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.
Partial list of tow boat rides Name Park Country Opened Manufacturer Status Ref Africa Cruise Formerly Adventure Jungle Nigloland France 1987 Mack Rides African Queen ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen Germany 2006 Intamin Canale GrandeFormerly Rivière des castors SpreeparkMirapolis Germany France 1994 to 20021987 to 1991 Reverchon Industries Josefinas kaiserliche Zauberreise Europa-Park Germany 1978 Mack Rides Embarque World of Discoveries Portugal 2014 Reverchon Industries Épidemaïs Croisières Formerly Balade d'Astérix Parc Astérix France 1989 Intamin Excalibur Drayton Manor Theme Park United Kingdom 2003 to 2011 Bear Rides Fahrt des Odysseus Belantis Germany 2003 Bear Rides Fata Morgana Efteling Netherlands 1986 Intamin Fatih's Dream Vialand Turkey 2014 Intamin Floßfahrt Heide Park Germany 1978 Mack Rides Gamanile River Leipzig Zoological Garden Germany 2011 Intamin Gold River Adventure Formerly Les Radeaux and Tintin dans la Jungle Walibi Belgium Belgium 1978 to 2023 Intamin Gondoletta Luisenpark Germany 1975 Intamin Gondoletta Stadtgarten Karlsruhe Germany 1967 Gondoletta Efteling Netherlands 1981 Intamin Jungla Parque de Atracciones de Madrid Spain 1977 Jungle mission Formerly Jungle adventure, Bob & Bobette and Voodoo river Bellewaerde Belgium 1978 Intamin Käpt'n Blaubärs Abenteuerfahrt Ravensburger Spieleland Germany 1998 Mack Rides Kid's Catamaran Leofoo Village Theme Park Taiwan Lac des chercheurs d'or Le Pal France Mack Rides Lazy River Boat Trip Chester Zoo United Kingdom 2015 Intamin Le Pays des Contes de Fées Disneyland Park France 1994 Mack Rides Paysages d’Europe Futuroscope France 1992 to 1998 Intamin Piratbåde Legoland Billund Denmark Mack Rides Radeaux Didi'Land France 1982 to 2013 Sambesi Bootsfahrt Hanover Zoo Germany 2000 Intamin Swan Boats Alton Towers United Kingdom 1987 to 2003 Intamin Tam-Tam Aventure Formerly Tam Tam Tour Walibi Rhône-Alpes France 1992 Soquet Tam Tam Tour Walibi Sud-Ouest France 1992 Tom Sawyer Raft Ride Blackpool Pleasure Beach United Kingdom 1974 to 1993 Intamin Tow boat Dream Park Egypt 1998 Intamin Tow boats Geroland Egypt 1997 ABC Rides Tropical Cruise Dragon Park Ha Long Vietnam 2017 Intamin Tunga Gardaland Italy 1975 to 2009 Intamin First Safari Africano was a motorboat. In the 1980s was the water ride modified by Intamin to become a tow boat ride. Urzeit Floßfahrt Freizeitpark Plohn Germany 1997 Mack Rides Venice Gondola Genting Indoor Theme Park Malaysia Zamperla Waly boat Formerly Embarcadère Walygator Parc France1989 Mack Rides Zattere Minitalia Leolandia Park Italy 1997
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See also Old Mill (ride) Chain boat navigation
References
External links Intamin official website Mack rides official website Ride Engineers Switzerland official website Formerly Swiss rides, former Bear Rides, former ABC Rides