Rides

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Below is a work-in-progress list of current rides. See the Extinct Rides page for a list of former rides no longer operating.

Links in red are pages that have not been created yet. The templates used for these pages are still evolving, so I am waiting to do the bulk of the pages once I have a better idea of what a ride page should contain. Currently, it will be a description of the ride, information box, trivia and external links. It may make sense to include more information for specific types of rides. For example, a roller coaster might include top speed, track length, number of inversions/loops, etc. while a kiddie ride might not. :)

Thrill Rides

1. Dragon
2. Falling Star
3. Himalaya
4. Inverter
5. Monster
6. Outlaw
7. Sidewinder
8. Space Shot
9. Splash Over
10. Storm Chaser
11. Tornado

Family Rides

1. A-Train
2. Balloon Race
3. Carousel
4. Der Flinger
5. Frantic Freeway
6. G-Force
7. Galleon
8. Giant Sky Wheel
9. Lady Luck
10. Lighthouse
11. Raging River
12. Saw Mill Splash
13. Scrambler - formerly Wrangler
14. Sky Ride
15. Tea Cups
16. Tilt-a-Whirl
17. Underground

Kiddie Rides

1. Convoy
2. Chuckwagon
3. Frog Hopper
4. Kiddie Kars - aka Hampton Cars
5. Infant Ocean
6. Lady Bugs
7. Puff Dragons
8. Red Barons

Adventure Bay (water park)

Currently, we are focusing on the amusement park. Eventually, we will have the water park documented here as well.

1. Bermuda Quadrangle
2. Breaker Beach Wavepool
3. Caribbean Cruiser - aka Lazy River
4. Gang Plank
5. Heron Harbor
6. Kokomo Kove
7. Pirates' Plummet
8. Pirates' Port Pool
9. Reef Racer
10. Shipwreck Shores
11. Typhoon

Extinct Rides

Be sure to also check out our list of Extinct Rides that once existed at Adventureland.