Grand Rapids

i was just curious if any one has been on Grand Rapids at mia. if you have how was it? was it as good as tc?

The construction pictures looks cheezy. But I may be pleasenty supprised!

I was there for Media Day. In my opinion, it's a lot better than Thunder Canyon. It's longer and wilder and has the advantage of a nice, LARGE area to cover. Once the landscaping grows up in a year or two, the ride will definately be one of the best rapids rides I've been on (that award still goes to Hersheypark's Canyon River Rapids).

If you're at the park, it's definately worth it to ride. Plus you can take the train back there now. :)

sweet, thanks ill have to check it out next time i go!

It can't be better than Popeye and Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges...

I love IoA...

Ill probably try it this weekend...

Very true. Popeye is a great ride, albeit short, and deserves more recognition than it gets. I got one ride on it when I was at IoA a few years ago, and fell in love with rapids rides ever since.

Of all of them I've been on, here's my top-five:
1.)Canyon River Rapids
2.)Popeye and Bluto's Blige-Rat Barges
3.)Grand Rapids
4.)Thunder Canyon
5.)Kali River Rapids

Great ride. Did notice that the second major injector pump literally throws the boat into the wall after the crossing where you get soaked by the bystanders. When my wife rode with my daughter a woman was cut during this throw to the wall by the metal seat belt clip.

Overall....great ride. Follow the ride ops instructions (as always) and hang on tight to the ring.

I loved the rapids at hershey. The one at SFGA kinda sucked. I guess because the water was freezing and it wasn't the nicest of days.

Roaring Rapids here at SFOT had a raft flip over in the late 90's killing a passenger. I haven't rode it since, but I'm also not too fond of being soaked from head to toe in all my clothes.

I'm also not too fond of being soaked from head to toe in all my clothes.

Which is why MiA installed Grand Rapids in the back of the park where their Flume and Hydroblaster is, next to the water park.

Considering the huge draw the waterpark is at MiA, many people will likely hit GR with bathing suits on. Personally, I just bring a change of clothes with me.

i just went on it a few days ago.. it was fun and all but i wish the was a water fall or a gyeser(sp) in the middle portion of the ride. it seemed like it started exciting and the ending was great, but the middle lagged.

Well you can have the waterfalls from Thunder Canyon. I hate them. I won't ride it because of them. Well, I will if I change into my trunks, but usually if it's hot out, the line's too long anyway.

I rode Thunder Canyon for the first time when I was last there, and I wasn't really too impressed. The boat didn't really rock around as much as I would expect (for a "rapids" ride, though I dunno if they're all like that) and the only sources of excitement were those waterfalls (which you only get if you end up right underneath one, which I barely did at all).

Snake River Falls was much better, and the line was shorter too. I especially loved how after the initial blast of water, you get a second shot from the water that bounced off of the bridge =D

I rode grand rapids yesterday and i must say its awesome,you get wet a lot and so many times, and the rapids is really a rapids, it really rocks back and forth

It looked cool - I didn't ride it though. Perhaps if I go back tomorrow or Wednesday.

I have never ridden it but would like to because it looks like a lot of fun, and im sure its longer than Thunder Canyon and you have a btter chance of getting wet from all of the rocking it does, and its probly an overall a better ride than ThunderCanyon just from the looks of it and from all of your ride expierences on it! ;] *** Edited 6/18/2006 9:34:12 PM UTC by Jerreus***