11/6/19
The White Water Canyon...
Back in the 80's and my early 90's, I truly enjoyed going on this ride. Back then it seemed the words "you will get wet on this ride" rang true...no, in reality...YOU WOULD GET SOAKED ON THIS RIDE! There was no question about it.
The lines for this ride varied Some times you did not have a line or much of a line. Other times the line was up the wazoo. You could spent 60 minutes to three hours just to get on this ride. Yes, the ride was very popular. Especially when the day was very hot, you would be cooled off.
I remember going on this ride and not wearing a bathing suit at times. The feeling of walking around in the wet clothes, but especially the wet underwear feeling wasn't good. Back in the days, swim wear was the best way to go.
My last few times I went on this ride, I remember going down the rapids getting blasted by water guns from the other coin machines, hitting waves of rapids, brushing up against the small waterfall and the middle water fall. If you happened to make it past that point, there were the water geysers to contend with in two sections of the ride.
Finally, if you were lucky enough to get only partially wet like Emily Cantini and David Tropoja, you would not be so lucky when you reached the saw mill. Right at the end of the ride you would start hearing a roaring noise. That would not be the sound of one hand clapping. The sound would be hearing is the two large walls of water pouring out the sides of the shed. The use to be a sign that said No Chance. These walls of water were design to get your ass wet. 99% of the time water would pour all over you and your friends or temporary seat buddy.
The wet sloshy sounds your shoes will make could be heard as you leave the ride would be heard and felt.
The last two times I went on this ride, I had a different experience. Knowing I was going to get wet on this ride, I wore wetsuit to King's Dominion. I remember it being a very hot day, but suprisingly the line for the White Water Canyon wasn't very long. Although I did have to wait about 30 minutes to get on the ride, the trees gave off a nice kind of shade.
Getting wet was part of the plan and I wasn't disappointed until the end. I was looking forwards to the twin waterfalls, but it didn't happen. It didn't happen the second time I went there either.
I don't know why King's Dominion stopped the twin Falls in the mill section, because it was the most interesting part of the ride. People would do what they could to get their partner, friends and strangers soaked. Every once and a while, one person including myself has made it through No Chance waterfalls section.
If someone out there knows why King's Dominion has turned off the Saw Mill Waterfalls, I would love to know. Still, this ride is a four star in my opinion. It could easily be five stars if they fixed that Twin Falls section, but I don't see this happening anytime soon. read more