Tow boat ride

For the boat, see Towboat.

A tow boat ride is a water ride constructed on a body of water. The course is defined by a main drive underwater cable, creating the impression of free floating boats. The station could be a revolving platform.^[1][2][3]

African Queen — ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen.

Partial list of tow boat rides

Name	Park	Country	Opened	Manufacturer	Status	Ref
Africa Cruise Formerly Adventure Jungle	Nigloland	France	1987	Mack Rides	Operating
African Queen	ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen	Germany	2006	Intamin	Operating	[4]
Canale Grande Formerly Rivière des castors	Spreepark Mirapolis	Germany France	1994 to 2002 1987 to 1991	Reverchon Industries	Removed	[5][6]
Dschungel Fahrt	Europa-Park	Germany	1978	Mack Rides	Operating	[7][8]
Embarque	World of Discoveries	Portugal	2014	Reverchon Industries	Operating
Épidemaïs Croisières Formerly Balade d'Astérix	Parc Astérix	France	1989	Intamin	Operating	[9]
Excalibur	Drayton Manor Theme Park	United Kingdom	2003 to 2011	Bear Rides	Removed	[10]
Fahrt des Odysseus	Belantis	Germany	2003	Bear Rides	Operating	[10]
Fata Morgana	Efteling	Netherlands	1986	Intamin	Operating	[9]
Fatih's Dream	Vialand	Turkey	2014	Intamin	Operating	[11]
Floßfahrt	Heide Park	Germany	1978	Mack Rides	Operating	[12]
Gamanile River	Leipzig Zoological Garden	Germany	2011	Intamin	Operating	[4]
Gold River Adventure Formerly Les Radeaux and Gondolettas	Walibi Belgium	Belgium	1978	Intamin	Operating	[13]
Gondoletta	Luisenpark	Germany	1975	Intamin	Operating	[9]
Gondoletta	Stadtgarten Karlsruhe	Germany	1967	Unknown	Operating	[14]
Gondoletta	Efteling	Netherlands	1981	Intamin	Operating	[9]
Jungla	Parque de Atracciones de Madrid	Spain	1977	Unknown	Operating
Jungle mission Formerly Jungle adventure, Bob & Bobette and Voodoo river	Bellewaerde	Belgium	1978	Intamin	Operating	[13][15]
Käpt'n Blaubärs Abenteuerfahrt	Ravensburger Spieleland	Germany	1998	Mack Rides	Operating	[13]
Kid's Catamaran	Leofoo Village Theme Park	Taiwan	Unknown	Unknown	Operating
Lac des chercheurs d'or	Le Pal	France	Unknown	Mack Rides	Operating	[12]
Lazy River Boat Trip	Chester Zoo	United Kingdom	2015	Intamin	Operating	[16]
Le Pays des Contes de Fées	Disneyland Park	France	1994	Mack Rides	Operating	[13][17]
Paysages d’Europe	Futuroscope	France	1992 to 1998	Intamin	Operating
Piratbåde	Legoland Billund	Denmark	Unknown	Mack Rides	Operating	[7]
Radeaux	Didi'Land	France	1982 to 2013	Unknown	Removed
Sambesi Bootsfahrt	Hanover Zoo	Germany	2000	Intamin	Operating	[4]
Swan Boats	Alton Towers	United Kingdom	1987 to 2003	Intamin	Removed	[9]
Tam-Tam Aventure Formerly Tam Tam Tour	Walibi Rhône-Alpes	France	1992	Soquet	Operating	[18]
Tam Tam Tour	Walibi Sud-Ouest	France	1992	Unknown	Operating
Tom Sawyer Raft Ride	Blackpool Pleasure Beach	United Kingdom	1974 to 1993	Intamin	Removed
Tow boat	Dream Park	Egypt	1998	Intamin	Operating
Tow boats	Geroland	Egypt	1997	ABC Rides	Operating	[10]
Tropical Cruise	Dragon Park Ha Long	Vietnam	2017	Intamin	Operating	[16]
Tunga	Gardaland	Italy	1975 to 2009	Intamin	Removed	[19]
Urzeit Floßfahrt	Freizeitpark Plohn	Germany	1997	Mack Rides	Operating	[12]
Venice Gondola	Genting Indoor Theme Park	Malaysia	Unknown	Zamperla	Operating
Waly boat Formerly Embarcadère	Walygator Parc	France	1989	Mack Rides	Operating	[7][20]
Zattere	Minitalia Leolandia Park	Italy	1997	Unknown	Operating

Gallery

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  Africa Cruise — Nigloland.
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  African Queen — ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen.
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  Dschungel Fahrt — Europa-Park.
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  Embarque — World of Discoveries.
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  Excalibur — Drayton Manor Theme Park.
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  Floßfahrt — Heide Park.
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  Gamanile River — Leipzig Zoological Garden.
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  Gondoletta — Luisenpark.
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  Gondoletta — Efteling.
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  Jungla — Parque de Atracciones de Madrid.
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  Jungle mission — Bellewaerde.
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  Kid's Catamaran — Leofoo Village Theme Park.
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  Lac des chercheurs d'or — Le Pal.
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  Lazy River Boat Trip — Chester Zoo.
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  Paysage d'Europe — Futuroscope.
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  Rivière des castors — Mirapolis.
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  Sambesi Bootsfahrt — Hanover Zoo.
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  Tam Tam Tour — Walibi Sud-Ouest.
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  Tunga — Gardaland.
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  Urzeit Floßfahrt — Freizeitpark Plohn.
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  Venice Gondola — Genting Indoor Theme Park.
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  Waly boat — Walygator Parc.
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  Banana Battle — Bobbejaanland. Splash Battle using tow boat ride's technology.
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  Raratonga — Mirabilandia. Splash Battle using tow boat ride's technology.

See also

• Old Mill (ride)
• Chain boat navigation