Water coaster (roller coaster)

A water coaster is a steel roller coaster that combines roller coaster elements, such as chain lift hills and steep drops, with boat-based attraction elements, such as splash-down landings.

Water coaster
StatusIn Production: Mack Rides, Golden Horse, and Intamin Discontinued: E&F Miler Industries, and Premier Rides
First manufactured1985
No. of installations40
ManufacturersMack Rides, Golden Horse, Intamin, E&F Miler Industries, and Premier Rides
Restraint StyleLap-bar
Water Coaster at RCDB
The station of Poseidon at Europa Park
De Vliegende Hollander in the Efteling

The boat is pulled up on the tracks and then start a trip. The finale of the water coaster consists of a steep drop that ends in a wave. This roller coaster is characterised by a gentle layout with drops and splash. Some water coasters turn into log flume style trains once they hit the water, with the traditional coaster rails ending leaving the train floating in a trough. Other types of water coasters have fixed rails all the way around the coaster.

The highest water coaster in the world is Divertical, at Mirabilandia in Italy.[1]

List of water coasters

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Name Manufacturer Park Country Opened Status Ref
Unknown Unknown Enjoy Land   China 2020 Operating [2]
Unknown Golden Horse Aquatic Paradise
Victory Kingdom Guillin
  China 2022
2015 to 2018
Operating [3]
Across Amazon Golden Horse Victory Kingdom Tianjin   China 2012 Closed [4]
Adventure Coaster TOGO Odakyu Mukogaoka Yuen   Japan 1985 Removed [5]
Aktium Mack Rides Cinecittà World   Italy 2014 Operating [6][7]
Armada Invencible
formerly Caribbean Splash
Mack Rides Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village   Taiwan 2008 Operating [8]
Atlantica SuperSplash Mack Rides Europa-Park   Germany 2005 Operating [9]
Big Timber Log Ride E&F Miler Industries Enchanted Forest   United States 1996 Operating [10]
Blue Water Golden Horse Happy Magic Mountain   China 2009 Removed [11]
Crazy Waves Golden Horse Guangzhou Sunac Land   China 2019 Operating [12]
Buzz Saw Falls Premier Rides Silver Dollar City   United States 1999 Converted
Now known as
Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness
[13]
Dive to Atlantis E&F Miler Industries Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park   United States 2004 Removed [14]
Divertical Intamin Mirabilandia   Italy 2012 Operating [15]
Eagle Hunt ProSlide Technology Inc. Silverwood Theme Park   United States 2024 Operating
Escape From Amazon Golden Horse Dream Land   China 2002 Operating [16]
Flume Ride ABC Rides E-DA Theme Park   Taiwan 2010 Operating [17]
Hydro Racer Intamin Xishuangbanna Theme Park   China 2015 Operating [18]
Journey to Atlantis Mack Rides SeaWorld Orlando   United States 1998 Operating [19]
Journey to Atlantis Mack Rides SeaWorld San Diego   United States 2004 Operating [20]
Journey to Atlantis Mack Rides SeaWorld San Antonio   United States 2007 Operating [21]
Journey to the Falls Unknown Splendid World Fantasy Land   China 2014 Removed [22]
Jurassic River Technical Park Cavallino Matto   Italy 2018 Operating [23]
Kersplash E&F Miler Industries Edaville Family Theme Park
Washington State Fair
  United States Cancelled
1995 to 2012
Removed [24]
[25]
Kraken's Revenge Mack Rides Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark   Malaysia 2018 Operating [26]
Krampus Expédition Mack Rides Nigloland   France 2021 Operating [27]
Montanha Russa Mack Rides Aquashow Family Park   Portugal 2006 Operating [28]
Overwater Roller Coaster Golden Horse Floraland Continent Park   China 2013 Operating [29]
Polar Explorer Mack Rides Chimelong Ocean Kingdom   China 2014 Operating [30]
Poseidon Mack Rides Europa-Park   Germany 2000 Operating [31]
Power Splash Mack Rides Happy Valley Shenzhen   China 2019 Operating [32]
Pulsar Mack Rides Walibi Belgium   Belgium 2016 Operating [33]
Skatteøen Mack Rides Djurs Sommerland   Denmark 2011 Operating [34]
Speed Intamin Energylandia   Poland 2018 Operating [35]
Storm Coaster Mack Rides Sea World   Australia 2013 Operating [36]
SuperSplash Mack Rides Plopsaland   Belgium 2006 Operating [37]
SuperSplash Mack Rides TusenFryd   Norway 2003 Operating [38]
Surf's Up! Duck Duck Goose Golden Horse Wuxi Sunac Land   China 2019 Operating [39]
Surfing Boat Golden Horse Jinling Happy World   China 2012 Removed [40]
Tiger Leaping Gorge Mack Rides Colourful Yunnan Paradise   China 2018 Operating [41]
Typhoon Coaster Intamin The Land of Legends   Turkey 2016 Operating [42]
De Vliegende Hollander Kumbak Efteling   Netherlands 2007 Operating [43]
Vonkaputous Premier Rides Linnanmäki   Finland 2001 Removed [44]
Walrus Splash Mack Rides Chimelong Ocean Kingdom   China 2014 Operating [45]
Water Dragon King Golden Horse Sun Tribe   China 2015 Operating [46]
Wild Chase Coaster Interlink Sunway Lagoon   Malaysia 2016 Closed [47]
Master Blaster WhiteWater West Kalahari Indoor Waterpark   United States 2000 Operating
Black Anaconda ProSlide Noah’s Ark Waterpark   United States 2005 Operating

References

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  1. ^ "Divertical".
  2. ^ Marden, Duane. "Unknown  (Enjoy Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "Unknown  (Victory Kingdom Guillin)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Marden, Duane. "Across Amazon  (Victory Kingdom Tianjin)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Marden, Duane. "Adventure Coaster  (Odakyu Mukogaoka Yuen)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  6. ^ Rides, Mack. "The SuperSplash". Mack Rides. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Rasquin, Dirk. "Aktium (Cinecittà World)". European Water Ride DataBase. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Marden, Duane. "Armada Invencible  (Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  9. ^ Marden, Duane. "Atlantica SuperSplash  (Europa Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  10. ^ Marden, Duane. "Big Timber Log Ride  (Enchanted Forest)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  11. ^ Marden, Duane. "Blue Water  (Happy Magic Mountain)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  12. ^ Marden, Duane. "Crazy Waves  (Guangzhou Sunac Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  13. ^ Marden, Duane. "Buzz Saw Falls  (Silver Dollar City)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  14. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dive to Atlantis  (Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  15. ^ Marden, Duane. "Divertical  (Mirabilandia)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  16. ^ Marden, Duane. "Escape From Amazon  (Dream Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  17. ^ Marden, Duane. "Flume Ride  (E-DA Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  18. ^ Marden, Duane. "Hydro Racer  (Xishuangbanna Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  19. ^ Marden, Duane. "Journey to Atlantis  (SeaWorld Orlando)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  20. ^ Marden, Duane. "Journey to Atlantis  (SeaWorld San Diego)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  21. ^ Marden, Duane. "Journey to Atlantis  (SeaWorld San Antonio)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  22. ^ Marden, Duane. "Journey to the Falls  (Splendid World Fantasy Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  23. ^ Marden, Duane. "Jurassic River  (Cavallino Matto)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  24. ^ Marden, Duane. "Kersplash  (Edaville Family Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  25. ^ Marden, Duane. "Kersplash  (Washington State Fair)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  26. ^ Marden, Duane. "Kraken's Revenge  (Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  27. ^ Marden, Duane. "Kraken's Revenge  (Nigloland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  28. ^ Marden, Duane. "Montanha Russa  (Aquashow Family Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  29. ^ Marden, Duane. "Overwater Roller Coaster  (Floraland Continent Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  30. ^ Marden, Duane. "Polar Explorer  (Chimelong Ocean Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  31. ^ Marden, Duane. "Poseidon  (Europa Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  32. ^ Marden, Duane. "Power Splash  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  33. ^ Marden, Duane. "Polar Explorer  (Chimelong Ocean Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  34. ^ Marden, Duane. "Skatteøen  (Djurs sommerland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  35. ^ Marden, Duane. "Speed  (Energylandia)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  36. ^ Marden, Duane. "Storm Coaster  (Sea World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  37. ^ Marden, Duane. "SuperSplash (Plopsaland De Panne)". Archived from the original on 2010-02-05.Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
  38. ^ Marden, Duane. "SuperSplash  (TusenFryd)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  39. ^ Marden, Duane. "Surf's Up! Duck Duck Goose  (Wuxi Sunac Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  40. ^ Marden, Duane. "Surfing Boat  (Jinling Happy World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  41. ^ Marden, Duane. "Tiger Leaping Gorge  (Colourful Yunnan Paradise)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  42. ^ Marden, Duane. "Typhoon Coaster  (Land of Legends Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  43. ^ Marden, Duane. "Vliegende Hollander  (Efteling)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  44. ^ Marden, Duane. "Vonkaputous  (Linnanmäki)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  45. ^ Marden, Duane. "Walrus Splash  (Chimelong Ocean Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  46. ^ Marden, Duane. "Water Dragon King  (Sun Tribe)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  47. ^ Marden, Duane. "Wild Chase Coaster  (Sunway Lagoon)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
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