Punga Racers 2.0

[Joe]

Word on the street is Punga Racers reopened today.

 

[sonoma15]

Seem it's now a body slide, at least according to the Universal website.

 

[Magic Feather]

Seem it's now a body slide, at least according to the Universal website.
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Weird... I guess they did need a body slide, and it fixes the runoff issue, but mat slides are a waterpark staple. I would expect a new mat slide on the expansion pad whenever that happens.

 

[shiekra38]

Seem it's now a body slide, at least according to the Universal website.
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Booo....They need the mat slides in the expansion

 

[Joe]

Good news is the weight limit went back up to 300 lbs.

 

[shiekra38]

Good news is the weight limit went back up to 300 lbs.

I wonder if they will sell the old sign in the prop shop

 

[Brian G.]

Photos of it operational.

 

[randompixel]

Nice "Whitewater" logo at the end of the slide.

 

[Scott W.]

Nice "Whitewater" logo at the end of the slide.

Good eye.

 

[shiekra38]

I suppose a more traditional body slide was in order for VB

The other ones they have either drop you into a large pool or drop you down at a high rate of speed

 

[LintemuthStudios]

Whoa. Is this the first mat-to-body slide conversion ever?

 

[shiekra38]

Whoa. Is this the first mat-to-body slide conversion ever?

Pretty sure...I didn't think RMC was capable of it, but here we are

 

[Brian G.]

More photos:

Punga Racers reopens at Volcano Bay as body slide after lengthy refurbishment

Punga Racers has reopened at Volcano Bay after a lengthy refurbishment, converting the water slide from a mat slide to a traditional body slide. The removal of the mats was the biggest change. Much of the slide has remained the same but now features an extended run-off compared to the previous ve

www.insideuniversal.net

 

[UNIrd]

I don't mind a traditional body slide of this fashion in the least. At least the attraction is back up and there's another option for single riders.

 

[Joe]

As somebody who's swimming skills are rated at a 1 out of 5 I appreciate this new slide that doesn't want me to die.

 

[LintemuthStudios]

As somebody who's swimming skills are rated at a 1 out of 5 I appreciate this new slide that doesn't want me to die.

Me: *Steps into the drop capsule*

Kala and Tai Nui: "So you've chosen death?"

 

[Cheezbat]

Nice "Whitewater" logo at the end of the slide.

Ugh...so they’re going to be garbage in comparison. I don’t mind them changing it from a mat to body slide, but every Whitewater body slide I’ve been on has been far less enjoyable than a Proslide.

 

[JoeCamel]

Me: *Steps into the drop capsule*

Kala and Tai Nui: "So you've chosen death?"

Long before on the climb up there. What happened to the elevator??
I'm old, I can drop but I can't climb.
I'm tellin' ya, the zipline from Aventura would solve the whole deal.

 

[Teebin]

Ugh...so they’re going to be garbage in comparison. I don’t mind them changing it from a mat to body slide, but every Whitewater body slide I’ve been on has been far less enjoyable than a Proslide.

They didn't replace the entire slides did they? I thought the change was only to the bottom portion. If it was the entire slide then that suggests that Universal really hates proslide's guts after all the issues they've encountered.

 

[Brian G.]

They didn't replace the entire slides did they? I thought the change was only to the bottom portion. If it was the entire slide then that suggests that Universal really hates proslide's guts after all the issues they've encountered.

it was just the bottom wading pool.