Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls, Log flume ride in Toon Lagoon, Universal Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Florida, United States
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls is a log flume at Universal Islands of Adventure in Orlando, built by Mack Rides. Its blue, purple and teal facade is topped by snow-capped peaks and a white dome, with a log channel descending between them. The ride's 75-foot drop ends in a dynamite shack that sprays water, and its top speed is 72 km/h.
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls opened on May 28, 1999, the same day as Universal Islands of Adventure, and was built by the German firm Mack Rides. The main drop was reprofiled in 2004 from a 45-degree start to a constant 50 degrees after complaints of roughness, and lap bar restraints were added in 2007. A fire in a building behind the ride on January 1, 2011 closed it until March 14, 2011, when it reopened repainted with effects restored.
The ride parodies Disney attractions: the queue's talking bear and beaver heads mock the Country Bear Jamboree, and the final prison scene echoes Pirates of the Caribbean. Voices include June Foray as Nell Fenwick and Corey Burton as Snidely Whiplash and the narrator. The closing line: a Mountie always gets his man, but not always his girl.
The log seats riders in rows with lap bar restraints, added in 2007, which is unusual for this ride type. Expect to get soaked on the small airtime splash and again when the 75-foot drop ends in the exploding dynamite shack. After the final splashdown the log passes nine hoses; spectators can pay $1 to spray riders.
After the final splashdown, the log passes nine hoses mounted along the channel. Spectators can pay $1 to spray riders with water from them, so the soaking is not left to the drop alone.
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