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Lazy river
A slow, calm river that gently carries you around the park while you lie back and relax.A slow artificial river about a metre deep with a pumped current. Early rivers ran at walking pace (~1.5 ft/s); modern "action rivers" push 4-5 ft/s. George Millay trademarked the name and Wet 'n Wild Orlando (1977) gets credit for the first. Waco Surf in Texas claims the longest at one mile / 45 minutes (not Guinness-verified).
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The first one was at Wet 'n Wild in Florida in 1977. The longest one, in Texas, is a mile long and takes 45 minutes to float around.
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Lazy rivers move at about walking speed, so a parent can walk beside you the whole way.
Lazy rivers move at about walking speed, so a parent can walk beside you the whole way.