Fuga da Atlantide, Water ride in Gardaland, Italy

Fuga da Atlantide is a Super Splash water ride in the north-east section of Gardaland, next to Jungle Rapids. Ten boats of 20 seats climb a 12 m cable lift at 35°, turn 180° left on rails and drop 10 m into a 5,000 m³ basin, then float through a misty cave past a dragon-serpent animatronic before a second 15 m lift and drop. The 700 m circuit lasts about 8 minutes, passing a 13 m Neptune statue and fish-man sculptures.

Construction on the 10,000 m² site began in October 2002 and lasted eight months, at a cost of about 15 million euros. The SuperSplash model was supplied by Swiss manufacturer Intamin, with scenery by park art director Claudio Mazzoli in collaboration with AB studios. The ride opened on 27 June 2003, with a capacity of 1,800 people per hour.

The ride tells the story of the legendary sunken city of Atlantis using ancient Mediterranean design elements. Visitors move through scenes that reference classical mythology and lost civilizations.

The ride requires a minimum height of 110 centimeters and carries up to 20 passengers per boat at speeds up to 75 kilometers per hour. Visitors should expect to get wet and bring waterproof bags for personal belongings.

The boats do not float freely: they run on wheels along rails for the lift and the 180° turns, then continue in a water channel. The first lift is 12 m high at a 35° angle, and the first drop is 10 m into a basin holding 5,000 m³ of water.