Ripsaw Falls ties with Splash Mountain as my favorite flume ride. The theming combined with the jokes, sets, art, scenery, and drops make for one great log flume! The drop in the dark is great fun and the final drop is amazing! The theming is fluent throughout the ride and really adds to the overall experience. Something that caught my attention while waiting in the queue was that the building that you enter at the bottom of the final drop literally explodes as you enter it. The walls move and the roof shakes, explaining why there is a sign near it that says "Highly Kaboomable."
One of my favorite things about Ripsaw Falls though are the jokes about Disney. At several points during the ride, Dudley or Snidely make fun of Disney. During the queue line, there are two animal heads talking on the wall and when the bear says something like, "You know, I might start a singing career. I could sing country music!", the other head replies, "Oh, whoever heard of a country bear?" On the actual ride, there is a near collision with a train, similar to a scene from Mr Toads Wild Ride. Later, Snidely is preparing to drop a boulder on Dudley. Sound a little like Snow Whites Adventures? And all throughout the queue line, there are movie posters that mock famous films, like Saw Wars, Paws, and Three Men and a Grizzly. Toward the end of the attraction, there is a scene where Snidely is behind bars and a squirrel has keys in his mouth. Anyone remember this scene from Pirates of the Caribbean?
Anyway, Dudley Do-Rights Ripsaw Falls is a wonderful log flume with great scenery and jokes that make it one incredible flume ride.
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