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Roman Rapids
River Rapids at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia. Opened 1988.
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Roman Rapids is a river rapids ride in the Festa Italia area of Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia, the part of the park themed to a fair celebrating Marco Polo's return to Italy. Built by Intamin, it opened in 1988.
Riders sit in round rafts that hold nine people and race along a turbulent channel past Roman ruins, dodging waterfalls and spinning through twists and turns. The park compares the rafts to water chariots, and the ride is designed to drench its passengers. It is one of the park's water rides, along with Escape from Pompeii and the Le Scoot log flume.
Riders must be at least 42 inches tall.
Sources
- buschgardens.com/williamsburg/rides/roman-rapids (Park page: white-water rafting ride, rafts for nine, waterfalls, twists and turns, 'water chariot'; minimum rider height 42 inches.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Rapids (Intamin river rapids ride in Festa Italia (Italy); opened 1988; 9 riders per boat; 42 in requirement.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busch_Gardens_Williamsburg (Festa Italia themed to a fair celebrating Marco Polo's return; Roman Rapids designed to drench guests.)
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