Anyone miss WWL?

^ There's no dive show anymore.

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Which would further drive the point home about it being a waste of space. :)

I miss WWL quite a bit. It had become a classic. It was one of the last heavily wooded, scenic, old-fashioned areas of the park. I have a lot of memories of that ride dating back to its opening. The elevated part of the flume looking over the water was great at sunset. It was peaceful and quiet. And of course, the only log flume.

Maverick is a very good coaster that greatly exceeded my muted expectations. But I would much rather they put it somewhere else. Even the parking lot.

I miss WWL too, but no one complained when the took out Mill Race in 94 for Raptor.. *kidding*

White Water Landing was my first real "adult" ride. I used to hate coasters and when I made my first trip to the park, White Water Landing was the limit of my thrills. I used to ride that thing over and over and over again, like my own form of ERT.

When they announced it would be removed, it really didn't hit me just what was happening. Not going to the park all that much in 2006 also didn't help.

It really hit me this year when I started working on Maverick that White Water Landing was no more. I miss it, and really wish there had been some way to keep it. It was truly one of the "hidden gems" of the park, if you ask me.

I was really upset...

But then I took a ride on Maverick. :)

I do miss the only water ride in the park that you don't get soaked on tough.

I do miss it, but hey, it was a business move/decision and it works for everyone.

I remember when I was little WWL would scare the crap out of me. I don't know why but the ride scared me, then I rode it and loved it.

I went twice this year, and the second time I went, I missed it even more than the first time. It really was a good flume ride, and it was a very relaxing break from the intense thrills of CP.

Now to respond to Danny's Phantom Flyers.... That used to be the American Eagles at Kings Island and holy cheeseballs that's probably the best flat ever. I miss them so much :'(

hit em hard and show no mercy :D

I miss the trees and the sound of the canoes slowly bumping inside the trough and water splashing (Reminds me of The Deer Hunter "the trees") The leisurely pace of it.

CP needs to build a flume/dark ride combination.

I how the train went through the "wilderness". I mean it's cool to go by Maverick, but the wooded area was good too. It seems like so long ago. I only rode WWL a few times. I wish I would have gone to Cedar Point before 2003. I only discovered my true love for CP in the past couple of years so my vision of the WWL area is fuzzy.

I miss tripping over the old rail road crossing (the old CP&LE route) at Cedar Junction on the Frontier Trail.

How long ago was that removed?

HalloWeekends! said:
I miss the trees and the sound of the canoes slowly bumping inside the trough and water splashing...

~Must...stay...strong~ (Or Ensign will chastize me for living in the past ;))

Vince982, I believe that was removed right before the '99 season, when the RR tracks along perimeter road leaving the Funway station were moved out more to "give a better view of the lake." Obviously, what opened next season was the real reason for that. :)

i miss it tons. I like water rides; but i also dont like to be soaked. WWL also brings back family memories and YES I miss it dearly.

YES YES YES! It was such a great long flume and they are getting more and more scarce. Just another coaster maverick is. SAD :(

^Seriously, let it go about White Water Landing. I think it is obvious the park took out a great family attraction. Kinzel noted this on the CoasterBuzz Podcast back in 2005. WWL had its problems as well which was one of the reason it isn't around anymore. Rides age and if their ridership/cost don't justify then they have to go and be replaced with something that will justify, Maverick has undoubtedly done that.

As for a new log flume. I don't think that idea is out of the question for the future.