Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
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Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls is a log flume
ride at Islands of Adventure
in Orlando, Florida
inspired by the Dudley Do-Right
character created by cartoonists Jay Ward
and Alex Anderson
. Opened on May 28, 1999, it is one of the park's original attractions.
passes through: Snidely Whiplash
's hideout; a theater that spoofs movies such as "Jaws
," "Silence of the Lambs" and "Star Wars
"; and a room with a talking bear head and a talking beaver head on a wall. While passing through the theater room of the queue, guests watch as Nell Fenwick is kidnapped from her dressing room, setting up the ride's main story.
Once passengers have been placed in the log, it enters the first room where lights shine on forest animals playing instruments as the narrator announces that the ride is entering a 'moving melodrama'. The log proceeds up the first of two lift hills as Dudley makes his first appearance, stating "I'll save you Nell!" While climbing the lift hill, Snidely is seen riding a mine cart laughing maniacally at having captured Nell.
The route takes the ride outdoors as it reaches the top of the hill, giving passengers a quick view of the park before taking a turn and entering Wontyabee Mine. After a short sequence where Dudley encounters a cougar in the cave, the ride exits the mine and passes by Snidely tying Nell to train tracks. Next, the ride passes by Horse and Inspector Fenwick, both of whom are also tied to the tracks.
The ride then enters a cave where Dudley is heard saying, "Horse, I lost my train of thought!" Then a giant train light is seen and the sound of the engine is heard (this is a parody of the famous scene in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
at Disneyland). After the light goes out, the ride drops a medium size drop.
Passengers then travel into an outdoor sawmill where Nell is tied to a log headed for a rotating buzz saw whilst Snidley and Dudley fight over the lever that operates the conveyor . After dropping to ground level, riders are shown humorous signs telling them to turn around. The ride then climbs the second lift hill. At the crest, the ride enters Snidely's lair. At this point the track divides in two. On busy days, when there are more logs on the track, the logs could take either path to make the ride more efficient and allow for more boats to be used. On slower days, when there are fewer guests and logs, the logs always take the right path (left from a spectator's view). Nell fires Snidley from a cannon and we next see him tied up and hanging from the roof. We see Dudley triumphantly place his foot on a dynamite plunger, setting off an explosion causing a cartoonish montage of flying debris.
The ride then makes its climactic drop, plunging 75 feet into a dynamite shack (labeled "Highly Kaboomable"). When the log is under the shack, the shack "explodes," spraying passengers and spectators with water. The ride climbs its last hill, then drops into the splash down pool accompanied by cartoonish "boing" and "pop" noises.
Next, the ride then curve towards nine hoses. Spectators can pay a small fee to spray riders with water from the hoses.
The ride then enters the Alottapoopoo Island Prison, where Snidley is being held. He attempts to convince a beaver holding the key in its mouth to give the keys to him (a parody of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disney parks). The log passes through one last scene where Dudley is being awarded a medal by Inspector Fenwick for capturing Snidley and saving his daughter Nell who has her attention on admiring Horse (a running gag throughout the short on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show). as the log pulls into the unloading station and is greeted by a Mountie, the narrator can be heard one last time saying "and so our hero proves that a Mountie always gets his man, but not always his girl." After the logs are unloaded the two tracks are merged into one again and enters the building where guests get on in which the logs are lined together.
was added.
As of March 14, 2011, the ride has reopened with all the special effects restored and the entire ride being repainted.
Log flume (attraction)
Log flumes originally referred to a special construct used to transport lumber and logs down mountainous terrain to a sawmill by using flowing water. Today, however, the term is also used to refer to an amusement ride consisting of a water flume and artificial hollow logs or boats...
ride at Islands of Adventure
Islands of Adventure
Universal's Islands of Adventure is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida. It opened May 28, 1999 as part of an expansion that, along with CityWalk Entertainment District, the Portofino Bay Hotel, and Hard Rock hotel, converted Universal Studios Florida into the Universal Orlando Resort...
in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
inspired by the Dudley Do-Right
Dudley Do-Right
Dudley Do-Right, created by Alex Anderson, is the eponymous hero of a segment on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show which parodied early 20th century melodrama and silent film in the form of the Northern genre....
character created by cartoonists Jay Ward
Jay Ward
J Troplong "Jay" Ward was an American creator and producer of animated television cartoons. He produced animated series based on such characters as Crusader Rabbit, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Peabody and Sherman, Hoppity Hooper, George of the Jungle, Tom Slick, and Super Chicken...
and Alex Anderson
Alex Anderson
Alexander "Alex" Anderson, Jr. was an American cartoonist who created the characters of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Bullwinkle, and Dudley Do-Right, as well as the more obscure Crusader Rabbit...
. Opened on May 28, 1999, it is one of the park's original attractions.
Queue area
The attraction's queue areaQueue area
Queue areas are places in which people queue for goods or services. Examples include checking out groceries or other goods that have been collected in a self service shop, in a shop without self service, at an ATM, at a ticket desk, a city bus, or in a taxi stand.Queueing is a phenomenon in a...
passes through: Snidely Whiplash
Snidely Whiplash
Snidely Whiplash is the cartoon arch-villain to Dudley Do-Right in the tongue-in-cheek Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties segments of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show by American animation pioneer Jay Ward....
's hideout; a theater that spoofs movies such as "Jaws
Jaws (film)
Jaws is a 1975 American horror-thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. In the story, the police chief of Amity Island, a fictional summer resort town, tries to protect beachgoers from a giant man-eating great white shark by closing the beach,...
," "Silence of the Lambs" and "Star Wars
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally released as Star Wars, is a 1977 American epic space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the...
"; and a room with a talking bear head and a talking beaver head on a wall. While passing through the theater room of the queue, guests watch as Nell Fenwick is kidnapped from her dressing room, setting up the ride's main story.
Ride
The route takes the ride outdoors as it reaches the top of the hill, giving passengers a quick view of the park before taking a turn and entering Wontyabee Mine. After a short sequence where Dudley encounters a cougar in the cave, the ride exits the mine and passes by Snidely tying Nell to train tracks. Next, the ride passes by Horse and Inspector Fenwick, both of whom are also tied to the tracks.
The ride then enters a cave where Dudley is heard saying, "Horse, I lost my train of thought!" Then a giant train light is seen and the sound of the engine is heard (this is a parody of the famous scene in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is a dark ride at Disneyland Park. It is one of the few remaining attractions that was operational on the park's opening day in 1955. The ride's story is based on Disney's adaptation of The Wind in the Willows, one of the two segments of the film The Adventures of Ichabod and...
at Disneyland). After the light goes out, the ride drops a medium size drop.
Passengers then travel into an outdoor sawmill where Nell is tied to a log headed for a rotating buzz saw whilst Snidley and Dudley fight over the lever that operates the conveyor . After dropping to ground level, riders are shown humorous signs telling them to turn around. The ride then climbs the second lift hill. At the crest, the ride enters Snidely's lair. At this point the track divides in two. On busy days, when there are more logs on the track, the logs could take either path to make the ride more efficient and allow for more boats to be used. On slower days, when there are fewer guests and logs, the logs always take the right path (left from a spectator's view). Nell fires Snidley from a cannon and we next see him tied up and hanging from the roof. We see Dudley triumphantly place his foot on a dynamite plunger, setting off an explosion causing a cartoonish montage of flying debris.
The ride then makes its climactic drop, plunging 75 feet into a dynamite shack (labeled "Highly Kaboomable"). When the log is under the shack, the shack "explodes," spraying passengers and spectators with water. The ride climbs its last hill, then drops into the splash down pool accompanied by cartoonish "boing" and "pop" noises.
Next, the ride then curve towards nine hoses. Spectators can pay a small fee to spray riders with water from the hoses.
The ride then enters the Alottapoopoo Island Prison, where Snidley is being held. He attempts to convince a beaver holding the key in its mouth to give the keys to him (a parody of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disney parks). The log passes through one last scene where Dudley is being awarded a medal by Inspector Fenwick for capturing Snidley and saving his daughter Nell who has her attention on admiring Horse (a running gag throughout the short on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show). as the log pulls into the unloading station and is greeted by a Mountie, the narrator can be heard one last time saying "and so our hero proves that a Mountie always gets his man, but not always his girl." After the logs are unloaded the two tracks are merged into one again and enters the building where guests get on in which the logs are lined together.
Modifications
Three major renovations have been made to this ride. The first was a modification in 2006 to the ride's signature drop's steepness to make it less intense. The second was the addition of lap bar restraints in 2007, making it one of the few attractions of its type to use them, and most recently, an on-ride cameraOn-ride camera
An on-ride camera is a camera mounted alongside the track of a roller coaster, log flume or other thrill ride that automatically photographs all of the riders on each passing vehicle. They are often mounted at the most intense or fastest part of the ride, resulting in humorously distorted...
was added.
Incidents
On 1st January, 2011 a major fire broke out in a building behind the ride at 5 PM EST. It was contained and extinguished soon afterwards, however it is currently unknown as to the extent of the damage. The Toon Lagoon section was evacuated. No injuries or fatalities were reported.As of March 14, 2011, the ride has reopened with all the special effects restored and the entire ride being repainted.