The Wilderness Waterboggan debuted at Silver Dollar City in 1987. It is categorized by many as a log flume style ride, although I have always viewed it more as a water slide really. As I mentioned above, you could see the attraction from a far. Well technically you could really only see the tower/station and the first turn. The tower could even be seen from the road before you make the turn to enter the park. Once in the park, you could see the top of the tower, reaching above pretty much everything else in the park. The closer you got to it, the more frightening it got. The entrance to the tower was right underneath the first turn, and that's all you could see of the rest of the ride. As a small child this always freaked me out, as it was a turn into the unknown, and I was sure If I rode it, I would fly off of that first turn to my death.
The ride finally closed down somewhere around 2010. Honestly it really didn’t hurt my feelings too much as it really lost its intrigue for me when it was renovated. I have read and heard many reasons why it closed. Everything from cost of operations and injuries to room needed for expansion. You always hate to see things go that you grew up with, but sometimes it's best if they do and the Wilderness Waterboggan was one of those. To the best of my knowledge, the tower still stands to this day, but I'm sure it will come down in due time. below are some pictures taken during the deconstruction, and an on ride video. Enjoy!