MY FAVOURITE RIDE HERE! Good waiting areas, themed to the ride. The ride is VERY wet, you can get absolutely drenched, so beware! Excellent for really hot days. If you are not going on the ride and are just watching there are some good viewing areas. There are a couple of places where there are squirty machines that you can work (but you have to pay to use them) to squirt the riders as they go by. This is almost as much fun as going in the ride itself. The two places are on the ship Olive near the ride's end and on the bridge midway through the ride. The boat is best. Here you can identify those that have managed to get through without getting too wet, who are laughing at the others and aim your squirty at them! A real hoot when they look about wondering where the water has come from! The ride itself is exciting, beautiful to look at and a really fun ride.
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