White Water Landing (Cedar Point)

White Water Landing was a log flume water ride at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. It was located in the Frontier Town section of the park adjacent to the Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad near Mean Streak. It was demolished in 2005 and replaced by Maverick.

White Water Landing
Inside one of the boats with Mean Streak in the background
Cedar Point
AreaFrontiertown
Coordinates41°29′8″N 82°41′33″W
StatusRemoved
Cost$3,400,000
Opening date1982 (1982)
Closing dateOctober 31, 2005 (2005-10-31)
ReplacedShoot the Rapids Swan Boats
Replaced byMaverick
General statistics
TypeLog flume
ManufacturerArrow Dynamics
ModelHydro flume
Lift systemConveyor belt
Height50 ft (15 m)
Drop45 ft (14 m)
Length2,370 ft (720 m)
Speed35 mph (56 km/h)
Max vertical angle40°
DurationAbout 5 minutes

Ride experience
The double drop of White Water Landing at night

As part of the Frontier Town area of the park, White Water Landing embraced an Appalachian river ride theme. The revolving station featured boats alongside a rustic warehouse before they turned along the edge of a lagoon and approached the ride's first lift — a conveyor that gently elevated the canoes through a mine shaft and splashed them into a faster section of river. A few quick turns along the rapids and the canoes approached the second lift, which raised riders to the treetops at a height of 50 feet.

Canoes alternated drop chutes, then skimmed the hydro-jump before floating alongside the lagoon as they returned to the station.[1]

Incident

On July 20, 2002, two boats got jammed together at the bottom of the hill. When the next boat came down the hill, it collided with another boat. All six people only suffered minor injuries and were transported to a local hospital where they were shortly released. The ride reopened the next day after an investigation.[2]

Demolition

At the end of the 2005 season, it was announced that White Water Landing would be closing to make room for another attraction. The attraction was a secret until September 7, 2006 when the park released information on the 21 million dollar Maverick. Its station and queue is still intact, and used for Maverick.[3] Part of the station's roof still has the faded White Water Landing logo on it. There is still a concrete section of the track from White Water Landing located by the queue, before entering the final queue area, or White Water Landing's former loading platform. The track segment is used as a small stream. The ride was similar to the defunct Kenton's Cove Keelboat Canal at Kings Island.

References
  1. Mayntz, Melissa. "White Water Landing at Cedar Point". Themeparks.lovetoknow.com. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  2. "White Water ride resumes operation at Cedar Point". Toledo Blade. July 22, 2002. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  3. "Cedar Point delays Maverick opening". Yahoo!. May 8, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
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