July 17, 201312 yr comment_163450 The cannon was installed last year or the year before I think, and was used regularly on hot days last season. Having been under it it is quite something, you get tidal wet! They don't use it now for some reason, possibly because chucking that much unfiltered water (Rumba is in natural water, like loggers) might not be the best idea health wise. Shame though, it really is superb.
July 17, 201312 yr comment_163451 I've never seen so much water and thought jesus whoever that hits will get really really wet!! ha ha ha ha ! it just missed one of the boats! Yeah I know its in natural water, can smell it - full of duck poo!! EWWW! Yeah I guess you wouldn't want that chucked over you! It was immense watching it though!
July 17, 201312 yr comment_163459 It does annoy me though that over safety reasons, a lot of the once impressive water effects are no longer on. If they were able to work, rumba could be a much better ride.
July 17, 201312 yr comment_163462 Surely if they fitted filters in to the effects then they could pump the water through the filters in the effects and still allow them to work. Just an idea but if it worked then they could have a smashing ride there. Maybe they could do it as a refurb for next year
July 17, 201312 yr comment_163464 It is not possible to filter that volume of water at that speed, a pump like that needs to be fed from clean water. And there is no way to have the source clean as it is part of the general water system, fed from and feeding into other water sources (as opposed to tidal, which is its own enclosed system).
July 17, 201312 yr comment_163466 The hose should stay on barriers on the inside should be removed next to the waterfall And inside tunnel needs a refurbish
October 11, 201311 yr comment_170336 Looks abit like one of those rapid pool rides you find at some water parks. This is the first I've ever seen Rumba like that, must be a broken whirlpool machine.
October 28, 201311 yr comment_171374 What happened to this only being open till 5 or something? Went on it around half 8 haha
October 30, 201311 yr comment_171426 Nice, I don't think I've ever Rumba'd in the dark. Do they have it well lit or is it actually dark?
October 30, 201311 yr comment_171429 Nice, I don't think I've ever Rumba'd in the dark. Do they have it well lit or is it actually dark? It was (the last time I did it at night many years ago) pitch black... It was also raining so heavily only my boat was loaded and it was the most terrifying ride experience I've had at Thorpe...
October 30, 201311 yr comment_171434 Yeah it was really dark, but you could still see a little, I didn't really enjoy it, well I don't enjoy it anyway. The effects at the end were turned off and it wasn't the normal rumba music, which made it even more dull.
January 11, 201411 yr comment_174848 Sorry I'm a bit late on the ball on this but when I went to Thorpe in mid July time I noticed that Rumba wasn't open and going nearer the area and whilst on other rides I could see that the water was completley gone from the ride area which was a bit strange to see. I assume this was to do with cleaning or something but it was very cool Also the music on this ride rocks! XD
January 15, 201411 yr comment_175036 When the pumps are not running the water from the rapids drains into the holding pond int he middle. More than likely there was an issue with the ride which is why is was not open.
January 15, 201411 yr comment_175041 When the pumps are not running the water from the rapids drains into the holding pond int he middle. More than likely there was an issue with the ride which is why is was not open.So your telling me that the dirty horrible water in that pond goes round the rapids?
January 15, 201411 yr comment_175042 It's just water from the lake, isn't it? The exact same with Loggers Leap and Tidal Wave too. I assume it's filtered to some degree of course (and Tidal Wave's water is chlorinated too...)
January 15, 201411 yr comment_175043 As far as I know... Loggers and Rumba are 'open systems' of the lake water and are only filtered to the extent of removing lumps, not in a water cleaning sense. Tidal is a 'closed system' of proper filtered and cleaned water which can't just be pumped to and from the lake because of the chemicals used. Think I'm right in saying that?
January 15, 201411 yr comment_175074 As far as I know... Loggers and Rumba are 'open systems' of the lake water and are only filtered to the extent of removing lumps, not in a water cleaning sense. Tidal is a 'closed system' of proper filtered and cleaned water which can't just be pumped to and from the lake because of the chemicals used. Think I'm right in saying that? That is correct
January 15, 201411 yr comment_175084 That would make sense - you probably wouldn't want to get a Tidal-Wave soaking of lake water, but for Loggers & Rumba it's fine
January 17, 201411 yr comment_175190 Considering a lot of the time you barely get touched with any water on rumba rapids, you could be riding on toxic waste and you would be fine.
January 17, 201411 yr comment_175191 Considering a lot of the time you barely get touched with any water on rumba rapids, you could be riding on toxic waste and you would be fine. I'd like to see that changed. As a water ride, you should get wet and they should incorporate some more water effects onto it (I'll say it again, like the one at Drayton Manor!)
January 18, 201411 yr comment_175230 Don't think many of you will have seen Rumba looking like this! I shot this video on the first day of the Fright Nights in 2013, enjoy!
January 22, 201411 yr comment_175373 As far as I know... Loggers and Rumba are 'open systems' of the lake water and are only filtered to the extent of removing lumps, not in a water cleaning sense. Tidal is a 'closed system' of proper filtered and cleaned water which can't just be pumped to and from the lake because of the chemicals used. Think I'm right in saying that? This is beacuse the law was changed in the late 90s and all new water rides can only splash you with clean water. Old rides don't need to be changed so loggers leap and Rhumba Rapids are the same as they always have been, but Tidal Wave uses clean water. It's the same at Alton Towers, the flume and rapids use lake water but battle galleons fills the boats with clean water through the masts when they are in the stations ready for the guns to use.
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