Grizzly River Run

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Grizzly River Run' is a rapids ride at Disney's California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The attraction's name comes from Grizzly Peak, the bear shaped mountain that the rapids flow around, and was built by Intamin AG.

The raft trip around Grizzly Peak begins with the rafts being lifted up a wooden conveyor that runs under leaking pipes that spray water on the riders. Upon reaching the top of the conveyor, the rafts are dropped into the water to descend down the peak, passing through a cave and bumping against a log jam. The climax of the ride drops the rafts down into a geyser field. The final drop has a unique element in that the rafts are spun as they begin their descent.

As with all flume-type rides, there must be a location to store or drain the water in the upper sections of the flumes when the pumps are shut down. The original plan was to create a large, underground basin beneath Grizzly Peak to hold water. This would have required costly excavation and construction. Upon looking at the final layout of California Adventure, it was noticed that the Pacific Wharf area of the park had a water element meant to simulate a tidal basin. The tidal basin is located across a walkway from Grizzly River Run and became the catch basin for water from the raft ride. The rise and fall of water in the tidal basin serves the dual purpose of providing a location to store water and being a scenic element that simulates a rising and falling tide.

[edit] Attraction facts

• Grand opening: February 8, 2001 (Opened with Disney's California Adventure Park)
• Designers: Walt Disney Imagineering and Intamin AG
• Rafts: 8 seater rafts
  • Raft theme: Whitewater rafting
• Max rafts in flume: 31
• Ride duration: 6:00
• Height requirement: 42"
• Ride system: Rapids flume ride

[edit] Additional facts

• Attraction motto: "The wetter the better!"
• "You will get wet, you may get soaked!"

Dry is not an option!

[edit] External links

• Grizzly River Run. Disneyland Resort. Retrieved on November 17, 2005.
• Water raft amusement ride including a device for spinning a circular water raft - Patent #5,989,126. US Patent & Trademark Office. Retrieved on November 17, 2005. - Patent for raft design and system to spin raft during the drop.