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Hence the original question back on page 1:

Is it multiple station or rotating platform or some such other "more than one boat loading" system?

^I think what George is saying is that it's a continuous-motion linear platform (like Hershey's mouse or Disney's Haunted Mansion). If the "boats" are in fact stable and the loading involves no rocking motion (as I am reading into it), I could see how a 20-second dispatch is theoretically possible with a moving platform...until something happens. But yes, Andy, it sounds like one-at-a-time loading on a moving ("rotating") platform...until someone says otherwise, LOL.

Willing to admit that this alleviates my earlier considerations re: capacity, but now I'm reconsidering whether I'll actually call this a water ride. Sure, it's over/on water, but this "boat" is really no different than any dry-land dark ride. For instance, you *could* theoretically rock the boats on SFStL's Scooby, or the uber-cool Yosemite Sam at SFoT, or even Monster Plantation, have boats. On water, loading is trickier (due to land-lubbers). ;)

Still, very much fun, and wet, and a big hit. Just don't call it a water ride, LOL... :)

^Is it a ride whose sole (or main) purpose is to get you wet? Yup, therefore its a water ride. A ride on water does not a water ride make, it must make a conscious effort to get you wet in order for it to be a water ride, that is why POTC is not a water ride and Splash Mountain is.

^You can call the ride whatever you like....honestly. ;)

It's possible to load it on rails and the drop it in the water, isn't it?

A lot of rides that I would call water rides do that. There's quite a few raft rides that are up on conveyor belts while in the station. All of the Disney boat rides, including Splash have some kind of station-stabilizing-boat-moving-thing (AKA Conveyor) in their stations.

Well, the station looks rather large, maybe they load 3 boats or so at a time, stationary, then dispatch them in a group? That gives 60 seconds of loading/unloading, which seems much more reasonable....

The boats are continuously moving in the station. They are lifted out of the water and sit on tires that keep the boats moving through the station. The station only stops if there are slower loading conditions (guests wont sit down in time, loading a wheel chair, etc.).