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A quick note here is that this cupola on top of the tower was not there for some of these photos.  That is because it was added overnight and appeared the second day of our visit.   The park was testing in the afternoon and then the construction crew were putting on the finishing touches at night.



 Once the elevator carrying the raft reached the top of the tower is when Mystic River Falls takes the traditional rapids ride and merges it with a waterslide.



After a spiraling descent Mystic River Falls speeds over the edge....



...of the rides big drop.



If you have noticed that some of these shots are zoomed in or from strange angles there is a reason for that.  Silver Dollar City like a parent on Christmas eve wanted to keep the surprise until the ride was ready to open so unless you had a decent telephoto lens or were creative enough to find holes in the fencing; like in this shot, you weren't getting much of a look at Mystic River Falls until the ride opened. 

It is extremely cool that they did this because it really added to the hype and got ride fans like myself that more excited for Christmas morning when we could run downstairs and tear off the wrapping paper to see what was inside.



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