Stormforce10 at Drayton manor is an incredible water ride. The queue is ornately themed. The backwards drop might be the wettest point on a water ride and it ends with a spectacular double-down over the lake.
Love your videos! Small suggestion though: When you're listing international rides, would you consider mentioning the country the ride is in after the park name? It's just helpful for considering trips.
Frozen Ever After was a very welcomed surprise when we visited a year ago. It was truly a captivating experience. It was one of my favorite new memories at Disney.
I love water rides and we have so few (good ones) in the UK. I'm most excited about Jurassic Park, but I absolutely love Chiapas. My partner and I went in September so we rode it all afternoon without getting off the boat. It's the second best ride at Phantasialand, after Taron, just before Die Gieste Rickshaw, which we both loved for its weirdness (and calming effect after hitting Taron too hard).
Defunct ride videos are tricky due to a lack of footage. I remember not finding any that I was allowed to use of Slidewinder when working on a top rides video for Dollywood.
I hate being an enthusiast from Ireland , we have absolutely nothing apart from Tayto Park, however I love how in most of your top ranking videos, I have been on quite a lot just simply by going to Florida, Spain and Poland.
@@CanobieCoaster I wish the same could be said about Ireland. I can get to Energylandia for about the same price of Tayto Park when i account for petrol etc. I can get to poland for about £20 return lol
Mystic River Falls is my personal favorite rapids ride, hopefully you'll get to ride it soon. #23 is now very high on my list thanks to the theming indoors😃🤣
@@CanobieCoaster it's really good but be prepared to wait in a long line unless you hit it immediately after the park opens. Always draws 2+ hour lines on hot summer days, and that's not even accounting for its reliability issues.
I came to the comments for this one. When I went in September most of the park was almost exclusively station waits, while MRF was maybe 15 minutes? Easily the best water ride in the state
Sadly they let all the theming and certain ride elements go but when I was young Journey to Atlantis was my favorite. Haven't seen the whole list yet but I also hope Escape From Pompaii makes the list too.
Edit: I see you mentioned your list doesn't include water slides. I just realized that. But if you haven't uou should visit Holiday World in Santa Clause Indiana and ride their water coasters. They may not have the theming as some of these rides, but were voted as being some of the best water rides in the country when they debuted. Like the Wildebeest won the golden ticket from Amusement Today for 3 years for best water park ride 2009-2011, and the golden ticket the year it debuted for best new water ride. The Mammoth, their other one still holds the record for length of water coaster. Mammoth got the 2012 golden ticket award for best new water ride.
I have a video ranking my favorite water coasters. I separated water rides and slides since they're usually in two different types of parks (amusement vs water).
Splash Mountain is not only my favorite water ride, it’s my favorite ride in the entire world. I love everything about it. The story, the songs, the characters and the thrills are just perfect.
I say jarassic river adventure, no question. Amazing theming, and in the back, you get not too soaked, and the drop has sustained flojector pop, around the same feeling as a B&m drop with a great stomach dropping sensation
@@krystalkade3249 Personally I want to get wet, but not enough that it greatly impacts my experience at the park. Sometimes I do want to get soaked though
My one and only ride on Splash Mountain (FL) this summer was also my first and only evac - our log stopped at the Brer Bear animatronic that's on its back with the beehive on his head and we got to listen to that sound effect for about 10 minutes before we were lead off the ride and given water and a fast-pass to almost any ride. Shame I'll have to wait a few more years at least to try again, and by then it may finally be rethemed (not sure what the status is on that these days). It's awesome that a little park like Phantasialand can have two of the top 10 water rides; I've heard great things about Chiapas and its drop.
Splash Mountain is my favorite too. I'm surprised Grizzly River Run didn't make the list. I've always thought that is one of the best raft rides with it's beautiful scenery and multiple drops.
Obviously it's all subjective but I find the theming on Ripsaw Falls to be a bit underwhelming. I'm actually a HUGE fan of the old Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons and their spin offs such as Dudley Do- Right and I understand that the theming is intentionally minimalistic to match the minimalist style of the old cartoon. But I think that they went too far with that idea and built sets that are incomplete. It's weird because this stands in stark contrast to the wonderfully garish ride facade they built. It is a fantastic ride with some thrilling elements, comic moments and lots of water. But I do wish the theme was more consistent and fleshed out. On the other hand I find Splash Mountain to be a more seamless and well paced experience. The mountain itself looks like it could exist in the stories of Brer Rabbit. And the dark ride segments are top notch and they all build to the climax well. I especially think the music elevates the ride. And the multiple drops, including the indoor drop in the dark with a bunny hill, really make it a satisfying experience. I'm not saying you're wrong to like Ripsaw Falls more. That's a matter of personal taste. But I'm just giving you my perspective on what I think makes Splash Mountain a superior ride.
Thank you for including Zoom Phloom! It's a fun ride even if it's a bit jerky and the dark ride section "Under the Boardwalk" is tacky but cute. It's my family's tradition to go through that part singing along with the music. Morey's is severely underrated. It seems to get written off as just "another" boardwalk park on the Jersey shore, especially with Great Adventure a little over an hour away. But they really do have a nice collection of top-notch rides, including this great flume, a fun woodie and better examples of SLC and Boomerang than most!
Splash Mountain HAD to be number one. I mean, nothing else is on that level. I'm glad to see the Log Chute getting some love as well. It's the best ride at the Mall of America by far. I know you've said you are undwhelmed by Timber Mountain Log Ride's final drop but I'm still surprised to see it so low. One ride I'd like to give some credit to is Escape from Pompeii. After the first time I rode that I felt that every other Shoot the Chute (except Jurassic Park) was really wasted potential. I get that most parks can't build something like Jurassic Park River Adventure but Escape from Pompeii uses a normal layout with a simple short dark ride section. The facade and that dark ride portion really elevate the experience and I don't think such additions are WAY beyond the means of most parks. It's just another example of taking something simple and making it great. It's also another example of why BGW is such an excellent park.
@@CanobieCoaster I don't necessarily think your list needed Pompeii. I just bring it up because I think it is an example of taking a simple idea and making it grand. Shoot the chute rides in the 80s and 90s were like the Vekoma Boomerang of water rises. They're simple, they are straightforward to build, they have an understandable appeal and gimmick and they require less effort to build and maintain than other water rides. But BGW took this overused concept and essentially fixed it. From a ride stand point it is no more complex than any other shoot the chute. But the dark ride overall with audio-animatronics, well done sets and fire effects make it into a far greater ride. I don't expect a Six Flags park to have a ride with its own score or anything. But it wouldn't take much to add a Looney Toons overlay to any of their shoot the chute rides. Cedar Fair could probably do a bit better. Family owned parks could probably have some kind of local historical scene play out and it could be done on the cheap. I just think BGW proved that these rides have much more potential.
Hard to decide between Valhalla, Chiapas, and Popeyes. All 3 excel at different things. Ill need to re ride Splash Mountain one day as it did absolutely nothing for me but that's everything at Disney. A few of these I'm now a bit sad that I skipped as now knowing more about them makes them rides I want to ride. Great list!
I must say I am surprised to see Frozen Ever After on the list. I hate the ride because I feel there is no story and the song choice is horrible. For me, good animatronics do not make up for a boring ride.
@@CanobieCoaster that’s fair :) keep up with the good content, loving your channel! Ps, I live 10 mins from Canobie Lake Park. Is this what your username is named after?
I spent most of the video wondering if Log Chute was going to make it onto the list, and after seeing some of the rides in the top 15 I didn't think it would. Glad to see this great ride not only made the list, but managed to snatch the #2 spot.
I think Thunder Canyon at Dorney Park is more soaking than Popeye's, but it's definitely one of the very few that dares to throw riders under legit waterfalls.
God this reminds me the only ride that ever terrified me was Pilgrim’s Plunge when I was like 12. Not the drop, just that elevator and the way it had to shimmy to the side to pass the other side of the lift was haunting when you are a kid
I get to Morey's Pier at least once every year ... and while I will skip the coasters and other rides from time to time, I NEVER pass up the opportunity to ride their two-drop log flume. I'm thrilled to see that one make this list!
It's very unfortunate that such the iconic ride Splash Mountain is getting re-themed. I went on it once with my dad and enjoyed it even though I get super motion sick on water rides. It's going to be interesting to see what Disney does with the Princess and the Frog.
Every time I go to the Mall of American I always gotta get on the Log Chute. Didn’t even expect to see it here especially not at #2. Love the video man!
I kinda grew out of water rides. Loved them as a kid. But now I'm just like, ehhh. Kinda ambivalent towards them. That being said, if I get the opportunity to ride any of these, I certainly will. The majority look extremely cool.
My top 5 that I’ve done: 1. Wild West Falls (Warner Bros. Movie World) 2. Chiapas (Phantasialand) 3. River Quest (Phantasialand) 4. Valhalla (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) (Big Gap) 5. Congo River Rapids (Alton Towers)
Valhalla has 3 drops, not 2. Also, it's officially open again after a nearly 4-years reimagining! It hasn't refrained from getting the riders absolutely DRENCHED, though! :D
Hi, I'm from Madrid and I'm gonna talk about Rio Bravo in Parque warner. That backwards airtime hill was sadly renovated, so the ejector has been decreased. The reason I think is because people complained about that element because it was very dangerous.
On a nice hot day of you want some water, water rides are probably the perfect go to. I love water coasters the most, then log flumes, then river rapids. Of corse we aren't including water slides. But every park, especially one that gets hot in the summer should have a water ride of some sort.
For me, river rapids rides are the best because my whole family will go on them and it's a communal laugh riot. For so many thrill rides and even some dark rides, I end up doing them solo because nobody will go on them with me. But these I can share.
WILD WEST FALLS AT MOVIE WORLD IN AUSTRALIA!!!!!!!!! It looks very similar to Rio Bravo at Parque Warner Madrid, except I'm pretty sure it has a bigger final drop.
How is Flying Dutchman only #20? Maybe because you don’t get all that wet. But apart from that it’s got amazing theming, music, darkride and being a coaster instead of a flume, it is overall more thrilling.
I feel nostalgic to 24 which is now known as excalibur. I did not ride the current version, but i still remember the day, where it was a proper rafting ride and had more animatronics and so on. I am still a bit sad that this ride got tame.
I've heard that the Log Chute at Nickelodeon Universe was a good ride. I haven't ridden it since the 90s, not long after the Mall of America opened. Back when the park was still Camp Snoopy. It probably changed or was updated when Nickelodeon took over, but I just never wanted to ride it because it's an indoor park. Who wants to walk around a mall in wet clothes?
Your out of ur mind if u think splash mountain is better than Dudley Do Right. Dudley is more extrême in every single way its even longer and has more drops. Both have outdated animatronics sure but both have a nice charm to them. With splash mountain maybe having the edge in that 1 category. Dudley is better in every other way. Even Jurassic park is better than splash mountain in every single way. Even the animatronics
Best river rapids ride is always going to be Mystic River Falls at Silver Dollar City. The theming and the ride are perfect. The elevator lift is so different to any other rapid ride I've ever been on.
It needs to be HOT if you're going to get wet. (My tolerance for water slides is even lower when it's anything short of scorching. The enclosed tube slides just make me shiver thinking about them. But simply putting the ride in Florida largely solves this problem.)
Brilliant review - some brilliant rides. Have you ever been to Drayton Manor in the UK? Stormforce 10 is a brilliant Water ride - well worth considering for a future vid
I agree with Splash Mountain completely. So sad that the only version left will be Tokyo’s soon. Never heard of most on this list, but all of them look fun!
Now Valhalla has been redone do you think it could place higher for me its the best water ride ive ridden but i havent done any universal or disney parks
2:51 No offense, but as a Dutch person I was just laughing at that pronounciation. Please just call it Flying Dutchman. Glad to see Chiapas so high btw
When they do redo the Splash Mountain I bet it's going to be so cool more animatronics probably more coloring the music's going to be called does Disney rocks
I’m so excited for Valhalla reopening. I remember being evaced off the year it opened, I was on a school trip and got a load of free ride tickets (BPB did have wristbands then but the school wouldn’t pay for them so we got tickets, IIRC The Big One was at least 6 “A” ones).
I only went on a few water rides. I am not a fan of those. Therefor only went to the ones at Phantasialand and Movie Park, as these aren’t far from where I live.
Dudley’s ripsaw falls is soooooooo fun. I feel like not many people know who Dudley do-right is so in future I hope they refurbish it, over tearing it down for a new attraction.
I was skeptical of this video at first but it was actually really interesting, since we rarely hear much about water rides in this community. There are some amazing rides in here that I'd never seen. Thanks for this!
The original version of Rio Bravo is Wild West Falls in Movie World, Australia and the original Australian version has a better ride story and music throughout.
@@CanobieCoaster Yeah that's because the original ride doesn't have the interesting backwards camel hill on the first drop, instead it has a harder steeper backwards drop and goes much faster into the Switch track element while epic western music is playing. The other big difference is that on the original version of the ride, the final drop is hidden from view until the doors fling open, where as in the Rio version there's no final doors.
If you had been on some of the rides and seen the actual state they are in, you wouldn't place them so high. Movie Park, Belantis, Blackpool Pleasure Beach - none of the rides here are in any sort of high quality working order. Movie Park's sets are literally rotting behind the newer theming, Belantis' ride is practically all broken and Valhalla was a shadow of its original self by the time it closed in 2019. On the flip side, rides like Chiapas, Piraten in Batavia, Popeye etc. are in much better working order and deserve their place.
@@CanobieCoaster Ok, well I apologise to a degree for the assumption you hadn't. But in all seriousness - how can a ride that is literally rotting be one of the best in the world, I find that interesting. Movie Park, Belantis etc. They may have strong ideas and be unique, but the way these attractions are maintained means they are anything but the best in the world.
@@CanobieCoaster Frozen Ever After should have been a dark ride on a sleigh. There was plenty of room between the Mexico and Norway pavilions to build a new ride instead of replacing Maelstrom. Adding rides is always better than replacing existing ones. Walt called it “plussing” but currently the company would rather replace.
I always really love to see people's opinions on how they rank roller coasters/water rides! Personally, Splash Mountain would actually be on the bottom of my list (and I'm a huge Disney fan!). I have this system where I equate how fun it is to how wet I'm willing to get haha. Awesome video though!
I've only seen POVs but the log flume at toverland looks pretty cool. Goes forwards and backwards, has indoor and outdoor parts, and has a literal turntable in the middle of a lift hill that turns you from backwards to forward.
What on earth is that thing at 0:06 also I've been on about half of these and still prefer Grizzly River to all of them, the lush national park atmosphere combined with the drops make it my favorite of all time, so I think Phantasialand's rapids might be my new favorite if I ever make it out there
Stormforce10 at Drayton manor is an incredible water ride. The queue is ornately themed. The backwards drop might be the wettest point on a water ride and it ends with a spectacular double-down over the lake.
Still need to visit that park.
Stormforce10 is EASILY the 2nd best water ride in the UK. Obviously Valhalla is better!
Love your videos! Small suggestion though: When you're listing international rides, would you consider mentioning the country the ride is in after the park name? It's just helpful for considering trips.
I probably won't do that since it'll make the intro for each ride lengthier but I'll consider it.
@@CanobieCoaster i mean you don't have to say it you could just put it on screen along with more tidbits of info
You could just throw a pic of the country's flag next to the park name
@@CanobieCoaster by one second?……
@@CanobieCoaster wow.....
Frozen Ever After was a very welcomed surprise when we visited a year ago. It was truly a captivating experience. It was one of my favorite new memories at Disney.
I love it.
I love water rides and we have so few (good ones) in the UK. I'm most excited about Jurassic Park, but I absolutely love Chiapas. My partner and I went in September so we rode it all afternoon without getting off the boat. It's the second best ride at Phantasialand, after Taron, just before Die Gieste Rickshaw, which we both loved for its weirdness (and calming effect after hitting Taron too hard).
At least UK has Valhalla!
Such a fun list, thanks for the upload! I'd love to see a similar list of defunct water rides, maybe Sidewinder @ Dollywood would make it?
Defunct ride videos are tricky due to a lack of footage. I remember not finding any that I was allowed to use of Slidewinder when working on a top rides video for Dollywood.
Boston tea parties splash is insane, I get that it is short and does not have the best teeming, but the cue line is fun and you still can get wet
The wave is amazing.
My personal favourite is chiapas
An awesome one!
First off the one at Dollywood is Awsome. But another one while it is short u get very wet is Mile high falls at Kentucky Kingdom
That one has no theming, but the height and splash size is impressive.
@@CanobieCoaster that’s true but it was the first one like that. Another one during six flags was our ragin rapids ride was themed over the pequin
You forgot Mystic River Falls at Silver Dollar City
I hadn't ridden it at the time of recording. I have since and it definitely would have made the list.
I hate being an enthusiast from Ireland , we have absolutely nothing apart from Tayto Park, however I love how in most of your top ranking videos, I have been on quite a lot just simply by going to Florida, Spain and Poland.
Florida is theme park central.
@@CanobieCoaster I wish the same could be said about Ireland. I can get to Energylandia for about the same price of Tayto Park when i account for petrol etc. I can get to poland for about £20 return lol
That was the most hilarious pronunciation of vliegende I've ever heard lol
Sorry!
@@CanobieCoaster It's okay lol
Mystic River Falls is my personal favorite rapids ride, hopefully you'll get to ride it soon. #23 is now very high on my list thanks to the theming indoors😃🤣
Hopefully I'll get on it soon since it looks great.
@@CanobieCoaster it's really good but be prepared to wait in a long line unless you hit it immediately after the park opens. Always draws 2+ hour lines on hot summer days, and that's not even accounting for its reliability issues.
I came to the comments for this one. When I went in September most of the park was almost exclusively station waits, while MRF was maybe 15 minutes? Easily the best water ride in the state
Sadly they let all the theming and certain ride elements go but when I was young Journey to Atlantis was my favorite. Haven't seen the whole list yet but I also hope Escape From Pompaii makes the list too.
Pompeii is a great one. So much fire!
Log flume at SeaBreeze! THE FREAKIN LOG GETS AIRTIME
I love that drop.
Dorney park has a amazing rapid ride
So many waterfalls!
@@CanobieCoaster literally the most lol
Edit: I see you mentioned your list doesn't include water slides. I just realized that. But if you haven't uou should visit Holiday World in Santa Clause Indiana and ride their water coasters. They may not have the theming as some of these rides, but were voted as being some of the best water rides in the country when they debuted. Like the Wildebeest won the golden ticket from Amusement Today for 3 years for best water park ride 2009-2011, and the golden ticket the year it debuted for best new water ride. The Mammoth, their other one still holds the record for length of water coaster. Mammoth got the 2012 golden ticket award for best new water ride.
I have a video ranking my favorite water coasters. I separated water rides and slides since they're usually in two different types of parks (amusement vs water).
Splash mountain is the best log flume
Agreed!
Splash mountain will always be my favorite.
Likely the same for me.
Quick question, do any of these rides give a quick pop of airtime?
Lol I hope no one played a drinking game to that phrase.
Splash Mountain is not only my favorite water ride, it’s my favorite ride in the entire world. I love everything about it. The story, the songs, the characters and the thrills are just perfect.
The whole package is incredible.
@@CanobieCoaster and now they are gone :(
@@kickthesky at least the Tokyo one is still there
I say jarassic river adventure, no question. Amazing theming, and in the back, you get not too soaked, and the drop has sustained flojector pop, around the same feeling as a B&m drop with a great stomach dropping sensation
That ride is a masterpiece.
What’s the point of going on a water ride, to not get wet? 🤔
@@krystalkade3249 Personally I want to get wet, but not enough that it greatly impacts my experience at the park. Sometimes I do want to get soaked though
My one and only ride on Splash Mountain (FL) this summer was also my first and only evac - our log stopped at the Brer Bear animatronic that's on its back with the beehive on his head and we got to listen to that sound effect for about 10 minutes before we were lead off the ride and given water and a fast-pass to almost any ride. Shame I'll have to wait a few more years at least to try again, and by then it may finally be rethemed (not sure what the status is on that these days).
It's awesome that a little park like Phantasialand can have two of the top 10 water rides; I've heard great things about Chiapas and its drop.
Hopefully you can get back on Splash before its update.
Splash Mountain is my favorite too. I'm surprised Grizzly River Run didn't make the list. I've always thought that is one of the best raft rides with it's beautiful scenery and multiple drops.
I really like that ride, but it couldn't beat these 25.
My favorite is Dudley Do-Right. It is so fast-paced, visually pleasing, thrilling, and way more fun than Splash Mountain.
I agree Ripsaw Falls has a better drop, but Splash crushes it elsewhere.
Obviously it's all subjective but I find the theming on Ripsaw Falls to be a bit underwhelming. I'm actually a HUGE fan of the old Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons and their spin offs such as Dudley Do- Right and I understand that the theming is intentionally minimalistic to match the minimalist style of the old cartoon. But I think that they went too far with that idea and built sets that are incomplete. It's weird because this stands in stark contrast to the wonderfully garish ride facade they built. It is a fantastic ride with some thrilling elements, comic moments and lots of water. But I do wish the theme was more consistent and fleshed out.
On the other hand I find Splash Mountain to be a more seamless and well paced experience. The mountain itself looks like it could exist in the stories of Brer Rabbit. And the dark ride segments are top notch and they all build to the climax well. I especially think the music elevates the ride. And the multiple drops, including the indoor drop in the dark with a bunny hill, really make it a satisfying experience.
I'm not saying you're wrong to like Ripsaw Falls more. That's a matter of personal taste. But I'm just giving you my perspective on what I think makes Splash Mountain a superior ride.
Thank you for including Zoom Phloom! It's a fun ride even if it's a bit jerky and the dark ride section "Under the Boardwalk" is tacky but cute. It's my family's tradition to go through that part singing along with the music. Morey's is severely underrated. It seems to get written off as just "another" boardwalk park on the Jersey shore, especially with Great Adventure a little over an hour away. But they really do have a nice collection of top-notch rides, including this great flume, a fun woodie and better examples of SLC and Boomerang than most!
It's the best boardwalk park on the east coast.
Timber Mountain Log Ride is my favorite. I’m a sucker for Knott’s history, and I’m glad they’re keeping this classic around.
Knott's loves their history.
👍
Splash Mountain HAD to be number one. I mean, nothing else is on that level. I'm glad to see the Log Chute getting some love as well. It's the best ride at the Mall of America by far. I know you've said you are undwhelmed by Timber Mountain Log Ride's final drop but I'm still surprised to see it so low.
One ride I'd like to give some credit to is Escape from Pompeii. After the first time I rode that I felt that every other Shoot the Chute (except Jurassic Park) was really wasted potential. I get that most parks can't build something like Jurassic Park River Adventure but Escape from Pompeii uses a normal layout with a simple short dark ride section. The facade and that dark ride portion really elevate the experience and I don't think such additions are WAY beyond the means of most parks. It's just another example of taking something simple and making it great. It's also another example of why BGW is such an excellent park.
Escape from Pompeii just missed the list. I love the fire.
@@CanobieCoaster I don't necessarily think your list needed Pompeii. I just bring it up because I think it is an example of taking a simple idea and making it grand. Shoot the chute rides in the 80s and 90s were like the Vekoma Boomerang of water rises. They're simple, they are straightforward to build, they have an understandable appeal and gimmick and they require less effort to build and maintain than other water rides. But BGW took this overused concept and essentially fixed it. From a ride stand point it is no more complex than any other shoot the chute. But the dark ride overall with audio-animatronics, well done sets and fire effects make it into a far greater ride.
I don't expect a Six Flags park to have a ride with its own score or anything. But it wouldn't take much to add a Looney Toons overlay to any of their shoot the chute rides. Cedar Fair could probably do a bit better. Family owned parks could probably have some kind of local historical scene play out and it could be done on the cheap. I just think BGW proved that these rides have much more potential.
splash mountin is your favorite log flume and is absolutely perfection
Yes it is.
I found a video of the Legend of Labyrinth ride at #22!
Awesome!
Hard to decide between Valhalla, Chiapas, and Popeyes. All 3 excel at different things. Ill need to re ride Splash Mountain one day as it did absolutely nothing for me but that's everything at Disney. A few of these I'm now a bit sad that I skipped as now knowing more about them makes them rides I want to ride. Great list!
Thanks! Splash Mountain is perfect between the drops and theming.
I must say I am surprised to see Frozen Ever After on the list. I hate the ride because I feel there is no story and the song choice is horrible. For me, good animatronics do not make up for a boring ride.
The music and visuals are enough for me even if the story is basic.
Justice for Dudley Doo Ripsaw Falls which is easily the best water ride in the world / on this list. GREAT video though. :)
It's very good but not quite as good as the ones ahead of it for me.
@@CanobieCoaster that’s fair :) keep up with the good content, loving your channel!
Ps, I live 10 mins from Canobie Lake Park. Is this what your username is named after?
I was missing "Poseidon" (Europa-Park), but it's a really great and clear ranking otherwise👍
Poseidon is fine, but I prefer these rides.
I spent most of the video wondering if Log Chute was going to make it onto the list, and after seeing some of the rides in the top 15 I didn't think it would. Glad to see this great ride not only made the list, but managed to snatch the #2 spot.
I love Log Chute.
I think Thunder Canyon at Dorney Park is more soaking than Popeye's, but it's definitely one of the very few that dares to throw riders under legit waterfalls.
So many waterfalls!
God this reminds me the only ride that ever terrified me was Pilgrim’s Plunge when I was like 12. Not the drop, just that elevator and the way it had to shimmy to the side to pass the other side of the lift was haunting when you are a kid
Those Intamin elevator lifts are freaky.
I get to Morey's Pier at least once every year ... and while I will skip the coasters and other rides from time to time, I NEVER pass up the opportunity to ride their two-drop log flume. I'm thrilled to see that one make this list!
I just wish Zoom Phloom was open more often for me. It has been closed my past 2 visits.
It's very unfortunate that such the iconic ride Splash Mountain is getting re-themed. I went on it once with my dad and enjoyed it even though I get super motion sick on water rides. It's going to be interesting to see what Disney does with the Princess and the Frog.
As long as Disney builds a ride with as much of a focus on music and animatronics, it could be as good.
Every time I go to the Mall of American I always gotta get on the Log Chute. Didn’t even expect to see it here especially not at #2. Love the video man!
I make sure Log Chute is open when I go to Mall of America.
I kinda grew out of water rides. Loved them as a kid. But now I'm just like, ehhh. Kinda ambivalent towards them. That being said, if I get the opportunity to ride any of these, I certainly will. The majority look extremely cool.
I still love them. I just want to come off with dry shoes if possible.
Ripsaw falls
VS
Splash Mountain
I choose Ripsaw falls
I much prefer Splash, although Ripsaw does have the better final drop.
@@CanobieCoaster Good to hear your opinion!
My top 5 that I’ve done:
1. Wild West Falls (Warner Bros. Movie World)
2. Chiapas (Phantasialand)
3. River Quest (Phantasialand)
4. Valhalla (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
(Big Gap)
5. Congo River Rapids (Alton Towers)
The top 4 are excellent.
I would say one of my favorites is mystic river falls at sdc.
I saw that one test, but I still need to ride it.
Valhalla has 3 drops, not 2. Also, it's officially open again after a nearly 4-years reimagining! It hasn't refrained from getting the riders absolutely DRENCHED, though! :D
Ah ok, I only remember 2. But I'm glad it's open again with the effects again.
Hi, I'm from Madrid and I'm gonna talk about Rio Bravo in Parque warner.
That backwards airtime hill was sadly renovated, so the ejector has been decreased. The reason I think is because people complained about that element because it was very dangerous.
I unfortunately learned that last year. I was surprised and saddened it wasn't as powerful on my 2023 rides.
On a nice hot day of you want some water, water rides are probably the perfect go to. I love water coasters the most, then log flumes, then river rapids. Of corse we aren't including water slides. But every park, especially one that gets hot in the summer should have a water ride of some sort.
I love a classic log flume.
For me, river rapids rides are the best because my whole family will go on them and it's a communal laugh riot. For so many thrill rides and even some dark rides, I end up doing them solo because nobody will go on them with me. But these I can share.
You Forgot Jungle Log Jam at Enchanted Kingdom Philippines
I'll have to check that one out. I have not been to the Philippines.
WILD WEST FALLS AT MOVIE WORLD IN AUSTRALIA!!!!!!!!! It looks very similar to Rio Bravo at Parque Warner Madrid, except I'm pretty sure it has a bigger final drop.
I'm sure I would love that one and I hope to ride it one day.
How is Flying Dutchman only #20?
Maybe because you don’t get all that wet. But apart from that it’s got amazing theming, music, darkride and being a coaster instead of a flume, it is overall more thrilling.
I prefer dark rides with more sets. I agree Flying Dutchman has a great atmosphere though.
I feel nostalgic to 24 which is now known as excalibur. I did not ride the current version, but i still remember the day, where it was a proper rafting ride and had more animatronics and so on. I am still a bit sad that this ride got tame.
I wish it had more water effects still.
I've heard that the Log Chute at Nickelodeon Universe was a good ride. I haven't ridden it since the 90s, not long after the Mall of America opened. Back when the park was still Camp Snoopy. It probably changed or was updated when Nickelodeon took over, but I just never wanted to ride it because it's an indoor park. Who wants to walk around a mall in wet clothes?
That is the one ride that didn't get Nickelodeon theming. It gets you comfortably wet.
Your out of ur mind if u think splash mountain is better than Dudley Do Right. Dudley is more extrême in every single way its even longer and has more drops. Both have outdated animatronics sure but both have a nice charm to them. With splash mountain maybe having the edge in that 1 category. Dudley is better in every other way. Even Jurassic park is better than splash mountain in every single way. Even the animatronics
Splash Mountain has far better theming for me. I agree Ripsaw has the better drops.
Best river rapids ride is always going to be Mystic River Falls at Silver Dollar City. The theming and the ride are perfect. The elevator lift is so different to any other rapid ride I've ever been on.
It's an awesome water ride.
I don’t do these ride types too much but if I’m feeling it I would ride one
I always try to ride flumes and rapids.
It needs to be HOT if you're going to get wet.
(My tolerance for water slides is even lower when it's anything short of scorching. The enclosed tube slides just make me shiver thinking about them. But simply putting the ride in Florida largely solves this problem.)
It's too bad they replaced Splash Mountain. It was a great ride.
Tiana is an excellent ride too at least.
Brilliant review - some brilliant rides. Have you ever been to Drayton Manor in the UK? Stormforce 10 is a brilliant Water ride - well worth considering for a future vid
I still need to get to that park.
I agree with Splash Mountain completely. So sad that the only version left will be Tokyo’s soon.
Never heard of most on this list, but all of them look fun!
Splash Mountain is a special ride.
Now Valhalla has been redone do you think it could place higher for me its the best water ride ive ridden but i havent done any universal or disney parks
I rerode it and liked the updated theming.
You did a great job covering these rides! Popeye is my favorite (big rapids fan). Job well done. :)
Thanks!
2:51 No offense, but as a Dutch person I was just laughing at that pronounciation. Please just call it Flying Dutchman.
Glad to see Chiapas so high btw
I tried with that one.
When they do redo the Splash Mountain I bet it's going to be so cool more animatronics probably more coloring the music's going to be called does Disney rocks
I've heard the animatronics will be like Hong Kong's Frozen ride, which means they'll be excellent.
I’m so excited for Valhalla reopening. I remember being evaced off the year it opened, I was on a school trip and got a load of free ride tickets (BPB did have wristbands then but the school wouldn’t pay for them so we got tickets, IIRC The Big One was at least 6 “A” ones).
I'm excited to see how the refurb went.
I only went on a few water rides. I am not a fan of those. Therefor only went to the ones at Phantasialand and Movie Park, as these aren’t far from where I live.
That's understandable.
This list feels so random.
It's my opinion.
Where is journey to Atlantis at SeaWorld San Diego???? And river rapids at SeaWorld San Diego?????
Not quite good enough for the list.
And that window you do good videos, but it's so annoying that you can't pronounce Mack rides
Sorry I thought that is how the family introduced themselves.
Fun fact: Excalibur was originally themed to Never Ending Story!
Interesting! I was introduced to that from Stranger Things.
Dudley’s ripsaw falls is soooooooo fun. I feel like not many people know who Dudley do-right is so in future I hope they refurbish it, over tearing it down for a new attraction.
I think Popeye is sort of dated too.
I just rode splash mountain the day before yesterday
Nice!
I am glad they are a changing splash Mountain because I heard the original theme was racist
I'm optimistic the retheme could turn out well if it gets the same attention to music, story, and theming.
I went on Roaring Rapids at Magic Mountain and i got SOAKED on it! I loved it
That one is drenching.
I was skeptical of this video at first but it was actually really interesting, since we rarely hear much about water rides in this community. There are some amazing rides in here that I'd never seen. Thanks for this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Your content is so good man. You're up there in my top 3 creators alongside TPW and CS!
Thank you!
@@CanobieCoaster you're welcome
CC > tpw
2:50 not meant to be rude, but that is a very funny way of pronouncing that name lol
Sorry!
The original version of Rio Bravo is Wild West Falls in Movie World, Australia and the original Australian version has a better ride story and music throughout.
I've heard the airtime on Rio Bravo is better though.
@@CanobieCoaster Yeah that's because the original ride doesn't have the interesting backwards camel hill on the first drop, instead it has a harder steeper backwards drop and goes much faster into the Switch track element while epic western music is playing.
The other big difference is that on the original version of the ride, the final drop is hidden from view until the doors fling open, where as in the Rio version there's no final doors.
i cant wait to get triggered by this list lol haha
Future edit: Id rank Universal's duo higher
Everything in the top 10 is incredible.
Disney might retheme the splash mountain ride to princess and the frog this year sadly.
As long as the ride gets the same level of story-telling, animatronics, music, and theming, I could like it just as much.
@@CanobieCoaster yeah still a shame them revamping a cold classic.
I am surprised Mystic River Falls wasn’t anywhere on the list…
I haven't ridden it yet.
For me it’s between Valhalla, Chiapas and Fuga Da Atlantide
Atlantide had a cool ride system, but the theming wasn't as good as I hoped.
If you had been on some of the rides and seen the actual state they are in, you wouldn't place them so high. Movie Park, Belantis, Blackpool Pleasure Beach - none of the rides here are in any sort of high quality working order. Movie Park's sets are literally rotting behind the newer theming, Belantis' ride is practically all broken and Valhalla was a shadow of its original self by the time it closed in 2019. On the flip side, rides like Chiapas, Piraten in Batavia, Popeye etc. are in much better working order and deserve their place.
I rode all of the attractions on this list.
@@CanobieCoaster Ok, well I apologise to a degree for the assumption you hadn't. But in all seriousness - how can a ride that is literally rotting be one of the best in the world, I find that interesting. Movie Park, Belantis etc. They may have strong ideas and be unique, but the way these attractions are maintained means they are anything but the best in the world.
My favorite is skloosh cause it’s literally skloosh I can’t let her down
That ride is drenching.
You called Frozen Ever After a “refresh of Maelstrom.” Really? It was an absolute conversion. I stopped listening after that. 😒
Maybe refresh wasn't the right word. I agree it feels like an all-new ride even if it has the same ride system.
@@CanobieCoaster Frozen Ever After should have been a dark ride on a sleigh. There was plenty of room between the Mexico and Norway pavilions to build a new ride instead of replacing Maelstrom. Adding rides is always better than replacing existing ones. Walt called it “plussing” but currently the company would rather replace.
but then again you gained a touch then you lost it again hopefully you gain it back
Sorry?
12:13 not tryna be rude but thats literally the whole point of a water ride 💀
I like getting wet. But Disneyland Splash Mountain front row is extremely soaking and will have you sloshing around the rest of the day.
these are constructive criticisms and I'm sorry if it came out buttheadish
I welcome any feedback.
I always really love to see people's opinions on how they rank roller coasters/water rides! Personally, Splash Mountain would actually be on the bottom of my list (and I'm a huge Disney fan!). I have this system where I equate how fun it is to how wet I'm willing to get haha. Awesome video though!
The one in California is way more drenching than the others.
@@CanobieCoaster Interesting! I've never had the opportunity to visit Disneyland so I'll make sure to try it if I ever do!
Disappointed that volcano bay wasn’t on this 😢
Some slides there show up on my water slide list.
the timber mountain log ride and pirates of the carribbean disrespect is crazy. aint no way you put FROZEN EVER AFTER over pirates. smh.
Sorry, personal preference.
@@CanobieCoaster your personal preference is wrong
@@CanobieCoaster also it's cool that you replied
you miss flumeride Liseberg sweden two really god drops
That's a fun one.
I would say chiapas even though I've never done it
It's fantastic.
Too bad splash mt is now closed and being rethemed
I am optimistic the retheme will be done well.
YOU PEOPLE ARE SO HARD HEADED
About what?
@@CanobieCoaster ANYTHING OK
@@CanobieCoaster ANYTHING DUH!!!
I found footage of Nagashimasuka if wasn’t the best but STILL it look absolutely fun :)
m.ruclips.net/video/7xAQT2M_gS4/видео.html
It also needs to be footage I can get permission to use.
I'm in shock that silver dollar city is not here.. shocked! (Mystic River Falls).
I haven't been to the park when that ride is open.
@@CanobieCoaster Oh ok lol. Sorry! But grizzly should have been here too, for sure. It also has the spinning drop and some great rapids.
I've only seen POVs but the log flume at toverland looks pretty cool. Goes forwards and backwards, has indoor and outdoor parts, and has a literal turntable in the middle of a lift hill that turns you from backwards to forward.
It’s not my favorite or anything, but it’s definitely fun for the reasons you name.
That's a fun one too.
PLESAE take a VIDEO OF YOUR CATS
Maybe in the future.
You left off the Jaws rides. There is still one at the Universal Studios in Japan. That is a great ride!
I didn't count that one for this list, but it was a fun ride for what it was.
I think he said he was requiring a drop so that wouldn't be included. Same is true for things like The Jungle Cruise.
Valhalla blackpool pleasure beach all the way hands down the best in the world in my opinion
It's exceptional.
“You will get wet, you may get soaked”. Yeah but what about the ride? 😂 I’m from Blackpool.
Wild West Falls Movie world Gold Coast Australia
That looks like a great one.
What on earth is that thing at 0:06
also I've been on about half of these and still prefer Grizzly River to all of them, the lush national park atmosphere combined with the drops make it my favorite of all time, so I think Phantasialand's rapids might be my new favorite if I ever make it out there
That's Boat Tag at Morey's. You ride in tanks and fire balls.