Shipwreck Falls

All Lit Up Shipwreck Falls all lit up at night.

NEW for 2002! New for 2002 at Six Flags Darien Lake was Shipwreck Falls - a classic spillwater ride.

B&W Wrecked Boat A B&W 35mm print of the props in use on Shipwreck Falls. Ther's a boat going down the falls in the background.

Props Shipwreck Falls uses a good deal of props to help enhance the ride experience.

Splashdown Watching a boat make a splash once it hits the huge water pool.

Shipwreck Falls Shipwreck Falls replaced Cascade Canyon at Six Flags Darien Lake for the 2002 season.

Shipwreck Falls

Station The station for Shipwreck Falls.

Shipwreck Falls People rushing to the splash zone on the footbridge.

Splashdown! The huge wave is about to hit those people on the bridge.

Props The wrecked boat prop.

Moment of Impact Small splash made just at the moment of impact. The splash grew significantly larger as more of the boat went into the water.

Under Construction Shipwreck Falls on Opening Day 2002.

Here we see an Earth Mover that was still on site on Opening Day 2002. Reminants of Cascade Canyon are still visible - those concrete footer supports for the slides.

Under Construction Here we see an Earth Mover that was still on site on Opening Day 2002. Reminants of Cascade Canyon are still visible - those concrete footer supports for the slides.

I don't think the park could remove those supports because they are on the rooftop of the concrete tunnels used by the Poland Springs Plunge.

Cascade Canyon Supports I don't think the park could remove those supports because they are on the rooftop of the concrete tunnels used by the Poland Springs Plunge.