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| Manufacturer | Intamin | ||||||||||
| Product | River Rapids | ||||||||||
| Capacity | 6 per boat | ||||||||||
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Raging Rapids is a River Rapids ride built by Intamin currently located at Kennywood in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA. The ride opened in 1985.
History
Raging Rapids, at the time referred to as Racing Waters, was announced in a letter to park employees from park president Carl O. Hughes in 1984. The ride replaced the Dipper roller coaster.[1] A section of Thunderbolt's structure had to be modified to accommodate the new ride.
Before opening, Kennywood filmed a commercial for the new ride on Kings Dominion's White Water Canyon with talk show host Myron Cope and football player Jack Lambert.[2]
The ride opened in 1985, but closed within a month of its opening due to major mechanical problems. The ride's three 200-HP pumps simultaneously broke and had to be sent to Florida by charter jet to rebuilt. The park also faced issues with oil leaking into the water and broken gearboxes. The pumps were ultimately replaced with submersible propeller pumps.[3]
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