Kali River Rapids

Kali River Rapids
Kali River Rapids
	The raft of the ride and river
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Area	Asia
Coordinates	28°21′34.31″N81°35′17.12″W / 28.3595306°N 81.5880889°W
Status	Operating
Opening date	March 18, 1999
General statistics
Type	River rapids ride
Manufacturer	Intamin
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Drop	30 ft (9.1 m)
Duration	5:00
Boats	20 boats. Riders are arranged 1 across in 12 rows for a total of 12 riders per boat.
Height restriction	38 in (97 cm)
	Lightning Lane Available
	Must transfer from wheelchair

Last updated September 29, 2024

Kali River Rapids (originally named Tiger Rapids Run before opening)^[1] is a river rapids attraction at the Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park of the Walt Disney World resort, in the "Asia" area. It is themed as a rafting expedition along the Chakranadi River, courtesy of "Kali Rapids Expeditions". In keeping with Disney's Animal Kingdom's message of conservation and environmental protection, this attraction deals with illegal logging and habitat destruction.

Ride experience

Queue

The queue winds through temples and shops, passing by ancient, decaying statues, shrines, overgrown ruins, and lush landscapes, ending in the rafting offices for "Kali Rapids Expeditions." In keeping with the theme against illegal logging, chainsaws can be heard in the forest near the queue. Inside the rafting offices, visitors pass a television screen on which the proprietor of “Kali Rapids Expeditions” explains their company's mission: to show visitors the natural beauty of the area and demonstrate that there are non-destructive ways to bring revenue to their village. Just before reaching the loading area, a radio transmission warns that illegal loggers have moved dangerously close to the river.

Main ride

Kali River Rapids raft Disney-Animal-Kingdom-Kali-River-Ride-8319.jpg — Kali River Rapids raft

Moving into the brightly colored wooden pagoda, decorated with Tibetan prayer flags, riders are loaded from a rotating platform into 12-person rafts. The rafts have names such as “Kathmandoozy”, “Himalayan Hummer”, “Manaslu Slammer”, “Bhaktapur Bubbler”, and “Sherpa Surfer”.

As the rafts leave the dock, riders begin their adventure on the Chakranadi River, first ascending a 90-foot lift hill through jasmine and ginger scented mist. Once at the top, the raft floats through the path of gushing geysers, past a waterfall and rock formation that forms the face of a tiger, and on through a dense tropical jungle where countless animal and bird calls can be heard.

The water becomes choppier, and riders hear the sound of chainsaws and the smell of smoke. Around the bend, the lush vegetation gives way to charred tree stumps, and a fully loaded logging truck, which has slid perilously into the river, tries in vain to drive itself out.

Moving further into a gargantuan pile of charred tree trunks, the raft passes through a flaming bridge of felled wood and then plummets down a 30-foot slide, soaking everyone in the resulting waves. Careening down the rapids, the raft passes waterfalls cascading down a granite rock face, before spinning and bumping its way along the whitewater. (the fire effects on the wood only turn on in the evening)

Passing through a cave, riders are dampened further by dripping water, and by statues of water-carriers which spray water jets. Finally, the raft passes beneath a wooden bridge and past statues of elephants which also shoot water; these jets are controlled by park guests standing on the bridge. At this point the raft returns to the loading pagoda and riders disembark.

Incidents

The ride was briefly closed on May 29, 2007 after five visitors and one employee received minor injuries as a result of an evacuation platform malfunction.^[2]

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References

↑ Mindsai Productions; Disney Interactive (1998). The Walt Disney World Explorer – Second Edition (Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh) (2.0 ed.). Disney Interactive. Scene: Disney's Animal Kingdom - Backstage slideshow. Corey Burton : "Opening in 1999, 'Asia' will give guests a look at exotic Asian animals, as well as a thrilling white water rafting expedition on Tiger Rapids Run."
↑ "6 Suffer Minor Injuries On Animal Kingdom Ride". 30 May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

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[1] Mindsai Productions; Disney Interactive (1998). The Walt Disney World Explorer – Second Edition (Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh) (2.0 ed.). Disney Interactive. Scene: Disney's Animal Kingdom - Backstage slideshow. Corey Burton : "Opening in 1999, 'Asia' will give guests a look at exotic Asian animals, as well as a thrilling white water rafting expedition on Tiger Rapids Run."

[2] "6 Suffer Minor Injuries On Animal Kingdom Ride". 30 May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

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