River Battle

Roller coster in the new Wilderness Pass section of the park, and it opened on March 21, 2008.

Ride Info

The $5 million River Battle is a themed water raft ride equipped with powerful soaker guns. Nine rafts, each with room for eight passengers, follow a convert|500|ft|m|sing=on channel. As the rafts navigate the waters, the battle begins as passengers, each armed with a soaker gun, take aim at each other and more than 100 targets along the way, including large-scale “talking animals”—beavers, skunks, otters, bears and more. Some of the targets shoot back while others display a variety of special effects, creating surprises at every turn and ensuring that no two rides are ever exactly the same. River Battle also engages park guests along the ride’s banks. While rafters are soaking each other in raft-to-raft sparring, they also can “shoot” observers along the way in “raft-to-shore” fun. In the park’s ongoing effort to provide opportunities to bring families closer, River Battle is yet another ride addition that allows parents and children to ride together. It has an hourly ride capacity of 800 passengers. The ride is one of four rides built by 3DBA called Splash Battle located at Legoland California, Walibi World, and Mirabilandia.

Canyon Connector

The project also included a new convert|750|ft|m|sing=on walkway called Wilderness Pass that provides a direct route to the park’s Craftsman’s Valley area from Timber Canyon. The new connector represents the largest earthworks project since the Dollywood Express train’s track bed was completed in 1960. The connector project included moving convert|170000|cuyd|m3 of soil and rocks—the equivalent of 8,500 truck loads. There was also a new set of restrooms and another first aid/safety office built. The Lye Soap Shop was also moved here from Craftman's Valley.