Wild Rivers

Wild Rivers, located in Irvine, California, is one of the premiere water-parks in the state. Wild Rivers offers a wide variety of rides and is open to the public from 10 AM to 8 PM every day during the summer. Wild Rivers is most known for its 11 exciting slides that are open to anyone weighing less than 300 pounds and taller than 54 inches. From Bazooka Bowls to The Abyss, Wild Rivers incorporates many different themes into their slides.

In the ride Bazooka Bowls, you are shot out of a tube into a bowl at a speed that feels like 30 MPH. Your momentum from the tube propels you around the bowl; however, the manner in which you enter the water depends strictly on your bodyweight. You can slow yourself down and enter feet first or you can allow the bowl to decide your fate and possibly enter the water headfirst.

The Abyss, another thrilling slide, gives one the choice of riding in a single inner tube or riding in a double inner tube. The Abyss is one of the longer rides at Wild Rivers lasting for 30 seconds and is pitch black, except for the occasional tiny overhead lights. When I say lights I actually mean small bulbs placed inside of the enclosed ride. The Abyss also includes rapids in certain areas. Some of the other rides at Wild Rivers are Patriot, Congo River Rapids, Chaos, Wipeout, Cobras, Bombay Blasters, Sweitzer Falls, and Nairobi Express.

One of the best rides at Wild Rivers is the Boogie Boarding Pool also known as Hurricane Harbor. The extra six dollars that it costs to enter the pool is totally worth it. The only part of Wild Rivers that I don’t enjoy is the food and the service. However, the experience is well worth the price of admission. In a competition between water parks like Soak city and Raging Waters, Wild Rivers would easily win. In conclusion, I would give Wild Rivers 8 out of 10 stars. Don’t let your summer end without making a trip to Wild Rivers.