History of Water Rides in Amusement and Theme Parks

History of Water Rides in Amusement and Theme Parks

Have you ever wondered about the history of water rides in amusement parks and theme parks? How did we get to log flumes, river rapids and shoot-the-chutes? What was the first water ride in a theme park or amusement park? What’s the difference between Splash Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean?

Check out my video on the history of Water Rides:

In some cases, water rides can be hard to categorize. Would you consider it’s a small world to be a dark ride or just a boat ride? What about the Jungle Cruise or Jurassic Park? Leave a comment and let me know!

• Check out my video on the history of flat rides
• Check out my video on the history of dark rides

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