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Video: The AquaDuck water coaster on Disney Dream
Monday, 17.Jan.2011, 20:39 (GMT+3)

Beginning 160 feet above sea level at one of the Dream's two funnels, the high-speed flume ride covers a 765-foot-long course around the top deck of the vessel.

PAPENBURG, Germany -- What will the much-heralded AquaDuck water coaster on Disney Cruise's Line new Disney Dream be like?

The Cruise Log and a handful of other cruise sites got a sneak peek at the ride this week aboard the almost-finished vessel at Germany's Meyer Werft shipyard, and we were suitably impressed, but until now a ban on taking photographs or video of the experience meant we couldn't show it to you.

Thanks to Disney, which finally forwarded the video above just moments ago, however, you now can see it for yourself.Beginning 160 feet above sea level at one of the Dream's two funnels, the high-speed flume ride covers a 765-foot-long course around the top deck of the vessel -- starting with a "swing-out" loop that takes riders 13 feet beyond the side of the ship.

At one point, AquaDuck riders careen through the Dream's second (faux) funnel, where they will be momentarily visible to children in the ship's tween center (located within the funnel). The ride uses the same Master Blaster technology found on water rides at theme parks to propel riders upwards at times.Riders sit in two-person inflatable rafts during the experience and travel through a clear acrylic tube that measures 54 inches across.

The ride will be free and has a capacity of nearly 300 people an hour.A caveat: You must be at least 48 inches tall to ride.Cruise Loggers, watch the video above and then tell us what you think in the comment area below.

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