If you love water theme parks, then the best way to relax yourself is by visiting a lazy river water ride to cool yourself off. Lazy river is a common water based ride seen in almost all amusement parks and even resorts, these days, due to their popularity. As the name suggests, the setup of this ride is a shallow river like water flow about 2.5 to 3.5 feet deep. The speed of the flow is just enough to keep you going around the ride gently sipping your favorite drink! This is one of the rides which is safe for kids too as the water is not too deep and the water current is friendly.
Inner-tube Rides in the Lazy River
Colorful inner tubes are the favorite mode of transportation for the lazy river rides. Grab an inner-tube, inflate it, pull is over you, set it around your waist and you are all set to glide. To add more ambiences to the ride, the ride’s path is made scenic so that enjoyment is not compromised. Also, artificial waves are added using machines to give the feel of a real river.
There is another version of the same ride, only that here you don’t float freely on the water. Here the person is towed to a speed boat or a motor boat and is dragged along the water for an adrenaline-pumping action. Of course, this won’t be a ‘lazy’ ride anymore.
I Don’t Have the Equipments for Tubing!
Not to worry. There are plenty of rental companies which charge you for renting inner-tubes and other equipment you might need for the ride. The tubes are commonly called as ‘doughnuts’ or sometimes ‘biscuits’ because of their resemblance to the earlier-mentioned confectioneries. They sound sweet, but are made of inflatable plastic.
You might want to check out this one for a holiday and click a happy picture of your entire family, tubing!
Lazy River Water Theme Parks
- Outdoor lazy river rides
This usually consists of an outdoor water body, converted to suit the gentle rides. This might not be taking any course, but is essentially shallow with little waves. The structure is a natural one like the Guadalupe River, Texas.
- Indoor Lazy river rides
Artificial shallow water courses are constructed as a part of huge theme parks. Water waves are created by machines and the ride ends as a slide or a common water pool. The most famous ones in this category are: Rapids Water Park, South Florida, Wa Tiki Water Park of Dakotas, and Sandcastle Water Park, England to name a few.
If all this has got you excited, then what are you waiting for? Book a ride for your family now and begin a relaxing float in the laziest river of all!