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Infinity Falls - 2018 Raft Ride

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epcyclopedia said:
Painted over really.
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If it has been painted over it must have been done years ago, it doesn't look any different than in recent times.

Why are we even talking about this anyway :P
 
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The area seems quite small for a rapids ride. I noticed that the concept art shows multiple levels where sections of the trough intersect with one another. I'll be quite interested to see what the layout looks like.
 
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The area seems quite small for a rapids ride. I noticed that the concept art shows multiple levels where sections of the trough intersect with one another. I'll be quite interested to see what the layout looks like.
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Yea, but keep in mind also that like a third of rides like Kali River Rapids are the slow inclines in the beginning. Kali has a good minute and a half of just going up a really boring and slow chain lift... That not only takes up a good chunk of ride time, but also real estate. By having the elevator lift, Infinity cuts out all that space and boring time. Bottom line is, there's going to be more actual (fun) ride time on Infinity than Kali, even though it takes up less space.
 
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Yea, but keep in mind also that like a third of rides like Kali River Rapids are the slow inclines in the beginning. Kali has a good minute and a half of just going up a really boring and slow chain lift... That not only takes up a good chunk of ride time, but also real estate. By having the elevator lift, Infinity cuts out all that space and boring time. Bottom line is, there's going to be more actual (fun) ride time on Infinity than Kali, even though it takes up less space.
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Having said all that, I'm still going to concede that Popeye will be better. You can't beat the theming and fleshed out story of a ride like Popeye. Infinity should be more fun than Kali, and probably just as good as Congo at Busch Gardens... That'll make it a great addition to SeaWorld, but can't compete with the awesomeness of this:

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Infnity Falls will be so much better than CRR!
 
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Infnity Falls will be so much better than CRR!
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Any raft ride is better than kali River rapids.
 
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Any raft ride is better than kali River rapids.
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He was talking about Congo River Rapids at BGT, but yes, Kali is pretty disappointing. Especially since it was originally supposed to be so much more.
 
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Congo River Rapids is also 35 years old. They've made some advances in the technology since then. One of the big features on CRR (and many others of that time) was a wave area which sounded good on paper until boats got stuck all the time. They turned the wave machines off and now they have a calm area of the ride that is kind of boring (and even when it had waves was kind of boring), but that was the initial design.
 
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He was talking about Congo River Rapids at BGT, but yes, Kali is pretty disappointing. Especially since it was originally supposed to be so much more.
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Is why I hate abbreviations. Thank you
 
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Kali starts with a K
Congo starts with a C

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I like BGT's Congo, it is a nice organic, no nonsense ride that is nicely landscaped.
Popeye, did it yesterday for the first time this year, always has been one of my favorite rides, though you do get ridiculously wet on it, most of the big stuff missed me, yet I still was soaked.
 
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WAJAS98 said:
The area looks a lot bigger without the trees and such. Also, notice the old SeaWorld logo that used to be on top of the Shamu Stadium overhand is gone now.
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While I think this is a great addition to the park, those beautifully landscaped areas will be greatly missed. I am sure they will add new landscaping and make it look great, but I loved the photo op in front of the lake and waterfall.

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I don't know, I think I'd take a much-needed attraction over a photo op, but that's just me.
 
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That was one of my favorite photo ops, but with the renderings it looks like there will be some new ones so I'll live.

As far as rapids rides go, I usually skip them. In fact I've never been on KRR, CRR or P&BBRB. I think the only I've ever been on is Rip Roarin' Rapids at Carowinds when I still lived in Charlotte & more than 20 years ago. I'm just not into getting drenched then having to walk around...or pay for a dryer...(yes I'm frugal...lol). I will however get a ride on this sometime next year as it looks much more exciting. Let's hope there isn't too much downtime.
 
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The Skytower must be running today. Here's a pic posted on fb by In The Loop:
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Looks like a small footprint. And at 4 minutes, it's going to be pretty short as it is so I hope it's an action-packed 4 minutes.
 
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More land cleared.
 
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UNIrd said:
Looks like a small footprint. And at 4 minutes, it's going to be pretty short as it is so I hope it's an action-packed 4 minutes.
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Most of these rides have an extra minute or two going up a lift so it should hopefully lead to a more condensed experience.
 
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Quick update from yesterday from the ground for Infinity Falls. (Sky Tower was closed due to weather.)

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Photo Highlights:

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Noticed this buffer added to water across the path, keeping construction debris from spreading too far:
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Walls go right up to animal ambassador doors:
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Now that all the land looks clear I hope that means real construction can begin soon!
 
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Id expect land to keep moving for a while and non-vertical work to continue for a bit.
 
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