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Water Rides

THUNDER RIVERŽ[36" minimum height / 42" without adult]
An Intamin river rapids ride with 12-passenger circular boats, you may get soaked. 2 tunnels and a waterfall finale highlight the ride. The observation deck near the Rabun Gap railroad station provides a good view of the ride, or the Kodak picture spot to the right of the Entrance/Exit overhead sign shows the wettest portion (under a waterfall). Because of the random nature you can come out completely wet or perfectly dry. This was one of the first river rapids rides built and has been re-worked several times to give a wetter ride. There's a very natural-looking wide river course with waves, currents and slow sections surrounded by fake rocks and boulders. It's not a concrete spillway like newer rapids rides, in fact it's the largest water ride at any Six Flags park. On colder days in spring and fall the waterfall finale may be turned off but other sections can get a rider quite wet. SFOG just recently installed water cannons (25˘ per shot) on the observation platform near the Rabun Gap railroad station, but they are some of the weakest I've ever seen - super soaker's would be better. But they are a big improvement over the awful ones first used in 2000.

SPLASH WATER FALLSŽ[36" minimum height / 42" without adult]
A shoot-the-chutes flume ride with 5-row 20-passenger boats, you might get soaked. There is no splash protection on the bridge crossover so watch out as you exit the boat and cross the bridge. The lift hill was replaced in 1997 (now chain driven rather than a wooden conveyor) along with new station transport systems (watch out for the big jolting lift as you re-enter the station). In 2003 a "splash restrictor" was attached to the front of the boats, now on a really cold day the splash can be adjusted so it does not really engulf the bridge - just a light spritzing instead. On hot Summer days it can be adjusted to be wide open, drenching everyone around.

DEER PARK PLUNGE (LOG JAMBOREE) [42" minimum height without adult]
a standard log flume ride with two drops, riders emerge slightly damp. This is a single bench boat that can hold up to 5-6 adults comfortably but you can ride with as many that fit or as few people as you want. Now the ride has the added benefit of twisting in and around the Georgia Scorcher roller coaster. The ride was renamed in 2001 to take advantage of a bottled water sponsorship with Deer Park bottled water - a Six Flags, Inc. Agreement. If you need to ask directions, ask for the "log flume" since that's what everyone calls it.

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