Raging Waters

Raging Waters is the name of three water theme parks located in Sacramento, San Dimas, and San Jose, California. They are the largest water parks in the state of California.^{[citation needed]} The three parks are owned by Palace Entertainment but each contains different attractions. The three parks are generally closed during the winter months.

There are also parks named Raging Waters in Wildwood, New Jersey (at Morey's Piers) and Salt Lake City, Utah, but only the three California Raging Waters parks are owned by Palace Entertainment.

Raging Waters San Jose

The Raging Waters San Jose amusement park is located in Lake Cunningham Park in East San Jose, adjacent to Capitol Expressway, Eastridge Mall, Eastridge Transit Center and Reid-Hillview Airport.

Raging Waters Sacramento

Main article: Raging Waters Sacramento

Raging Waters Sacramento water park is located at Cal Expo and was formerly known as Six Flags Waterworld.

Raging Waters San Dimas

The Raging Waters San Dimas is located off the 57 freeway between the Interstate 10 and Interstate 210 freeways. It is Southern California's largest water park. Wild Rivers in Irvine, Soak City in Buena Park, and Hurricane Harbor in Valencia all feature fewer attractions. The Raging Waters San Dimas ranked #3 nationally by the Travel Channel in its Top 10 ranking of US Water Parks.

Attractions

Section of Raging Waters in Salt Lake City.

Amazon Advenure

The Amazon Advenure is a quarter-mile long, 3-foot (0.91 m) deep, Tropical River that runs through a section of the park. Riders sit in rafts as the current pulls them around the river route.

Dark Hole

The Dark Hole is a system of two fiberglass tunnels with a total drop of fifty-two feet. Riders sit in a two person raft speeding through the total darkness of the long flumes, the first of its kind in the country. Riders travel at a speed rate of 26 miles per hour.

DropOut

DropOut is a seven-story water slide, one of the tallest slides in the country^{[citation needed]}. Riders plunge at a near free fall, reaching speeds close to 40 miles per hour. Some riders will actually lift off the slide when coming down.

High Extreme

High Extreme is the largest two person raft ride in the nation^{[citation needed]}. Standing at 10-stories, High Extreme sends riders through 600-foot (180 m) flumes, reaching speeds of up to thirty-five miles per hour. This ride originally used a toboggan-like raft for single riders; however, for many years thereafter only the two-person raft was used. As of 2006, the head-first toboggans returned and guests could choose between the two. In 2007, use of the double tubes was again discontinued, in favor of the head-first toboggans.

Ragin' Racer

Riders race down the eight-lane slide on head-first toboggan mats similar to those used on High Extreme. At eight lanes and over 200 feet (61 m) long, Ragin' Racer is the largest slide of its type in the country. Going up to 34 miles per hour.^{[citation needed]}.

Dragon's Den

This slide debuted in 2004 and is a two-rider tube ride that sends guests plummeting down a steep 42-foot (13 m) tunnel. Circling around a 35-foot (11 m) bowl 9-foot (2.7 m) until they fall though a secret tunnel at the bottom. The current record for complete revolutions of the bowl before exiting is five (5) revolutions, held by Michael Lewis and Daniel Kaplan of Santa Barbara, CA.

Wave Cove

The Wave Cove is one of Raging Water's oldest and most popular attractions^{[citation needed]}. It is a million gallon pool with fan blades at the deep end, producing waves of up to three feet. Riders may be in the pool with or without an inner tube.

FlowRider

FlowRider is one of the newest attractions in the park, debuting in 2007. Riders ride on a boogie board on a jet-made continuous wave that moves 36,000 gallons of water per minute. Riders may perform tricks and other stunts at their own discretion. Although similar rides can be found throughout the US, FlowRider is the first of its kind here at Raging Waters.

Neptune's Fury

Neptune's Fury is a closed tube ride in which 3 or 4 people sit together. It is dark inside to cause disorientation. This 600-foot (180 m)-long wild ride plunges the raft into total darkness through a 108-inch (2,700 mm)-diameter tunnel and down a 60-foot (18 m) drop at 30 miles per hour.

Bermuda Triangle

Bermuda Triangle consists of three fiberglass tubes, one plunging you at a vertical angle. This is one of the top-ten fastest slide of its kind in the U.S., attaining a speed of 50 miles per hour.

Vortex

Vortex is a spiral tube slide that twists you at 360 degree angles, sometimes decreasing your oxygen because of its limited diameter, as you're traveling at at a speed of 33 miles per hour.

Splash Island Adventure

A tropical-themed collection of 75 activities – including four slides, water cannons, web crawl tunnels, spiral cargo nets and swinging bridges. Splash Island’s centerpiece is a 1,000-gallon bucket atop a five-story tower that tips hundreds of gallons of water over the whole attraction every few minutes.

Dr. Von Dark's Tunnel of Terror

In popular culture

• The San Dimas Raging Waters was used in the production of the 2007 movie Norbit. The uniforms worn by the park's staff in the movie were identical to those worn by actual employees of the park.
• The San Dimas park was also featured in the movie Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure as well as the town of San Dimas. Although, the film was actually shot in Phoenix, Arizona and the waterpark in the film was Golfland Sunsplash in nearby Mesa.
• Raging Waters is always mentioned in The Steve Harvey Show, as being visited by the main characters, despite the fact that it takes place in Chicago, Illinois.^{[citation needed]}
• Raging Waters is mentioned in the 2008 comedy film " Drillbit Taylor" by one of the candidates for the boys' bodyguard.
• Raging Waters is mentioned in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day".
• Raging Waters is mentioned in "How to Eat Fried Worms (film)", where Woody mentions to Billy that he "threw up at Raging Waters and they had to drain the whole pool".

External links

• Raging Waters
• Raging Waters in Utah