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Saw Mill Splash

Name Saw Mill Splash
Category Family Ride
Type Water Ride
Park Area Outlaw Gulch
First Year 2002
Replaced Wrangler
Riders 6
Dispatch Rate 1:00
Ride Duration 5:00
About the Ride Info Box

Saw Mill Splash is a Spinning Rapids Ride from WhiteWater West located in Outlaw Gulch. It opened in 2002, and replaced the Wrangler.

From the manufacturer's website:

WhiteWater's Spinning Rapids Ride is the first totally new water ride in the amusement park industry since 1979. It's an intense, thrilling and safe adventure for the whole family generating laughter & screams alike. Gravity presses the rider's backs against the top wall of the raft as it swifty courses down the river. The ride incorporates computer controls and a revolutionary new method of propulsion to power rafts into a totally controlled spinning motion... while keeping the riders completely dry.

WhiteWater has created several successful rides that are marketed to the Amusement Park industry. Several year's ago we applied our water ride expertise to the dry park environment by designing two new rides that can be enjoyed while wearing street clothing! The response to these rides was phenomenal, mainly because guests loved the ride experience - and the park operators loved them because they are low in maintenance and cost a fraction of similar experience iron-based rides to purchase and install. Examples of WhiteWater's Amusement Park category rides are the Spinning Rapids Ride and the Water Coaster™.

Photos

Inconsistencies

  • Sign: Saw Mill Splash (three words)
  • Guide Map: Sawmill Splash (two words)
  • In-Park Map Signs: SAW MILL SPLASH (three words)
  • Website: Saw Mill Splash

Since it is painted on the building as three words, I guess majority wins. Still, sawmill seems to be a valid word. I guess they can change the website, or get out the paint...

Trivia

Gone but not forgotten

On the queue building, you can still see the original Wrangler letters under the new sign paint.

Related to The Dragon...

The Dragon was made by Hopkins Rides. In 2012, Hopkins Rides was acquired by WhiteWater West. WhiteWater West made Saw Mill Splash. They also created Kokomo Kove.

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