Dollywood Water Park announced a new 6 Lane Mat Racer like other big water parks have, with a Full Slide to start, then the open racing slide. I wish WW could have something like that and with more lanes. The Mat Racer always has the longest line of any other ride in the park, plus we have to share part of the stairs with the Drop Sliders and there is no rail or white line dividing us. 4 lanes isn't enough, but I know they dont really have room for more at this point. I also wish they had a way to keep people from leaving the mats in line when they see what looks to them as "a long line". The line is not a mat station. The mat station is at the exit. When the mats are in line, people wait at the exit thinking they wont be in line.
Which brings me to next year. Kapau Plummet opened in 2014, so next year it will be 3 years since any kind of new ride. Is it time? I think so. I can see, by looking at the Satellite View, some room where they could put a slide, or they could take out 1 of the old slides and make a new one. The Wave Pool waves are small. I know they want it to be safe but I would like it to be on full. Lifeguards say it is on half power.
Kapau is a great slide but way too short. Wish it could be twice as long. Safari Joes H2O in Tulsa is getting a Yellow Anaconda Trap Door Body Slide, part of the 3 new Reptile Rush slides. Yellow slide will be at least twice as long as Kapau Plummet, but they are only getting 1. I expect a very long line every day during summer once it opens. It is the 1st Trap Door Body Slide in Oklahoma.