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SUPREME SCREAM They could've called this one the Evil Elevator: Seated and
fully exposed riders ar e hoisted straight up a 30-stor y tower with their feet dangling in
the air, then held at the top just long enough to rattle the ner ves before plunging down-
ward faster than gravity at mor e than 60 mph. The whole descent takes only a bo wel-
shaking 3 seconds. It's one of the tallest (and most unner ving) thrill rides in the world.
XCELERATOR It's scar y just looking at this super-high-tech 1950s-themed
roller coaster, which launches y ou from 0 to 82 mph in 2 1 / 3 seconds, then whips y ou
straight up 20 stories (with a half-twist thrown in for added addling) and almost straight
back down again. It's like riding on the outer edge of a gigantic paper clip .
Camp Snoopy
This will probably be the y oungsters' favorite area. The first-ever theme park area dedi-
cated solely for kids, it 's meant to r e-create a wilderness camp in the H igh Sierras. Six
rustic acres are the playgr ounds of Charles Schulz 's beagle and his pals, Charlie B rown
and Lucy, who greet guests and pose for pictur es. There are more than a doz en rides in
the camp; several kid-size rides are made especially for the y ounger set, while the entir e
family can enjo y others. Scaled-do wn stock cars, locomotiv es, steamboats, 18-wheeler
semis, hot-air balloons, and ev en the Peanuts gang's school bus giv e kids a playland of
their own. There's also a child-siz e version of Supreme Scream, called Woodstock's Air-
mail, and Joe Cool's GR8 SK8, a mini-thrill ride for the whole family. Interactive attrac-
tions include the Camp S noopy Theatre starring the P eanuts gang (little kids ar
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transfixed by this show).
Wild Water Wilderness
This $10-million, 3 1 / 2 -acre area is styled like a turn-of-the-20th-centur y California wil-
derness park with a raging white-water riv er, cascading water falls, soaring geysers, and
old-style ranger stations.
BIGFOOT RAPIDS The centerpiece of Wild Water Wilderness is this outdoor
white-water river raft ride, the longest of its kind in the world. Climb aboar d a six-seat
circular raft, and prepare to be bounced, buffeted, tossed, spun, and splashed along fast-
moving currents, under cascading waterfalls, and around soaring geysers. Let there be no
doubt: You will get extremely wet on this one.
MYSTERY LODGE This amazing high-tech, trick-of-the-eye tribute to the magic
of Native American stor ytelling is a theater attraction for the whole family . The O ld
Storyteller takes the audience on a mystical, multisensory journey into the culture of local
tribes by employing centuries-old legends passed down through oral history.
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Indian Trails
Explore the ride-fr ee Indian Trails cultural ar ea, which offers demonstrations of N ative
dance and music by authentically costumed Native American and Aztec dancers, singers,
and musicians performed in the round on the Indian Trails stage. In addition, the com-
pound sho wcases a v ariety of traditional N ative American str uctures fr om the P acific
Northwest, Great Plains, and S outhwest. The area includes four to wering totem poles,
standing fr om 15 to 27 feet high; thr ee authentic tepees, r epresenting the Arapaho,
Blackfoot, and Nez Perce tribes; and more. The arts and crafts of Native American tribes
from the w estern par t of N orth America ar e also demonstrated and display ed. While
exploring Indian Trails, visitors can enjoy a sampling of Native American foods, includ-
ing Navajo tacos, Indian fry bread, and fresh-roasted ears of corn.
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