Future of the Congo River Rapids

[Josh555]

Would be good if they actually turned the rapids back on so the ride actually involved you getting wet.

 

[Hid]

Would be good if they actually turned the rapids back on so the ride actually involved you getting wet.

I wouldn't underestimate Congo River Rapids it can get you soaked sometimes but is really luck of the draw

 

[VerticalLoop123]

I wouldn't underestimate Congo River Rapids it can get you soaked sometimes but is really luck of the draw

Last year I was taking the big I am in the queueline -“This ride doesn’t get you wet. They’ve tuned it down since Drayton”. They filled the boat with another group and I got absolutely drenched through to the bone!

Definitely proved me wrong

 

[havaska]

I wouldn't underestimate Congo River Rapids it can get you soaked sometimes but is really luck of the draw

I got absolutely drenched on it this summer. To the extent where I went back to my car to get a change of clothes!

 

[owenstreet7]

The camera has something maybe, but I would most argue it is just how society is today in 2025. People do not want to share experiences like that anymore with strangers.,

From recent experience, it tended to be if there was a single rider that they'd batch them in with another group.

Unlike Rumba Rapids who'd batch different parties including single riders separately nowadays.

 

[Matt N]

From recent experience, it tended to be if there was a single rider that they'd batch them in with another group.

Unlike Rumba Rapids who'd batch different parties including single riders separately nowadays.

I’d be surprised if they were ever batching single riders separately. When I tried to ride Drayton’s rapids as a single rider in 2022, I was explicitly told by the platform host that I couldn’t ride alone for safety reasons, and needed to be batched with another group.

I know some exact policies might differ between park, but I’d be surprised if Merlin allowed single riders to ride alone and Drayton didn’t.

 

[Skyscraper]

From recent experience, it tended to be if there was a single rider that they'd batch them in with another group.

Unlike Rumba Rapids who'd batch different parties including single riders separately nowadays.

That's probably because of Towers' unusual policy which states that ride vehicles must have at least two riders. Think it's so that if there was an issue, there are at least two people to verify it, or something along those lines.

 

[owenstreet7]

I’d be surprised if they were ever batching single riders separately. When I tried to ride Drayton’s rapids as a single rider in 2022, I was explicitly told by the platform host that I couldn’t ride alone for safety reasons, and needed to be batched with another group.

I know some exact policies might differ between park, but I’d be surprised if Merlin allowed single riders to ride alone and Drayton didn’t.

With Rumba at Thorpe, that's something I can confidently confirm is the case with single riders being batched alone.

I'm surprised too with this as I'd think rapids rides should batch singles with other groups for safety reasons.

 

[Zeock]

I got absolutely drenched on it this summer. To the extent where I went back to my car to get a change of clothes!

It definitely depends on chance, as the way the ride enters certain parts of the route varies wildly.

 

[Skyscraper]

With Rumba at Thorpe, that's something I can confidently confirm is the case with single riders being batched alone.

I'm surprised too with this as I'd think rapids rides should batch singles with other groups for safety reasons.

I remember riding Splash Canyon at Drayton (pre-changes) alone; that was certainly a strange experience. I agree that singles should be batched with another group for safety reasons.

 

[owenstreet7]

I remember riding Splash Canyon at Drayton (pre-changes) alone; that was certainly a strange experience. I agree that singles should be batched with another group for safety reasons.

There is the other extreme though and that is a log flume.

Pirate Falls at Legoland

Blatantly refusing single riders without batching with another group with no justification other than outdated social distancing guidance or "the ride restrictions"

I can't believe a park requires you to have a friend to ride a log flume it'd be interesting what will happen if Tiger Rock closes as rumoured

Now back onto Congo River Rapids, I think in the long term, it could be a fantastic area for something substantial.