Tow boat ride

Water ride

African Queen — ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen.

A tow boat ride is a water ride constructed on a body of water. The course is defined by a main drive underwater cable, creating the impression of free floating boats. The station could be a revolving platform.^[1][2][3]

Partial list of tow boat rides

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  Africa Cruise — Nigloland.
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  African Queen — ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen.
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  Dschungel Fahrt — Europa-Park.
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  Embarque — World of Discoveries.
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  Excalibur — Drayton Manor Theme Park.
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  Floßfahrt — Heide Park.
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  Gamanile River — Leipzig Zoological Garden.
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  Gondoletta — Luisenpark.
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  Gondoletta — Efteling.
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  Jungla — Parque de Atracciones de Madrid.
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  Jungle mission — Bellewaerde.
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  Kid's Catamaran — Leofoo Village Theme Park.
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  Lac des chercheurs d'or — Le Pal.
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  Lazy River Boat Trip — Chester Zoo.
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  Paysage d'Europe — Futuroscope.
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  Rivière des castors — Mirapolis.
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  Sambesi Bootsfahrt — Hanover Zoo.
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  Tam Tam Tour — Walibi Sud-Ouest.
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  Tunga — Gardaland.
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  Urzeit Floßfahrt — Freizeitpark Plohn.
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  Venice Gondola — Genting Indoor Theme Park.
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  Waly boat — Walygator Parc.
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  Banana Battle — Bobbejaanland. Splash Battle using tow boat ride's technology.
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  Raratonga — Mirabilandia. Splash Battle using tow boat ride's technology.

See also

• Old Mill (ride)
• Chain boat navigation

References

1. "Tow Boat Ride". swiss-rides.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
2. "TOW BOAT RIDE". mack-rides.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
3. "Tow Boat Ride - Water Rides". intaminworldwide.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
4. "Animal attractions". Park World. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
5. "Kanalfahrt "Canale Grande" - Berliner Spreepark". berliner-spreepark.de. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
6. Société Paris-Parc (1987). Mirapolis (in French). Paris: Paris-Parc.
7. "Piratbåde Tow Boat Ride Rides MACK". freizeitpark-welt.de. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
8. "Europa-Park: A family success storythat's all about passion!". newsparcs.com. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
9. "Tow Boat Ride The flexible family ride" (PDF). intaminworldwide.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
10. "Amusement Rides Reference list 1994 – 2012" (PDF). abc-engineering.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
11. "Intamin's Vialand Compilation". intaminworldwide.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
12. "Tow Boat Ride - Mack Rides". Mack Rides. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
13. "Gold River Adventure Tow Boat Ride von Intamin AG". freizeitpark-welt.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
14. "Bellewaerde Park to open an indoor family coastermanufactured by Zierer in 2013". newsparcs.com. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
15. "Slow Boat Ride / Tow Boat Ride - Intamin". Intamin. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
16. "Le Pays des Comptes de Fées". dlpwelcome.com. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
17. "Walibi Rhône-Alpes (France) 27 Janvier 2015". wonderworldweb.over-blog.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
18. First Safari Africano was a motorboat. In the 1980s was the water ride modified by Intamin to become a tow boat ride.
19. "Walygator Parc confirme le nouveau Waly Boat". parkstrip.fr. Retrieved 2014-07-10.

External links

• Intamin official website
• Mack rides official website
• Ride Engineers Switzerland official website Formerly Swiss rides, former Bear Rides, former ABC Rides