The Wave
Shoot-the-Chutes at Valleyfair, Shakopee, Minnesota. Opened 1992.
- Height
- 50 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 40 mph
- Length
- n/a
- Inversions
- n/a
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Hopkins Rides
The Wave is a shoot-the-chutes water ride at the front of Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota. Hopkins Rides built it, and it opened in 1992. The park calls it the wettest ride at Valleyfair.
Boats carrying 20 passengers are lifted 50 feet, then plunge down a 50-degree drop at 40 mph into a pool, throwing up a large wave. A bridge and observation deck at the bottom let riders who have just left the boat, and onlookers, get soaked by the next splash. Each boat has a maximum load of 3,400 pounds. The ride stands directly at the front of the park, where its splash is easy to see.
Riders must be at least 46 inches tall.
Sources
- valleyfair.enchantedparks.com/rides-and-experiences/attracti... (Park page: 20-passenger boats lifted 50 feet, then a 50-degree drop at 40 mph; massive wave; observation deck for a second splash; wettest ride at Valleyfair; directly at the front of the park; operates Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day; minimum height 46 inches; maximum 3,400 lb per boat.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valleyfair (The Wave, 1992, Hopkins Rides shoot-the-chutes; a bridge at the bottom where visitors can get soaked.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.