Tallest Drop in the Western Hemisphere - Mystic River Falls POV - Silver Dollar City

Get ready to embark on a NEW Family River Expedition, unlike any other in the Americas in 2020! Going to great depths to reach NEW heights, Mystic River Falls is an epic rafting journey where adventurous families explore Ozark waterways in search of hidden passages…only at Silver Dollar City!
Mystic River Falls is a ride that those in the attractions industry say is an engineering marvel with its elevator lift and waterfall drop, coupled with extensive Ozark-native stone landscaping throughout the winding river of rapids. Along the shores, the buildings are fashioned like piers of yesteryear.
The 12-minute long ride takes adventurers through rapids and a winding river channel, before the boats ascend to the top of a 8-story elevator which is the world’s first and only rotating lift of its kind, where guests then travel a sloping river channel that leads them to a 4-and-a-half-story waterfall drop - billed as the “Tallest Drop on a Rapids Ride in the Western Hemisphere” - and in fact, the biggest splashdown in the park’s 60-year history!
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[@morganclarissa3815]

The boat looks like it was going to flip like 5 times

[@bryxlynn]

It’s because there isn’t enough weight in it. If you had the thing filled up all of the way, or even half, it wouldn’t rock like it does. But yes, it does look a bit scary when it rocks back and forth like that ;-;

[@exiledrabbit]

@@bryxlynn probably also why the splashes seem so lame

[@heatheranderson8526]

It is way better in person and with a full raft

[@alexishewett9482]

Morgan Clarissa lol 😂

[@Charleygirl]

This ride is so fun , can’t wait to go on it again!

[@Wilhelm1407Coasters]

I love the way this ride looks. I have to admit though, I'm sad the cave wasn't re-imagined in some form. That was my favorite part of Lost River.

[@poopedonyourchest799]

Me too

[@bl8ze73]

Never been there but same.

[@mrhumpty]

*Heartbeat Noises*

[@Wilhelm1407Coasters]

@@mrhumpty OMG I MISS THOSE SOUNDS IT WAS SPOOKY

[@sandvichspencer6956]

@@Wilhelm1407Coasters Young me didn't find the heartbeat spooky because of the actual sound, but from how freaking loud it was.

[@Rishun]

I like how this ride actually looks like rapids and not generated waves

[@superioranna5634]

it’s super fun, ! the ride is located in branson missouri !

[@tradox1560]

When my family went there it was closed for the day sadly

[@altonalex1235]

What do u mean

[@warlordartist4966]

@@tradox1560 I couldn't ride it because the line was long and then a storm came

[@ssbgogeta8839]

Super fun! I recommend it!

[@mariahdrake7456]

that lift part gives you way to much time to question your sanity... but this ride still looks fun

[@liviagrace4194]

Sanity?

[@timeaturbush5426]

I must agree

[@cheyenne641]

it’s so much fun! i just went and it’s the best

[@nikushim6665]

Meh i don't know about that. Most circle raft or log rides are pretty tame, outside of the risk of getting soaked. But there are far more extreme water slide type rides out there.

[@BroodyRuby]

It definitely gives you plenty of time to contemplate your decisions that led you to it lol but It's super fun!

[@yeahsure4796]

2:14 That raft is hauling!

[@thetangerine5747]

I would love to go on the ride because of that!

[@voidex1494]

The vid doesn't do justice on how fast that part is

[@jasonbaylor9865]

This is incredible engineering

[@Jodus_MacGotuss]

Lost river of the ozarks was my favorite ride. I was sad to see it go, but Mystic River Falls looks even better.

[@JoshuaDeafTiktok]

I remember that as a kid great ride

[@ericdraven7185]

@@JoshuaDeafTiktok It wasn't there all that long

[@jimmysmith773]

@@ericdraven7185 I'm 40 and it was there in the 80's when my grandfather worked there blowing glass in a shop on the way out

[@Mrsjam96]

@@jimmysmith773 the glass blowing is my favorite thing to watch at SDC! I always buy a vase to take home! How cool to have a family member do that! Did you ever get to do it?

[@jimmysmith773]

@@Mrsjam96 no I didn't get to do it since he was at work but I got to stand beside him while he was working he used to make me deer and unicorns for my birthday he had 4 display cases of ship's and Arkansas razorbacks pigs he did for himself and my grandmother

[@tommysobo123]

Description: The 12-minute long ride... Total video run time, 8 minutes 43 seconds! Hmmmm

[@Thatdudewithatie]

They include sitting and getting off at the end haha

[@tonystewartfan2014]

@@Thatdudewithatie because it is part of the ride great spot to talk to friends about it

[@tonystewartfan2014]

Plus normally you have to wait a while to get on the elevator

[@janeybanana1110]

I rode this and it only is like 2-4 minutes long lol

[@crashcoaster3852]

Looks like one of the best rapids in the world... Would love to see RES build more!

[@adri_is_sleepdeprived]

absolutely love this ride. i loved lost river, but the revamp is awesome. i do wish that they’d turned the tunnel thing before the elevator into a cave, kinda like the old one. but i still love this ride, probably my favorite in the whole park.

[@GardeBlaze]

Looks like a cool ride. I like the theming, and the speed and waves this ride generates are excellently done. the Elevator lift isn't something that you see often on a river rapids ride, and it does concern me because I have no clue how likely it is to break down. The drop at the end looks really fun though! Also a round of applause for the person holding the camera. They did an excellent job showing off features of the ride despite the constant rotating of the raft.

[@MCTominator]

I know this ride. Loved it! I loved it! I loved it!!! BUT... the "Tallest Drop in the Western Hemisphere" is deceptive and should be “Tallest Drop on a Rapids Ride in the Western Hemisphere” here as it is in real life.

[@ProfTricky3168]

Imagine if they just did the same from Outlaw

[@JoshuaDeafTiktok]

Wow that is so cool i miss silver dollar city so much not been there in over 20 years..but glad to see this cool ride

[@Ryanreborn.]

I also loved the cave. The skull on the entrance, the thumping of the heart in the cave and around the station built suspense and was great. I haven't ridden this yet but I doubt that it will live up to Lost River of the Ozarks. The biggest factor for me though is will I get wetter than what I got on The Lost River? Idk but I'm excited to find out.

[@20PINKluvr]

I REMEMBER HEARING THAT THUMPING SOUND!! I went when I was little and I still remember that lol it creeped me tf out

[@Ryanreborn.]

@High Tide I also love river rapids the most. It's like the Russian roulette of water rides it's always so much fun to see which seat gets drenched the most and try to predict which one will.

[@richardlong172]

Looks like you'll be lucky to get wet on this thing

[@sgtmyers88]

Yeah I barely got wet on it. Have to try again next year. And I agree it was a huge missed opportunity to rebuild the cave bigger and better.

[@tonystewartfan2014]

I think they should have a waterfall to the start of the cave the turns of when you go under it

[@AJ_Is_Here7272]

I LOVED THIS RIDE SO DARN MUCH!! But it scared me when I went up the elavator thing

[@Kxwasdragons]

It gives us too much time to think why we chose *this* ride 😂

[@TypicalSCPLad]

Cant wait to ride I've waited patiently but everyone will still remember lost river

[@roger373]

Amazing, not only the fun you can have besides the ingenierie behind this water rapids.

[@CountryBuff08]

This looks very cool. I'd love to give it a go!

[@simplestu9449]

This ride looks amazing! One more reason I need to get out to SDC

[@chandlerharris1006]

Impressive!

[@rocknrollbob7199]

It's like the longest and best I've seen yet.

[@kirstenjames6174]

This ride was so much fun!!!!!

[@serenatsukino999]

Looks like alot of fun!!

[@twohomiesplayingjojogames6748]

We missed this this year, because it shut down for maintenance and when it was reopened the line was very long. Thank you for showcasing the experience I couldn’t have!

[@mjyg3058]

The water is such a pretty blue good job whoever picked that lol...this ride looks soo fun.I also love the great views of the park you can see too thats super neat.Thanks for the cool video.xoxomarianne

[@lucyphillips2302]

I got to go on this during a school day in the morning,it was so so so much fun

[@boomerangreverse3267]

My home park Hooray!

[@JT-py7ze]

That lift is remarkable 👌

[@faithlynn1199]

Me and my family ended up waiting two hours for this. It was really fun, though. But we’re definitely gonna get quick passes when we go back. We also ended up riding with three other people, because our group split into two due to it being too big. It wasn’t a big deal though, and in fact kinda more fun with the extra weight.

[@DeletedChannel3342]

This looks like a fun Ride! I really do want to ride it.

[@a_cowwithlegs]

This ride looks really good.

[@girlfront]

Can’t wait to go on this ride with my friends tomorrow :)

[@Heavens-Humanaterian-Army]

That looks amazing

[@MrCollerRoaster]

Looks great!

[@theweakestlink2278]

This ride looks awesome! Silver Dollar City is a little too far away for me to visit but would love to see one of these at Dollywood!

[@steveyoung627]

Neat ride!!!!

[@CAMtrooper]

This put a smile on my face!! Thanks Silver Dollar City .... see ya soon!!

[@Leviitation]

I rode this yesterday and I was scooted to far away from my seat and when the drop landed I slid into my seat and hit the side. I pulled some muscle in my back/shoulders. Hurt all day 😭😭

[@kaylalezabeth7175]

Are you okay?

[@cloudcraft7153]

@@kaylalezabeth7175 yeah their fine, their lyin’

[@LillyB_056]

those of you who haven’t rode Mystic River Falls, the drops in this look mid, but man, they get you. i love this ride sm!!

[@KatsCookie5678]

Love seeing the barns swings in the backround, with only one running.. Must be a slow day! Anyways this ride is great, and so is this park (my faves are this one, outlaw run, powder keg, and the barn swings)

[@theotherdave8013]

i didnt realize yall were open, awe man. hahah thats cool.

[@brylinnmolacek6958]

This ride was great 😊

[@artemisbrown]

I have been waiting for 1hr on this ride

[@BigChris725]

Amazing I want to ride it

[@jessicahunt7092]

Bro imagine tipping over In that thing!! R.I.P

[@ericdraven7185]

I love Silver Dollar City, nice clean park with some top notch rides. Been going there for the last 45 years. One of my favorite places to go.

[@20PINKluvr]

Cute theming idea with the mineshaft elevator

[@itsaweakerslifeashleymissy8204]

Looks fun

[@hannahmillion4736]

dude, the line for this is like two hours every day. it’s crazy

[@april4216]

I was told by workers that it was four hours when I was there😳 chose to spend my time elsewhere lmao

[@katiethewise]

Ikr! I was there 3 days and on day 2 my siblings and I got there about 45 mins before the rides opened and the line was still super long-

[@mecolehardman1744]

I did it yesterday and waited 4 hours

[@ashleyhiatt8318]

I love the ride last week I got to got to SDC and ride it its actually amazing

[@alhei525]

It's kinda like a Rapids Ride, Water Slide/Bobsled Coaster and Log Flume ride hybrid.

[@devonritchie1899]

No it isn't, it's a simple raft ride that every theme park has, quit being stupid

[@psyclone500tv8]

@@devonritchie1899 Time for me to prove to you that your the one whos being stupid and that this raft ride aint a simple raft ride. Out of the 100s of rafts around the world, tell me one that has anywhere close to this rafts 50 foot drop. Tell me a raft ride that even has a drop at all, 99% of them don't. Tell me a raft ride that even has what AI Hei said, a bobsled coaster (if you even know what bobsled coasters are) like section like this raft does. Ill be waiting for your response.

[@devonritchie1899]

@@psyclone500tv8 I don't care 8f no other raft rode has a 50 ft drop or not. The 50 ft drop is shallow and isn't worth the hype, so yes this is still just a standard raft ride just like all the others

[@devonritchie1899]

Dude your little raft ride is garbage, that's all there is to it, just come to terms with ot and sit the fuck down, and if has a 40 ft not 50 ft drop

[@jacobales8357]

OMG THIS RIDE IS THE FUNNEST OMGGGGG

[@Gazza2]

The western hemisphere, the dancin'ist hemisphere of all.

[@arabellaritter2742]

I was terrified to ride this bc of the drop, but it’s actually really fun and not scary! 10/10 I would recommend!

[@charika7147]

This ride was really fun

[@IsaacMcCain]

This is my favorite ride in the park! It moves a lot faster then lost river did.

[@kate_isgreat6890]

I went on that ride in fact I’m wearing a mystic river s t shirt rn. I went on it once then went on it agian and right when I sat on it the whole ride froze and we had to get off 🥲 the line was so long and I just had to get off right when I sat down. But it was still a fun ride!

[@Timboslice321]

This ride hurts!!! I had the opportunity to ride this ride on my recent visit. My wife, seven year old daughter, and myself were the only ones in our raft. We were positioned across from each other, where my wife’s left arm was closest to the green bars where you enter the ride and my daughter was next to her towards center of ride. I was across from them towards the center of the ride. So the first thing I will say is it is fast and the rapid sections are intense. Here is the PROBLEM with the ride!!!!! The seat is a bench with no way to secure your upper body from being slung around like a rag doll. Another problem is there is only one seat belt for two ride seats, in other words two people share the same belt. There was three times on this ride that were so violent we asked each other if we were ok. The first time we came down one of the straight stretches and built up speed and then as the raft made a turn and bounced off the wall, the force slung my daughter to the side so hard I thought she it her face on the center ring. As we are checking on her the similar thing happened but it was my wife that was slammed into the green bar next to the opening. It left a bruise and a knot on her arm. I am 6 foot 250lbs and was hanging on as tight as I could and was unable to stay in my spot. The same scenario as described happening to my wife and daughter happened to me. I had my lap belt as tight as I could get it, but it was not good enough. Like I described earlier about the lap belt going over two seating positions is a huge problem. We bounced off one of the walls so hard it slid me from my middle spot to the seat closest to the opposite entry and I also hit the green bars. I will say if you have had shoulder, hip, back, or are elderly I would reconsider riding this ride. From my experience they are going to have a lot of injuries if they don’t figure something out. I believe the rafts should have had molded seat and backs to keep each person secured in their own spot and wouldn’t allow the lateral movement we experienced.

[@Fireflyorange]

fire in the hole was always my favorite

[@ghostlyfawn]

never heard of this place but i want to ride that!

[@javasparkles7330]

Me 1:00-1:30 "What sort of horriffic Rube Goldberg night mare is this??" Me at the end: I wanna try it!

[@tonystewartfan2014]

That was part of the original lift hill

[@nikolasgilmore]

Wow!

[@LN-Lifer]

Wow Didn't realize it was such a long ride

[@JuicyMoto14]

Cool

[@yayayay8726]

We were on this ride yesterday and we literally waited an hour and a half in line just to ride it. It was fun tho

[@Joshua-ch2ij]

I love that they kind of kept the cave to certain extent

[@tonystewartfan2014]

It’s the light cave

[@marystephens6216]

This ride was so freaking amazing. Warning though you will get wet.

[@sgtmyers88]

Well done. When do you guys plan to have an official media event?

[@clairis2cool4u]

I LOVED THIS ONE! WE WENT WHEN I FRIST OPENED! AND IT TOOK 1 HOUR TO GET ON! AND THEN THEY STOPED OUR RIDE! AND THEN THEY GAVE US A FREE NO WAIT PASS ON IT! SO WE USED IT! AND IT WAS SO FUNN!!!

[@kealilasok14]

Super fun ride! But it was very frustrating to have a 2-3 hour wait time and watch boat after boat going out with only 3-5 people on board when it seats 8. They need a single ride line or to start calling out for groups of 2-3 to fill up those boats as close as possible every time to cut down on the wait time.

[@thegoat8692]

I rode it yesterday on the first day open to public and they only did one group at a time,(we only had four) so we decided to ask the three girls behind us if they wanted to go with us. The raft fit eight. Then we got up there and we said we had seven, then the guy said, “Sorry we only can do six.” And we were like nooooooo!!!!! But the ride was AMAZING, but it would be better with more people. Great ride

[@Flyfisher63]

Planning to visit Branson, Check out Fairway on the Rocks, sleeps 8 and 2 miles from Silver Dollar City. On Airbnb and VRBO.

[@maincoasters]

woah this flys

[@CPGreeno357]

imagine getting stuck on the elevating portion of the ride lmao

[@ramdjow2882]

Yeah when I went there, there were people stuck at the very top for at least 30 minutes

[@carsondop7591]

i got stuck at the top

[@ProfTricky3168]

I saw people getting stuck on Time Traveller.

[@0z3r0]

For a rapid this thing is wild

[@archerdavidson6439]

I just went here today and the line was a 90 minute wait but my mom got over heated and passed out so we got a free fast past for any ride so we rode this and it was so fun and the drop at the end jerks you so hard but it's worth it

[@Tdawggg10]

it was so fun when i went down the slide

[@gracierigsby7114]

my favorite ride at sdc 100%

[@captainironbat8193]

They made a huge mistake in destroying Lost River Of The Ozarks. There is no way my whole family can ride this anymore. They even took out the cave portion of the ride. That kinda is the whole theme.

[@braaandon5716]

Um.... i dont know how to go about this but, they definitely had a reason to remove lost river whether it be out of date, maintenance issues, etc. IMO this is just what the park needed and it isnt even a mistake, there are other family rides out there, SDC has been adding more thrill rides lately and its amazing. Top Tier park in the US for thrill seekers. Not every ride has to be a family ride. Maybe next year they may add a new family ride. There will always be something that has to go for a new ride in most cases. Ive been on one of these and the drop doesnt feel like a drop. They are so much fun(my mom is scared of drops and big rides and she loved it!) the ride is Infinity Falls at Seaworld Orlando. Check it out, its just like this!

[@kingbreck4648]

this is sure not a mistake. Better than lost river.

[@PigsRMyFrens1]

The drop isn’t intense whatsoever. I rode it and it’s perfect for the whole family.

[@captainironbat8193]

@@PigsRMyFrens1 but did your family ride it with you?

[@sabrinabutler1368]

I was expecting a pretty big drop......disappointed. (That's supposed to be the drawing factor for this ride!).

[@spvcethvg8462]

Were you expecting like 200 feet? These rides cost so much more than roller coasters. They dont want to go bankrupt.

[@casadilla111]

I’d rather not run too much of a risk of flipping over and getting pinned beneath one of those rafts

[@Flaminodad]

Sabrina Butler check out Pilgrims Plunge at Holiday world in Indiana. Awesome ride and definitely a big drop

[@EmeraldBayMovies]

@@Flaminodad Pretty sure they removed that ride.

[@Thematt11]

I bet it feels bigger IRL.

[@calebgoodsell7017]

Wow what a cool ride! **would be a shame if it stopped working and got stuck almost everyday**

[@JoshB333]

Is there more theming to come?

[@imlewisblackman]

Always wondered how the boats never capsize.. looks dangerous but it’s obviously really safe.

[@robertdalessio4614]

There are documented cases of these capsizing. You are more likely to get struck by lightning though. In the 1980's, there was a fatal capsize on White Water Canyon at Wonderland in Toronto. The ride still operates to this day.

[@Logan-hb7uf]

Damn I'm gonna miss the cave

[@BackSeatJunkie]

I've become less of a water ride person as I've aged but I'll go for a splash on Mystic River Falls and just pretend I'm on a rollercoaster.

[@weariestbeast11]

I love roller coasters

[@coastervelocity3899]

I’ve been trying to ride this during the soft opening for 3 days lmao

[@cowboylikeabi]

Never been to silver dollar city but I wanna go

[@Abyssable135]

It looks like no one is on it, maybe they just put the camera there and when the boat came back they get the camera and stops recording

[@GardeBlaze]

There's definitely someone on it. You can see a hand at one point and a face at another. The person holding the camera is just busy trying to get the camera to face the upcoming section of the ride or a cool feature.

[@CAMtrooper]

Yes!!!! I’m coming for this ride and then Time Traveler ... except I may not be able to wear this helmet on either 👀

[@geauxonyt7657]

I’m jealous my family was supposed to be there right now but due to COVID we canceled about a month ago in doubt it will be open. It backfired

[@xim.tower4]

The time traveler is the best ride

[@death8632]

@@xim.tower4 no its not its fun though

[@uscraftgaming2915]

Your Average Jew yes it is

[@kingbreck4648]

I havent been on outlaw run, but i have been on time traveler. Time traveler is my favorite coaster up to this day. Outlaw run is short, is rough, still looks fun, but age has really caught up with it.

[@dasavige2828]

I went on it today it is a lot of fun

[@rongorton5212]

Did you get wet? Seems like a water ride that doesn't get anyone wet. I ride water rides for that purpose to get a nice cool down in the middle of the heated day.

[@snoooranges9460]

Ron Gorton you get wet it’s just without any weight in the raft it doesn’t look like you get wet

[@blackhawksfanreacts2939]

Can you update the app please... Thanks

[@cameronjohnston3323]

I love going on this ride it's My favorite ride so is fire in the hole and I love silver dollar city❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊 Bye bye fire in the hole😢

[@simplytommy6214]

I'm going here in april! It's going to be my first time.

[@faithlynn1199]

I just went there for this first time last weekend! I rode my first roller coaster (thunderation ) and I really liked it. However I would think about getting a quick pass (or whatever they’re called) as we waited two hours to ride this ride. It’s also way taller than what it looks like here, and if you have a full raft, going down the slide you’ll bump into the side and spin a lot.

[@simplytommy6214]

@@faithlynn1199 Ya it took me and my friend awhile to get on it. It kept shutting down.

[@faithlynn1199]

@@simplytommy6214 Yes! It kept shutting down, and they kept getting rid of certain rafts.

[@bc7295]

Dang. I was kinda hoping for another cave looking entrance😂

[@Perich29]

Interesting

[@jaxsonogden966]

I went on that ride it was fun

[@timeaturbush5426]

If I was riding that ride I would immendately poop my self when I was right at the drop LOL

[@CoriLane3060]

I’m not a big fan of water rides, I don’t like getting wet….and then having to walk around a park for the next 5 hours (unless it’s in SoCal during the summer) especially me being a coaster enthusiast actually caring getting on all the coasters, but this is really my only bucket list water ride

[@justinclifford9561]

I love how the description says the ride is 12 minutes but the video is less than 9 minutes.

[@neuenkirchenash689]

They were still in the process of building this ride last year when I was there

[@ericdraven7185]

They been in the process of making this ride the last 2 or 3 times I was there.. I got pictures when they first started it.