| Status | In production |
| Introduced | 1998 |
| Discontinued | unknown |
| Number built | unknown |
| First built | Wild River (Shinjuku Joypolis) |
| Statistics | |
| Manufacturer |  |
| Capacity | 8-12 |
| Duration | 4 Minutes |
Wild River (Japanese: ワイルドリバー) is a screen-based Simulator product from Sega.
About
Twelve guests ride a raft, and with some special effects and a large screen, they are whisked away on a floating raft through risking rapids. The riders are sent through a dark cave, a 1000m high waterfall, a jungle, and many steep rocks.[1]
The ride system uses similar technology as the Star Tours attractions at Disney parks and Back to the Future: The Ride/The Simpsons Ride at Universal parks in the United States.
Alternate Variants
Wild River - Splash!
The second system revision, entitled Wild River - Splash! (Japanese: ワイルドリバー ～スプラッシュ！～'l) was added to Tokyo's installment in April 2006. This rendition adds physical water effects to the experience.[2]
Wild River - The Treasure Hunt
The second system revision, entitled Wild River - The Treasure Hunt (Japanese: ワイルドリバー ザ・トレジャーハント) was added to Tokyo and Umeda's installments in December 2015.
Completed attractions
The first Wild River installation to open was a 12-player unit at Shinjuku Joypolis in February 1998, followed up with another 12-player unit at Umeda Joypolis for its opening in November.
Smaller eight-player units were added to Joypolis parks in Fukuoka, Okayama and Kyoto as well as the Otaru Dynalecx game center throughout 1999-2000. Another eight-player installation was located at GameWorks Rio de Janeiro for its opening in November 1999; the only attraction installation outside Asia. After the closure of Shinjuku Joypolis, its Wild River unit was relocated to Tokyo Joypolis in November 2000.
After the closure of most Joypolis parks, two eight-player Wild River units were exported to Taiwan and operated in the Sega World Oe[3] and Sega Arena Taichung game centers for a time. Another was relocated to Sega's Player's Arena indoor theme park in Shanghai for its December 2005 opening.
One twelve-player unit currently operates at Lotte World in South Korea under the name of Wild Valley.[4]
| Name | Owner | Country | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild River | Fukuoka Joypolis | |
July 17, 1998 | Closed 2001 |
| Wild River | Kyoto Joypolis | |
2000 | Closed 2002 |
| Wild River - The Treasure Hunt Formerly Wild River - Splash! and Wild River |
Tokyo Joypolis Shinjuku Joypolis |
|
November 3, 2000 28 February 1998 |
Operating Closed 2000 |
| Wild River | Okayama Joypolis | |
2000 | Closed 2008 |
| Wild River - The Treasure Hunt | Umeda Joypolis | |
November 28, 1998 | Closed 2018 |
| Wild River | GameWorks Rio de Janeiro |  |
November 4, 1999 | Closed 2000 |
| Wild River | Otaru Dynalecx | |
1999 or earlier | 2000 or later |
Other installations
| Name | Owner | Country | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild River | Sega Arena Taichung |  |
Unknown | Closed unknown |
| Wild River | Sega World Oe | |
2004 or earlier | Closed 2006 or later |
| Wild River | Player's Arena |  |
December 26, 2005 | Closed 2011 or earlier |
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010708045022/http://www.sega.co.jp/attraction/attractions/wildriver1.html
- ↑ http://www.am-j.co.jp/news/news20060417_01.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20041118163411/http://www.segataiwan.com.tw/main.php?showpage=store_detail.php&store_id=5
- ↑ https://adventure.lotteworld.com/eng/enjoy/attrctn/view.do?detailsKey=5092