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 Review of Ripsaw Falls @ Islands of Adventure
0 Rating Posted by: Waitj786 on 4/12/2003 6:36:00 PM
This ride was soo awesome. Truly amazing for many reasons. 1.Great theming. 2.It was long and exciting. 3.It was one of the best endings one a water ride that i have ever experienced. This ride definately needs to be ridden if you go to the park. It is almost as good as its daddy Splash Mountain in disney world.
 

Review Comments

Lin48 on 4/12/2003 8:48:39 PM said:
Explain how Splash Mountain would be this rides paternal figure. Explain how the two even compare, actually.
tacoking on 4/12/2003 9:07:45 PM said:
well SM is better than this, but it is a good ride
Lin48 on 4/12/2003 9:15:45 PM said:
The best thing about this ride is the airtime you get on the drop. Nothing else about it compares to what you get on SM.
Waitj786 on 4/13/2003 9:17:54 AM said:
Im not saying SM gave birth to it im just saying that SM was one of the first flume rides to use a long storline and intertwine it with a ride. And Ripsaw Falls does the same thing and so does jorney to atlantis. Both these rides are right By SM. But SM is the original and oldest giving it the father title over the three story telling flume rides.
tacoking on 4/13/2003 5:51:15 PM said:
SM is the bet of them all.
Lin48 on 4/13/2003 7:41:57 PM said:
I was just kidding for the most part...but I do really believe SM is better.
Waitj786 on 4/13/2003 7:53:08 PM said:
SO do i......Cool r u new on this site???
Cause if u r welcome.
Lin48 on 4/13/2003 11:38:12 PM said:
Ive been a member since last July, but thanks.
Sephiroth7 on 4/14/2003 2:06:24 AM said:
I have to say...SM is amazing, but I have more fun on DD. You get wetter, theming is "good", drop is 5x better...I both have them rated as nines (I think) since they are both so good. Its a tough call, but one is "surely" not better then the other...
tacoking on 4/14/2003 5:38:51 PM said:
nono, SM is surely better than DD and JP
Lin48 on 4/14/2003 5:42:02 PM said:
Its an understandable difference of opinions. When were talking about SM, I like the story, but the drops are a bonus. When I rode DD, I thought that the drops were great, but the story really didnt do anything for me. Im thinking that there could have been a million better themes to choose from...but maybe I just dont like DD to start with.
tacoking on 4/15/2003 5:24:34 PM said:
DD is great for me. SM is better. It really is. JP is better than DD, but SM is better than both
Lin48 on 4/16/2003 11:35:23 AM said:
Any supporting reasons for thinking that?
tacoking on 4/16/2003 6:35:31 PM said:
there is more than one drop on SM, and you dont have to hold on to anything
DemonRules on 4/16/2003 6:37:36 PM said:
SM sucks the big one!
MagnumMan on 4/16/2003 7:34:57 PM said:
I agree. I thought SM was the biggest rip. You wait in an hour line (2 hours for me. REALLY, IM SERIOUS), flow down a 20 minute "river" with 2 1 ft. drops and then are stoked for a drop that looks significantly thrilling from the outside and you get a 2 ft. drop! The soaking factor is in the negative zone and this is definitly one of the most overrated rides ever created! Classic, yet awesome themeing is the only reason why this ride deserves credit, but that doesnt cut it. Both aspects need to be flawless (like the kingly Ripsaw Falls at IoA). Try its Mountain neighbor next door if you want a ride thats worth it.
MagnumMan on 4/16/2003 7:38:09 PM said:
BTW: What rides are DD & JP?
B&M Rider on 4/16/2003 10:48:13 PM said:
DD=Dudley DoRight (Ripsaw Falls) JP=Jurassic Park

I personally think DD was the best flume Ive been on, since it has some great theming, some sweet drops and a nice storyline to follow. You get totally soaked and its a great way to cool off. JP I think is the worst of the 3 since I think the dinosaurs are totally fake-looking, and while I give Universal credit for putting a ton of effort into the animatronics, the dinosaurs with one moving body part just doesnt cut it. The drop is ok, and thats all there is to it. Splash Mountain I think is awesome and has great theming. It has a couple of good drops and you get very wet. Its awesome when you consider how old it is and its just a classic but I dont think it shares the caliber of the newer great flumes like DD.
Waitj786 on 4/17/2003 9:31:48 AM said:
I like SM just a little bit more than DD because of theming factors. But JP was a HUGE dissapointment for me. This is because of how cool it looked i was expecting more dinasuars and more drops leading up to the big one (which wasnt that exciting). And the part where you are inside is not scary because the raptors barely come near you. So personally JP was a big dissapointment.
Lin48 on 4/17/2003 11:05:47 AM said:
As long as you have a reason for liking/disliking something, Ill never hold anything against anybody.
DemonRules on 4/17/2003 3:59:16 PM said:
i think DD is the best flume ive ever been on, probably also the best water ride ive ever been on. the theming is pretty funny, and is constant throughout the ride. the double drop is great, and you actually get wet on it (unlike SM).
MagnumMan on 4/17/2003 4:16:03 PM said:
I agree with Ripsaw Falls being totally better than Jurrasic Park. While I was awed completely by the dinosaurs relistic look (for a "robot") and movements and the lush theming incorporated into the ride, and the entire JP area for that, I was lured in by the drop at the end and got nothing out of it, in which I felt cheated. Yes it was steep but I never got wet on it at all and I was in the front! That was a major dissapointment for me. Luckly, since it had just finished raining and everyone left the park, (like most of the rides there) I only waited a max. of 10 min. for it, unlike Splash Mountain. Now Ripsaw Falls is a flume that includes all aspects of what needs to be there, even if I couldnt follow the story line to save my life (something about a girl and her being tied up to a railroad track LOL). Plus, I got wetter than any ride Ive ever been on. Unfortunatly though, I didnt think theming was consistant throughout the ride like Demon said. There were a couple of blank spaces in the ride and parts where you could see what was coming...
MagnumMan on 4/17/2003 4:18:39 PM said:
But it wasnt as bad as Jurrasic Park where you could see T-Rex at the end of the ride, dormant, and then automatically start up when you get 2 ft. in front of him! I was literally laughing my head off because it was so strange to me that Universal hadnt even thought about that.
tacoking on 4/17/2003 4:45:45 PM said:
SM is the best and all yall know that
MagnumMan on 4/17/2003 5:02:01 PM said:
No way. Just because its a classic, and I give it credit for that, doesnt mean its the best...AND ITS NOT THE BEST!
DemonRules on 4/17/2003 5:16:18 PM said:
its no where near the best. the only reason its afloat is the fact that it has theming (which no one understands). disney has the worst habbit of making subpar rides with good theming, and then trying to pass them off as quality rides.
MagnumMan on 4/17/2003 5:32:14 PM said:
Some of the rides I concider exceptional in every way are Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror, Big Thunder, Rock n Roller Coaster, Alien Encounter, SOME of the classics (Haunted Mansion & Spaceship Earth for one), and couple other rides. And if you want to look at areas, I concider none of WDW to be completely quality like IoA. The only one that come close is MGM & EPCOT.
Lin48 on 4/17/2003 8:05:49 PM said:
I think its funny how Splash Mountain is based on a movie you can never find anywhere these days. I mean, of course I know why, but all the same. Im sure some people who ride it dont even know that it was a movie. At least when you ride DD, you can think of the Brendan Frasier bomb from a few years ago and when you ride Jurassic Park, you can think about how cool the first film was.
MagnumMan on 4/17/2003 10:36:56 PM said:
...and how horrible its sequels were. #3 was okay, but #2 was pukable.

Song Of The South is a movie a lot of people havent even heard of, period. Its very old and was released on video a long time ago along with those other older Disney live-action films like Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang and Petes Dragon. I think its awesome that they went that far back into their vault to find inspiration. That shows they still care about what was then, as well as what is now.
DemonRules on 4/18/2003 11:21:53 AM said:
hey, dont rip on the JP movies! ive got the trilogy DVD set, and all the movies are awesome. but anyways, im a little lost......what ride is based off of song of the south?
tacoking on 4/18/2003 1:10:35 PM said:
the 3rd JP sucked, especially the ending, and i know all of you people know SM is the best, your just a little shy to admit it.
Lin48 on 4/18/2003 2:25:02 PM said:
Splash Mountain is based on Song of the South. You cant find any politically incorrectness in the ride, but apparently, theres enough of it in the movie to make it totally obscure in modern life.
MagnumMan on 4/18/2003 2:41:03 PM said:
Song of the SOUTH. What comes to your mind when you think of that...S-L-A-V-E-R-Y. And that was basically what the movie was about, so of course, the entire movies premise was taken out of the ride. But for some reason, SOTS included the Brer animals from the famous childrens series, and that was the inspiration that gave Disney the idea. BTW: To bserwin- Im in no way ashamed to admit that I think SM was a rip. When you wait 2 hrs. for a ride that is not, in the slightest, worth it, and the scenery is all you can comment positively on, that is something that people need to know and I will talk you down about it. & To DemonRules: Im not ripping on the whole trilogy in any way. In fact, I think its genious, especially the first movie. Actually, I thought the third one was allright. I just wish that the original idea of the Island could have stuck with the that sequel instead of the stupid Raptor idea from the second one. I thought the 2nd one was just a plain, horrible movie and was thoroughly unbelievable, taking away from the fun of the first one.
MagnumMan on 4/18/2003 2:55:08 PM said:
Well thats who its made for. You wouldnt find Brer Rabbit in Islands Of Adventure (excluding the Kids areas, of course), would you?
tacoking on 4/18/2003 3:41:23 PM said:
well no crap you wouldnt. and you people dont get it, disney rides are about themeing, like the scenery and themeing is part of the ride, i cant really explain it. but o well.
Lin48 on 4/18/2003 4:55:55 PM said:
I think some people are getting a little over-excited about this.
tacoking on 4/18/2003 6:31:20 PM said:
ok, what i mean is that some parks put senery as an add-on to the ride, just to make your ride on it better. but disney is not like that, the scenery and themeing are the ride.
DemonRules on 4/19/2003 11:10:04 AM said:
yes, which is exactly why disney is beginning to fall behind these other new parks. their rides are nothing but theming. there is no real substance to the ride. they just hide the fact that the ride itself sucks by throwing themeing at you. IOA is different. it has just as incredible theming, but the theming was added only after the ride itself was proven to be quality. they have great rides that are only made better with the addition of theming. disney had better learn a lesson pretty quick, otherwise, i see a bad road ahead for them. and to magnum: yeah, i agree that the second one was really outrageous, but heck, i just love dinosaurs, so i have no problem with a bad JP movie.
B&M Rider on 4/19/2003 7:23:35 PM said:
I totally agree with DemonRules on that one.

Now let me step aside and explain to bserwin why I like IOA much better than Disney. These rides get rated 1-5 on theming and 1-5 on the ride itself, 5 being the best, 1 being the worst.

Splash Mountain: Theming=5 Ride=3 (8 Total)
Ripsaw Falls: Theming=5 Ride=5 (10 Total)

Now for some Disney rides where the ride is the theming, Id probably give it a 6. But rides that are thrilling as well as well-themed will get like a 10. And that is why Disney cannot compete with Universal.
Sephiroth7 on 4/19/2003 11:02:08 PM said:
Not being involved much...let me just say a few things. #1 Disney is NOT just for kids and neither is SM. #2 Both parks have the best theming in the world. #3 Disneys rides are geared to satisfy all age groups(most). A ride like Space Mountain I can have a lot of fun on, but so can a 8 year old kid. Same thing with something like Buzz Lightyear or Test Track.
tacoking on 4/20/2003 11:11:54 AM said:
B&M rider i dont care what you think..........demon i thought i already explained this to you and once gain you missed my point........but disney rides have that "themeing" as the ride. its not really thmemeing because it is the ride. like at IoA most of the themeing there is just to make the ride better. i hope you get it now.
B&M Rider on 4/20/2003 6:57:35 PM said:
Oh thanks for taking my opinion into consideration, very thoughtful of you.
MagnumMan on 4/20/2003 7:03:33 PM said:
But like most of us have said, that doesnt necessarily make it a better ride, or a good ride at that. For example, a ride like Ripsaw Falls might have less "elaborate" theming than Splash Mountain but that has no effect on the actual ride. Like before, I said both aspects have to be flawless and if they arent some people are going to come off dissapointed, and no matter how grand SMs theming might be, it has no effect on the performance of the ride and it SUCKS.
tacoking on 4/20/2003 7:36:21 PM said:
and magnum you also missed my point. how stupid are you people, i aint goin to sit here and explain it again.
B&M Rider on 4/20/2003 7:42:09 PM said:
We see your point! Disney rides are the theming, whereas at IOA the theming is only used to enhance the ride. My point is, the rides at IOA are better because theyre actual rides, not just sitting around and looking at theming. Theming as it is sucks, in my opinion. Id rather be turned upside-down while looking at the theming.
tacoking on 4/20/2003 8:22:53 PM said:
ok, so you got half my point.
Sephiroth7 on 4/20/2003 9:35:55 PM said:
I would rather be at a theme park, then an amusement park. Its not just the actual rides that matter, the parks surroundings have a big impact on the whole experienc. I have so much fun at Disney and Orlando. Driving to the park, staying at the hotel, riding the rides. Even if Im not being thrown upside down, you are absorbed into another world at Disney. The fact that SMs drop isnt amazing doesnt matter that much to me. The ride itself is awesome and blows 99.9 percent of other log flumes OUT OF THE WATER. If theming is done well, it can overtake 200 ft drops in my opinion. If DD didnt have theming, SM would be a SURE winner...
tacoking on 4/20/2003 9:51:23 PM said:
SM IS better than DD
B&M Rider on 4/21/2003 12:00:10 AM said:
What was the other half of your "point," to totally agree with you?
DemonRules on 4/21/2003 9:44:22 AM said:
hey, okay bserwin, i get your point, but its not a good one. because like B&M said, when it comes to me rating a ride, i think of both theming and the ride. so SM would get a 10 for theming, but no more than a 3 or 4 for the ride. on the other hand, DD would get a 8 or 9 for theming, but also a 8 or 9 for the ride. thats the difference. SM would only get around an 8, while DD is somewhere around 17 or 18. disney can keep making their rides all about theming, but sooner or later it just isnt going to work anymore.
B&M Rider on 4/21/2003 11:36:13 AM said:
Its already stopped working for Disney...
tacoking on 4/21/2003 3:56:19 PM said:
nono demon. thats not my whole point. im goin to say something else, and this is it......
At Disney POTC is no different than SM and thats no different than SW and thats no different than the HM. They all have the same concept. POTC- the pirates you see arent theming, thats the ride. HM- the whole ghost stuff and the popping heads isa not themeing thats also the ride. SW- The boat and the little people is NOT themeing, its the ride. in tht ride you peopler think that that stuff is themeing, its not, that is the ride, thats the same with SM, all the stuff you see around in there is the ride, not themeing. Some parks dont bother with evern outting trees or anything around there rides, Disney puts that themeing, and MORE to the ride. While, some of IoA just puts trees and soome other themeing. But, I know, that rides like DD do put that extra stuff in the ride like Disney does to SM, excpet Disney is better.
Now, with Disneys rides like Peter Pan and Snow White, the "stuff" youi see around in there is not theming, when some say it is, is not. Like in Peter Pan, when your flying around and see the the town and the ship, whats that? thats the ride. Now if you dont FULLY understand what I said here, then o well. Its not my problem. Im done here.
Sephiroth7 on 4/21/2003 5:45:18 PM said:
Ok....everything was going good until you said SMs ride rating is a 3 or 4. Now, you are HONESTLY saying Log Fever at Six Flags Unthemed Mountain is a better "ride" then SM? Go jump in a lake. There are things to bash Disney for, but that is just ludicris...
MagnumMan on 4/21/2003 7:30:25 PM said:
bserwin, I understand your point, but i hope you arent saying that its why SM is better than DD.
tacoking on 4/21/2003 7:32:24 PM said:
thats not the whole reason why Im saying Sm is better than DD. One part is that the ride, ALL together, that means ALL of it, is better than DD.
B&M Rider on 4/22/2003 12:05:59 AM said:
Lets see, which ride do I like better? Pirates or several drenching exciting drops, one of which being a very steep drop that goes below the water level?

...Ill leave this up to you
Sephiroth7 on 4/22/2003 12:59:24 AM said:
What does Pirates of the Carribean have to do with SM or DD? Im confused....
B&M Rider on 4/22/2003 1:02:03 AM said:
Ehh whatever, its after midnight and I havent had my daily caffeine fix yet...
Sephiroth7 on 4/22/2003 1:07:05 AM said:
lol...well leave it at that...
xDisney on 4/22/2003 4:06:35 PM said:
Does anyone have any comments about Ripsaw Falls ?
Sephiroth7 on 4/22/2003 5:09:33 PM said:
Yes its a great ride.
tacoking on 4/22/2003 6:25:16 PM said:
its fun. i liked it. the drop is great.
MagnumMan on 4/22/2003 6:50:01 PM said:
They really accociated with the water in this one. You litteraly are soaked to the bone...at least I was...
tacoking on 4/22/2003 8:05:54 PM said:
yes, you do get wet on this.
Waitj786 on 4/25/2003 9:20:43 AM said:
ummm ripsaw falls???? Well i think i reviewed this ride 67 posts back.......Um well it was and awesome ride with new drop ideas which i really liked. The theming was outside which is a challenge because it is so open that you dont get the full themed feeling. Which i think makes SM feel like it has better theming because it is enclosed. This ride has awesome small drops EX-The dark train drop. I also liked the final drop where you shoot back up and water splashes in your face.
tacoking on 4/25/2003 3:51:44 PM said:
you drop into the "dynamite" house, i believe.
DemonRules on 4/27/2003 8:07:09 PM said:
yeah, and the water splashes, and the roof blows "off". the double drop is the best feature on any water ride i have ever been on.
beastboy on 5/30/2004 8:38:00 PM said:
This has nothing to do with the ride but I noticed this review has 70 comments and I was wondering if anybody knew which review on the site has the most comments?
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