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This ride was the 2nd biggest disappointment to me at BGW after Curse of DarKastle. I had not heard great things about this ride, but I expected it to be at least average, which it barely was. By the time I rode this, at maybe 11:30 in the afternoon or so, it was already at least 90 degrees, so a raft ride seemed to be just the ticket. After a long wait (over 30 minutes), much of which was in direct sunlight, I finally got on. The loading procedure was horrible, they needed more rafts, and it would help if the rafts held more people. The ride itself was decent, but nothing special. The theming was average, and I didnt get that wet except for my shoes, which got soaked. The high point was the great views of Apollos Chariot - when the high point of one ride is views of another, something is wrong. Overall, a poor job running and designing the ride on the part of BGW, and I rate it 2 points lower than Escape from Pompeii, the other water ride in Italy area. My advice - unless the line is significantly longer, go for Pompeii over Roman Rapids. Youll probably get as wet if not wetter, and the theming will be on a whole nother level.
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