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 inspired by the Dudley Do-Right character.
The attraction's queue area passes through Snidely Whiplash's hideout; a theater that spoofs movies such as Jaws, The Silence of the Lambs, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Three Men and a Baby 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. Throughout the queue and in the loading area, there are black and white screens showing a preview of a fictional cartoon, RipSaw Falls.
Once passengers have been placed in the log, it enters the first room where lights shine on forest animals in a black and white color scheme while instruments are played, parodying Splash Mountain. The log turns to the right and starts up the first chain lift hill, while Dudley is seen riding Horse backwards up the slope alongside riders. Snidely is later seen riding a mine cart down the other side of the lift, laughing at his accomplishment of kidnapping Nell.
The route takes the ride outdoors before taking a turn and entering Wontyabe Mine. Dudley tells Horse that he can't see anything, but riders can see that a large bear is behind him. Next, the ride passes by Snidely, who is tying Nell with a rope to the train tracks. The ride then passes by Horse and Inspector Fenwick, both of whom are also tied to the tracks.
The ride then enters a cave where a giant train light is seen and the sound of the engine is heard. After the light goes out, the log drops into a small airtime hill before splashing down, drenching riders.
Passengers then travel into an outdoor sawmill where Nell is tied to a log headed for a rotating buzz saw while Snidley and Dudley fight over the lever that operates the conveyor. After dropping to ground level, riders are shown 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 Nell fires Snidley from a cannon. We see Dudley triumphantly place his foot on a dynamite plunger, setting off an explosion.
The ride then makes its climactic drop, plunging 75 feet into a dynamite shack. 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.
Next, the ride curves 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. 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. The ride concludes with the narrator saying, "And so our hero proves that a Mountie always gets his man, but not always...his girl." Riders see Dudley being presented a medal by Inspector Fenwick, while Nell kisses Horse and a lively rendition of the Dudley Do-Right theme song plays in the background.
The attraction's queue area passes through Snidely Whiplash's hideout; a theater that spoofs movies such as Jaws, The Silence of the Lambs, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Three Men and a Baby 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. Throughout the queue and in the loading area, there are black and white screens showing a preview of a fictional cartoon, RipSaw Falls.
Once passengers have been placed in the log, it enters the first room where lights shine on forest animals in a black and white color scheme while instruments are played, parodying Splash Mountain. The log turns to the right and starts up the first chain lift hill, while Dudley is seen riding Horse backwards up the slope alongside riders. Snidely is later seen riding a mine cart down the other side of the lift, laughing at his accomplishment of kidnapping Nell.
The route takes the ride outdoors before taking a turn and entering Wontyabe Mine. Dudley tells Horse that he can't see anything, but riders can see that a large bear is behind him. Next, the ride passes by Snidely, who is tying Nell with a rope to the train tracks. The ride then passes by Horse and Inspector Fenwick, both of whom are also tied to the tracks.
The ride then enters a cave where a giant train light is seen and the sound of the engine is heard. After the light goes out, the log drops into a small airtime hill before splashing down, drenching riders.
Passengers then travel into an outdoor sawmill where Nell is tied to a log headed for a rotating buzz saw while Snidley and Dudley fight over the lever that operates the conveyor. After dropping to ground level, riders are shown 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 Nell fires Snidley from a cannon. We see Dudley triumphantly place his foot on a dynamite plunger, setting off an explosion.
The ride then makes its climactic drop, plunging 75 feet into a dynamite shack. 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.
Next, the ride curves 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. 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. The ride concludes with the narrator saying, "And so our hero proves that a Mountie always gets his man, but not always...his girl." Riders see Dudley being presented a medal by Inspector Fenwick, while Nell kisses Horse and a lively rendition of the Dudley Do-Right theme song plays in the background.