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Yuta Falls flume ride at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

The first drop on Yuta Falls is 25 feet tall with this second drop almost twice that for the big finale.

Yuta Falls flume ride at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

Yuta Falls was designed and built by Interlink.

Yuta Falls flume ride at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

The large stone arch and water wheel theming for Yuta Falls is nice but that's about it for the theming. 

Yuta Falls flume ride at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

Yuta Falls is fun but the ride really needs something more.  The first half after you come splashing down you are just slowly floating through the trough with nothing to look at but gravel and cornfields off in the distance.  It'd be nice if there was some trees/plants back there and maybe some theming to add to the story.  They should throw a few encounters with the Tamariki to the ride as well.

Yuta Falls flume ride at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

In the end Yuta Falls is about getting wet and cooling off during a hot summer day.



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