Officials at Soaky Mountain Waterpark, owned and operated by Wilderness Resorts and Waterparks, announced its 50-acre waterpark will be adding a new thrill water slide for guests to enjoy in 2025.
Rafter’s Rage, produced by WhiteWater, will be a six-person raft ride that starts roughly eight stories in the air and spans 825 feet. Riders will be capable of reaching speeds of up to 19 mph as they whip down the slide.
According to Dave Andrews, general manager of Soaky Mountain Waterpark, “Our Edge water coaster, which was the first of its kind in the world, has been such a hit we’ve decided to follow it up with Rafter’s Rage, another first-of-its-kind attraction.
“Rafter’s Rage will be different than most water slides with high banking turns and steep drops because instead it will feature four artfully crafted arcs that rafts will laterally accelerate over sideways. This thrilling drifting experience — a world’s first for a water slide — will extend a rider’s zero G feeling, making it an incredible attraction.”
The slide will be located adjacent to the park’s Avalaunch water coaster behind the Black Bear Rapids Adventure River. It is anticipated to be completed in time for the start of the 2025 season in May.
Soaky Mountain Waterpark, which opened in June 2020, features two water coasters; a wave pool; adventure river; FlowRider; WIBIT obstacle course; flat water cabana pool; little kids’ area and four large slide complexes.
