Ice Mountain Splash VS. Logger's Run

[Ilovthevu']

Why is Logger's Run open more than Ice Mountain Splash? You would think the opposite because IMS doesn't get you as wet as the other three and especially in May and in October because it's colder. They have Roaring Rapids open during Fright Fest as the one water ride.

Sure the other three are more popular, but not quite in colder weather. Why not put skeletons in the boats and have that open? You can also put aliens (:mrgreen:) right near the picnic grove so people on the boat can see them (instead of cave on Roaring Rapids). Let me just say that IMS is not my favorite water ride, but it makes more sense to be open all year round instead of Roaring Rapids.

[Danhockey04]

Loggers is open more because it has the photots, which they make money off of, and people seem to like that one more, me on the other hand like IMS better.

[SfGaMownz]

Logger's becuase you actually get wet.

[Timmy179]

that and its recently refurbished

[highroller13]

IMS is really a great ride though, I have just rode it for the first time.

[Ilovthevu']

On October 15th or at the beginning of May (it's not quite summer when the park first opened), would you rather go on Roaring Rapids, Logger's Run, Splash Water Falls, or IMS? Let's say you had to pick one. Wouldn't you rather go on IMS because it gets you less wet?

During Fright Fest, Roaring Rapids is the only one open and it doesn't have an on-ride-photo.

[Danhockey04]

IMS at anytime of the season

"Don't rock the boat"

[planea380]

Your telling the story badly...

We were rocking the baoat and at the top of the lift he yelled at us for rocking the boat....a screw got shook out of the boat so I take the screw and went the boat is falling apart. All of a sounded he yells"dont rock the boat!!!"

[Bradley Papas]

"Ice Mountain Splash" BY FAR. You don't get as wet, a REAL drop, longer, cooler boats, and chilled water .

[Danhockey04]

and you can rock the boat and get yelled at

[Bradley Papas]

...and you can have convertations with people in Picnic Grove .

[Danhockey04]

that too, like when we were talking to you on the ride

[Ilovthevu']

A little off topic, but still a water ride.

Did the water on RR get lower? It sure seemed like it when I was there last, but I was still plenty soaked. They also shut the last waterfall off before you go into the station. I wonder why? My only guess is that SFGAm believes people could drown under that. Another thing I noticed is that all the cannons work (when the employees do it).

Last year, they only had one going I believe. Too bad they had to take the ones out on the other side a couple years ago, but you still get squirted by other people.

[Bradley Papas]

Last time I went on it all the water effects are on, waterfalls and cannons.

[Ilovthevu']

Didn't notice the water level is lower? Why is it?

[sixflagsguy5]

Because Six Flags is cheap.

[rct2wizard360]

You try paying for all that water. $$

[Ilovthevu']

Or is because of that accident that happened in Texas awhile ago? I think it turned over and someone drowned. But, why would putting the water lower have anything to do with that? The things that make the rapids (I call them rollers, I don't know the technical term) would be the problem. The faster these turn, the more hilly the ride becomes.

[w00dland]

I'm not even sure that happened, and if it did it happened a LONG time ago.

[Ilovthevu']

1999

http://www.coasterbuzz.com/2003-29-365972.htm

Roaring Rapids at SFGAm is made by Intamin, though.

[Timmy179]

She drowned because she was restrained in an upside down boat, lowering the water 5 years later isnt going to prevent a similar accident.

Intamin Rapid bots have roll prevention device(dont know the exact name) I cant seem to find a picture that shows it, i will keep on looking though

[Ilovthevu']

The less water, the harder it is to drown. If it has a preventive caution attached to each of the boats, that's great, but if you do by chance get stuck upside-down, the water would not be as high.

[w00dland]

Look at how big our rafts are compared to the stuff that they come in contact with during the ride cycle, they will not flip over.

[Timmy179]

The less water, the harder it is to drown. If it has a preventive caution attached to each of the boats, that's great, but if you do by chance get stuck upside-down, the water would not be as high.

If the raft flipped over it wouldnt matter how deep the water is, if it was 20 ft or 5 ft youd still drown, your restrained in, and if it flipped, the only thing lowering the water would do is allow your head to violently skim along the concrete at the bottom , causing excrutiating pain, until you drowned.

[tyster22]

My thoughts exactly. (Man you and I don't usually agree, Timmy)