Atlantis question

[sunshineNJ]

Does the current ride at Atlantis have any drops? This is not the lazy river it's the much more faster moving Current ride. Thank You

 

[sympatico]

Are you referring to Roa's Rapids at Aquatica ? If so it doesn't have any drops just fast flowing water.
Atlantis is the flume ride at Sea World. You're in a "boat" which does drop you.

 

[GrnMtnMan]

Does the current ride at Atlantis have any drops? This is not the lazy river it's the much more faster moving Current ride. Thank You

Do you mean Atlantis in The Bahamas?

If so, there are no significant drops in the river system of Aquaventure. The two parts of the system are made up of the current (wavy) and the rapids (rapids).

Here's a picture of the rapids:

 

[sunshineNJ]

Yes I meant the one at Atlantis in the Bahamas. I read that you get pulled up by a conveyer belt so I thought there might be a drop which wouldn't work for me although my kids would like. Thanks for the picture.

 

[GrnMtnMan]

Yes I meant the one at Atlantis in the Bahamas. I read that you get pulled up by a conveyer belt so I thought there might be a drop which wouldn't work for me although my kids would like. Thanks for the picture.

There is a conveyor, but there aren't any drops in the Rapids section of the Aquaventure river system, other than the gentle slope that creates/allows for the rapids.

The Aquaventure river system is a big circle. The conveyor is needed so that you don't have to get out of you tube and climb up some stairs to start the circle over again.

 

[sunshineNJ]

Thank You!

 

[jpeppers]

It is a fantastic ride but no drops. We spent almost the whole day on it. The rest of the park is a step below the Orlando water parks in my opinion!

 

[GrnMtnMan]

The rest of the park is a step below the Orlando water parks in my opinion!

I'll add my two cents to this thought.

As a stand-alone water park, Atlantis would be a minor one with fun but forgettable attractions. There's no groundbreaking one of a kind slides at Atlantis (except maybe the river/conveyor belt system that allows you to stay in the water/your tube indefinitely). Nothing is the tallest, fastest or loopiest.

But I think Atlantis is much like Disney in that it is not the individual statistics, but the whole package put together. Disney rides are not the most technologically advanced, fastest, or the best at any one thing. But they are the best when the story, ride, and total atmosphere are put together.

Atlantis is like this in that the water park would be ordinary if it were a concrete water park a land locked town, but its sitting on the bluest ocean in a beautiful tropical climate as part of a world-class resort. You can watch the ocean liner cruise along the Caribbean while you ride a conveyor belt up to a water slide....then when you get down, you can run from a pool to an ocean in about 50 yards.

So yes, Atlantis is not the greatest water park, but it is a pretty unique world-class attraction.