty fun.
🎉
That is one unique ride!
Sure is 💦
So it is a rapids ride without any actual rapids, kind of seems like they should classify it as a completely different ride model
It’s still a rapids just not a traditional sense of the word
It looks like a hybrid between a river rapids ride and a waterslide
That’s exactly what it is 😃
The low sides make it look super scary
It really does! It always makes me wary on rides like this!
Hmmmmm...very interesting. They have adapted waterslide technology into this new design.
They sure have
Looks a fun and unique ride. With a bit of solid theming around these could be a very good experience. But let’s be honest this one is not a rapids.
It’s rapids but more ‘stylised’ 😂😂😂😂
Now this is interesting
It sure is
Peep1 " Oow My Hips the ride is to intense for me."
Come again 😅
Looks a fun water slide that
In a rapids boat too is just a bit mad aha
Everyone's bundled up like it's 10 degrees out.
Bloody freezing!
It was really cold though!
It was 5 degrees
It looks more like a waterslide than a rapids
It’s a rapids that has unique water slide elements 😊
It just looks like a big waterslide tbh
It’s exactly what it is… a rapids ride that has adopted water slide only elements with the addition of the freefall drop / bungee
Wow! Wat een gave ride! Alleen jammer dat ie zo enorm draait. Daar kan ik helaas niet meer tegen 😅
Hoffentlich kannst du bald damit fahren! Danke für deinen Kommentar
@@LiftHillsandThrillsIt's all gobbledegook
New Record Breaking?
I don’t believe so although it’s the only one of its kind
🤩🤩
Thank you soooo much! :)
Towers should replace their rapids with something similar to this and it could free up land to fit in more attractions too.
I prefer themed rapids over something like this personally... just get some theming into Congo around the layout / trough and it would be a cracking ride especially now it gets you wet!
@@LiftHillsandThrills they certainly need to do something to it if they plan to keep it as i just find it a boring lazy river how it is now! :)
@@seany84ukexcuse me Congo is not lazy anymore and never has been!! Congo is now the best rapids in the UK by a million miles, waterfalls, Soundtrack, waves machines next year coming back! Don't know what much more you could ask, Congo definitely dominates the UK rapids!
Thorpe need an upgrade more IMO
Bizarre looking thing. It’s got the feeling of a ride that will have numerous safety incidents.
I’m sure it’ll be just fine 🤞
Wow
Definitely unique isn’t it?!
@@LiftHillsandThrills yeah it’s amazing geweldig
Rumpa rapids should be switched with this!
Oooooo
I’m waiting for this ride to pull a dreamworld 2016 😭
Pretty morbid thing to say…
Intamin may have another hit here. I could see these in most parks.
I think the video would have been a lot better with more riders including reactions. It seemed as if she wasn't required, a camera alone could have shown just as much.
I’m sure she was going to ask her friend to wait off ride whilst she captured footage for us… seems legit 😂
We were with 2 in the boat. I don’t know why they didn’t let others in😭 the maximum weight is 400kg and everyone had to stand on a scale but they were too slow because they weight too much so we had to go alone.
I am always quiet when capturing an onride video, so naturally I was quiet here as well. And we had to sit opposite each other so that’s why you see me enjoying the ride in silence.
And also:
Sorry, I am camera shy 😭
Innovative for sure but.... the "boat" does not spin much. It looks pretty dry and the lack of theming (not intamin fault) killed it completely. So far looks more like capabilities show off waiting for someone to do something nice with it.
I thought it span rather well but agree re: theming
At 3:40 I swear I heard the RCT scream sound effect
😂
The layout really does seem like a prototype as it feels like three different rides connected back to back, but those elements in a Rapids ride type vehicle yikes.
Hang on tight has never read more true
This ride gives me a really bad feeling, I can’t put my finger on it but it creeps me out.
It’s the low sides!
Is it cool? Yes
Is it a rapid river? No, it's a slide
Will it ever be beter than a normal rapid river? No
True… still cool though
@@LiftHillsandThrills ow yeah realy like it. But it's just not a rapid river
@@miwer1000 Agreed
I rather have the standard “Water channel” rapids Only thing good was the lift and the elevator. The rest sucked
Disagree I think it’s a really cool and unique ride but respect your opinion too!
Hmm. I'm not sure about this ride... Would I really like it? it looks a bit boring to me, like a boat in a gutter and absolutely not what a rapid-river means to me.
By the way, a elevator-system like this (but from abc-rides) is already used in a Park near to me since 12 years. Take a look: th-cam.com/video/LfSh3h4QY9Q/w-d-xo.html
There's some great unique elements to it! Thanks for sharing the video too
Intamin water rides are known for many mechanical failures!
Is that so… can’t say I know anything about that I’m afraid
Yeah. Hopefully this one goes well! I'm rooting for Intamin 💙
what a pointless water ride. takes up a huge are and apart from some spinning there are no thrills
You’re joking?! 😂