How tall is shoot the rapids at cedar point

But witnesses told the Sandusky Register newspaper the boat flipped on its side or upside down. Matthew Orr, of Euclid, was at the park and said people were belted into the boat and were trapped. In a recording, the caller says she was on the ride when it capsized. Cedar Point officials said six of the seven boat passengers on the log flume were evaluated and treated at the park and then were released and the other was taken to a hospital for further evaluation before being released.

The accident was being investigated by Cedar Point officials, who said they had reported it to state officials. They said the ride, which opened in , will stay closed until park and state inspectors complete their review. Cedar Point, which says it has been rated the best amusement park in the world for 15 years in a row, is in Sandusky, along Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo. In another amusement park accident on Friday, a woman riding a roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park in Arlington, Texas, died — and witnesses say she fell from a ride that is billed as the tallest steel-hybrid roller coaster in the world.

Be the first to Add Your Comments. The foot tall ride will be located in the park's Frontier Trail. Shoot the Rapids will have two drops, surprise water elements and special effects.

The second, foot drop above will shoot through water rapids and rockwork. Theme Parks Pinterest. Follow Roller Coasters on Twitter. Like Ultimate Rollercoaster Instagram. Shoot the Rapids contains 2 lift hills. The first hill being 85 feet 26 m drop, at 85 feet tall, the ride is as tall as the Corkscrew coaster and the second hill being 49 feet 15 m. The second hill crosses under the first. The drops are about 45 degrees. Depending on where one sits, a rider can get slightly wet or totally drenched.

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