Shoot-The-Rapids
1967-1981
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Shoot-The-Rapids opened in 1967 in the Frontier Town section of Cedar Point.
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Shoot-The-Rapids was placed in a location near the Cedar Point and Lake Erie Railroad's Frontier Town train station. In 1967 Shoot-The-Rapids was the anchor ride in Frontier Town.
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Shoot-The-Rapids was the second log fume at Cedar Point when it opened. The other log flume was Mill Race.
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Shoot-The-Rapids was a duel-sided log flume. This made the ride have a really high capacity.
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Cedar Point worked with Arrow Development to build Shoot-The-Rapids. The ride was designed and built by Cedar Point. Arrow provided Cedar Point with the hardware to operate the ride. Other Cedar Point rides that were also built by Arrow included: Turnpike Cars (1959-2014), Cadillac Cars (1960), Mill Race (1963-1993), Earthquake (1965-1984), Pirate Ride (1966-1996), Antique Cars (1969-2021), Cedar Creek Mine Ride (1969), Corkscrew (1976), Gemini (1978), White Water Landing (1982-2005), Iron Dragon (1987), Magnum XL-200 (1989), and Snake River Falls (1993).
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Shoot-The-Rapids Ride Facts:
Opened: 1967 Type: log flume Manufacturer: Arrow Development Designer: Henry Suehrsedt Location: Near the train station in Frontier Town Cost: $400,000 |
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On June 30, 1977 a tornado went thru Frontier Town. Shoot-The-Rapids, Cedar Creek Mine Ride, Cedar Point and Lake Erie Railroad, and several buildings were damaged by the storm.
Cedar Point repaired the damaged rides including Shoot-The-Rapids. The park would continue to have issues with the ride until it was removed from the park. |
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After adding Shoot-The-Rapids in 1967 Cedar Point would go on to add: Frontier Lift (1968-1985), Cedar Creek Mine Ride (1969), Antique Cars (1969-2021), Cedar Point's 100th Anniversary Celebration (1970), Frontier Trail (1971), Giant Wheel (1972), Jumbo Jet (1972-1978), Matterhorn (1972), Frontier Carousel (1972-1994), Cedar Point Cinema (1975-2001), Corkscrew (1976), Troika (1976), Gemini (1978), Gemini Children's Area (1979-2013), Wave Swinger (1979), WildCat (1979-2011), Oceania (1980-1997), and Ocean Motion (1981) All of theses attractions helped balance out Cedar Point's attractions.
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Shoot-The-Rapids closed at the end of the 1981 season. The ride was scrapped.
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In 1982 Shoot-The-Rapids was replaced with Withe Water Landing, a themed hydro flume.
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For many years part of the flume for Shoot-The-Rapids could be seen in the woods of White Water Landing. It was completely removed at the end of 2005.
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White Water Landing closed on Sunday, October 30, 2005.
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White Water Landing was replaced in 2007 with Maverick. It remains at Cedar Point to this day.
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Last Updated: 05/01/2024
Shoot-The-Rapids and White White Water Landing photos by: Cedar Point, David Chapman, Russ Haudan, and Mike Kotler
Maverick photos by: Jake Hamons
Maverick photos by: Jake Hamons
