River Rapids

Raging River at Adventureland

Wild River Rapids at Lightwater Valley, a portable rapids ride

River Rapids are a water-based attraction designed to mimic whitewater rafting.

History

The first river rapids attraction was Thunder River, which opened at Six Flags AstroWorld in 1980. The concept was reportedly dreamed up by the park's general manager Bill Crandall after he watched the 1972 Munich Olympics kayak event. The park worked with Intamin to create the ride.

Products

Name	Manufacturer	Country	Status
Canyon Rapids	Ride Engineers Switzerland	Switzerland	In production
Hydro Lift	Zamperla	Italy	In production
Rafting	ABC Rides	Switzerland	In production
Rafting	Levent Lunapark	Turkey	In production
Rafting Ride	BEAR	Switzerland	Discontinued
Rapid Ride	Nanfang Rides	China	In production
Rapid River	Big Country Motioneering	UK	Discontinued
Rapid River	Interlink	UK	In production
Rapid River	Preston & Barbieri	Italy	In production
Rapid River	Soquet	France	In production
Rapid River Ride	Meisho Amusement Machines	Japan	In production
Rapids	SBF Visa Group	Italy	In production
Rapids Adventure	Fabbri	Italy	In production
Rapids Ride	ABC Rides	Switzerland	In production
Rapids Ride	L&T Systems	Italy	Discontinued
Rapids Ride	Vekoma	Netherlands	Discontinued
River Raft Ride	Hopkins	USA	Discontinued
River Raft Ride	WhiteWater West	USA	In production
River Rapids	Barr Engineering	USA	In production
River Rapids	Intamin	Liechtenstein	In production
Spinning Raft	Cedeal Rides	France	In production
Spinning Raft	Reverchon	France	In production
Wild Raft Ride	HAFEMA Water Rides	Germany	In production