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|park                = [[Knott's Berry Farm]]
|area                = [[Ghost Town (Knott's Berry Farm)|Ghost Town]]
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|opening_date        =  [[May 26]], [[1988]] <small>(as ''Bigfoot Rapids'')</small><br/>[[May 17]], [[2019]] <small>(as ''Calico River Rapids'')</small>
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'''Calico River Rapids''' is a water ride located at the [[Ghost Town (Knott's Berry Farm)|Ghost Town]] area of [[Knott's Berry Farm]] in {{w|Buena Park, California}}.
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==History==
The ride is a River Rapids model that was manufactured by [[Intamin]]. It originally opened in the park's new Wild Water Wilderness area as '''Bigfoot Rapids''' on [[May 26]], [[1988]].<ref>[https://www.knotts.com/blog/media-center/2023/knotts-berry-farm-historic-timeline Knott's Berry Farm Historic Timeline], Knott's Berry Farm. 2023-01-01.</ref> The ride featured an entrance sign stating "River Raft Trips Daily" and was relatively unthemed at the time, focusing more on getting the riders wet. Though the presence of {{w|Bigfoot}} was implied by footprints in the concrete path of the queue, the creature was never actually seen during the ride.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKUmS9nODhU Bigfoot Rapids - Knotts Berry Farm - 2016 - 4K] by HDThrillSeeker, YouTube. 2016-01-10.</ref>

===Renovation===
At the end of the [[2018]] season, the ride was closed for refurbishment. During this time, new animatronics were added by Garner Holt Productions and a backstory was created for the ride, featuring "Potts & Colter", a fictional company of trappers and explorers in Calico River Territory prior to the formation of Knott's [[Ghost Town (Knott's Berry Farm)|Ghost Town]]. Renamed to "Calico River Rapids", the revised ride was merged back into the Ghost Town area and was re-opened on [[May 17]], [[2019]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7ddhNaeMkg Calico River Rapids Behind-the-Scenes] by Knott's Berry Farm, YouTube. 2019-04-30.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190505160712/https://www.knotts.com/play/rides/calico-river-rapids Calico River Rapids], Knott's Berry Farm. Archived 2019-05-05.</ref> It now actually features Bigfoot as an animatronic character in the ride, though an attempt was made to patch out the original footprints in the queue. Some of the water features were dialed back to avoid getting the riders completely wet.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBijTsLrmtg Calico River Rapids 4K POV - Knotts Berry Farm] by XtremeCoasters Network, YouTube. 2025-04-19.</ref>

==Videos==
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Bigfoot Rapids POV - Knotts Berry Farm - 2016
Calico River Rapids - behind the scenes - April 2019
Calico River Rapids - media grand opening - May 2019
Calico River Rapids POV - Knotts Berry Farm - 2025
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.knotts.com/rides-experiences/calico-river-rapids Calico River Rapids] official webpage at Knott's Berry Farm
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20160512174044/https://www.knotts.com/rides/Water-Rides-1-5-12-21/Bigfoot-Rapids Bigfoot Rapids] (archived 2016-05-12<small>, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090831021946/http://www.knotts.com:80/public/park/rides/water/bigfoot_rapids/index.cfm 2009-08-31]</small>)
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20081222074551/http://knotts.com/park/tour/wwater/ Wild Water Wilderness] (archived 2008-12-22<small>,  [https://web.archive.org/web/19980201173357/http://www.knotts.com/park/wwater/rides/rides.htm 1998-02-01]</small>)
*{{Coasterpedia}}
*[[w:c:knotts:Calico River Rapids|Calico River Rapids]] at Knott's Wiki Farm
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