Sea Paradise's Aqua Ride II is a whitewater raft attraction and it loses points for its terribly unimaginative name.
But then earns those points back, and more, for being pirate themed! Hooray!
And then loses a few points again for being not all that exciting. It's fine, though, especially when it's a walk-on, as it was for us. I'd like to see more pirate-themed rapids rides.
So we love to kid the late, lamented Togo for their breathtaking portfolio of pain delivery systems. On this trip, however, I regained an appreciation for Togo; they did get it right once in a while.
Surf Coaster is not the best Togo we rode on this trip (not by long shot, hoo boy). But it was – dare I say it – agreeable.
You can see from any angle that this attraction was designed to be a family-friendly ride. The lift hill takes you up a good 144 feet, but there are no drops close to that height. And a sizable portion of the layout is dedicated to a pair of ginormous helices (neither of which are as forceful as Diving Coaster: Vanish's final spin.) So it never tries to play very rough.
One look at these trains may give you nightmarish flashbacks.
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