Fyre Drill
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Overview
Fyre Drill is an interactive water-battle boat ride in How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, where Ruffnut and Tuffnut have transformed Berk’s fire-training school into something considerably less sensible.
You board a Viking boat equipped with powerful water cannons and compete to hit flame-shaped targets around the lagoon while also attempting to soak the occupants of rival boats.
Different targets trigger reactions around the course, including moving scenery and — occasionally — more water aimed directly back at you.
The water cannons can fire more than 28 feet, so other boats and even people around parts of the attraction can find themselves within range.
There are no coaster-style drops or thrill-ride restraints. The boat journey itself is gentle; the chaos comes from the interactive battle and the very real possibility of getting absolutely soaked.
There is no minimum height requirement, although children under 48 inches / 122 cm need to ride with a supervising companion. Handheld infants cannot ride.
Queue Details
The queue is mainly outdoors and follows a gentle downhill slope towards the lagoon and loading dock.
Much of the later queue is beneath a solid roof, giving you some protection from the Florida sun while you wait.
The theming follows Ruffnut and Tuffnut’s rather questionable version of Viking fire training, with hand-painted instructions explaining the different targets and how to operate the water cannons once aboard.
Standard manual wheelchair users can remain in their wheelchair throughout the queue and onto the wheelchair-accessible boat.
ECVs and other powered mobility devices cannot be taken through the attraction queue. If you arrive using one, you’ll need to transfer into a park-provided manual wheelchair before joining the line. That wheelchair can then remain with you for the ride.
You can get wet before you even board. Parts of the queue near the loading dock are within range of water being fired from passing boats, so don’t assume anything attached to your wheelchair will remain dry until the ride begins.
Transfer Info
Fyre Drill has a wheelchair-accessible boat that allows someone using a compatible standard manual wheelchair to remain in their own chair throughout the attraction.
At the loading area, the wheelchair rolls directly onto the boat using level roll-on access. Once positioned, apply your wheelchair’s brakes and a securing bar is lowered behind the wheelchair before the boat leaves the dock.
Your wheelchair remains in position throughout the ride and rolls directly back off at the unloading area.
Standard loading takes place while the boats continue moving slowly through the station. If you need the boat stopped while boarding or leaving, let a Team Member know and it can be stopped for you.
There is no conventional ride restraint for the wheelchair position.
Guests using an ECV, motorised scooter or other powered mobility device need to transfer to a standard manual wheelchair before entering the attraction queue. That manual wheelchair can then use the wheelchair-accessible boat.
Because your wheelchair comes onto the water ride with you, protect anything attached to it that could be affected by water, including cushions, bags, electrical equipment or medical items.
Sensory Experience
What do these sensory tags mean?
- Water
- Guests may encounter splashes, sprays, mist or other water effects.
Sensory experiences vary between people. These tags describe elements that may be present, not how strongly any individual guest will experience them.
Water is the main sensory experience on Fyre Drill, and when it reaches you can be very unpredictable.
Every boat has water cannons, so other riders control some of what happens to you. Another boat can suddenly fire in your direction while you’re concentrating on something completely different.
The attraction also has water effects built into the scenery. Some targets trigger additional sprays, so successfully hitting one can result in the ride responding with even more water.
You can get wet or completely soaked, and water can spray unexpectedly into the boat.
The boat itself travels gently around the lagoon rather than building towards a large flume-style drop. There are no high-speed launches, inversions or major changes in elevation.
The experience is mainly outdoors and visually bright, with colourful Viking scenery, dragons, targets and other boats around the lagoon.
Away from the water battle itself, this is a comparatively quiet attraction. Most of the activity comes from water hitting boats and scenery, targets reacting when struck and other riders using their cannons.
Because the water battle is interactive, no two rides are exactly the same. One group may concentrate mostly on the targets while another decides that soaking everybody within range is a much better use of Viking technology.
Practical Tips
Treat “you may get wet” as “you may get absolutely soaked.” How wet you actually become varies, but staying dry isn’t something you can reliably control.
If you remain in your wheelchair, remember that the chair comes onto the boat with you. Protect removable cushions, bags, electrical equipment, medical items or anything else that shouldn’t get wet.
Standard boats normally continue moving slowly through the loading area. If you would be more comfortable boarding or leaving while the boat is stopped, tell a Team Member.
Each boat has a covered storage compartment for loose belongings. It provides some protection, but I still wouldn’t put anything irreplaceable in there without its own waterproof protection.
Shoes are worth thinking about too. A wet T-shirt dries surprisingly quickly in Florida; spending the rest of the afternoon in soaked socks is considerably less magical.
People Dryers are available nearby if you come off wetter than planned, although they cost extra.
“I won’t shoot anyone, therefore nobody will shoot me” sounds like a perfectly reasonable strategy right up until Fyre Drill introduces you to human nature.
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