Dora's Big River Adventure, Log flume ride in Movie Park Germany, Bottrop.
Dora's Big River Adventure is a 250-metre log flume from Italian manufacturer Preston and Barbieri, opened in 2008 in the Nickland area of Movie Park Germany. Its course runs partly inside a pink artificial mountain with a waterfall. Boats climb 6 metres for the first drop, then 13 metres for the second, passing laser-lit walls and a mist-filled cave.
The ride was built in 2008 by Preston & Barbieri, an Italian manufacturer, as part of the expansion of the NICKLAND themed area within the park. The manufacturer created this version using their established log flume design.
The ride draws from the Nickelodeon television series featuring Dora the Explorer, bringing the characters into a jungle setting that visitors experience as they travel through the course.
The 250-metre course runs through eight boats, each seating up to four people, giving a theoretical capacity of 720 riders per hour. The first lift raises the boat 6 metres, the second 13 metres. Water jets spray several metres high when the boat brakes, so spectators near the splash zone can get wet depending on the weather.
The artificial mountain is pink, and its interior walls are lit by lasers during the 180-degree right turn. Eight boats run on the 250-metre course, each seating up to four people, giving a theoretical capacity of 720 riders per hour.
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