This Orlando flex ticket tour stop focuses on Popeye and Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges at Islands of Adventure.
The Bilge-Rat Barges are river rapids inner tubes that take you through the cartoony town of Sweet Haven. Sweet Haven is where Popeye and Bluto have set up shop. You want to make sure that you don’t bring anything on the ride that you don’t want to get wet, or you want to make sure that it is securely covered underneath the covered compartments in the center of your barge.
Popeye and Bluto are squabbling over Olive Oyl, and this story plays out during your voyage through Sweet Haven. Bluto’s up to his old tricks again and it’s up to you to help Popeye save her. As you float through the town, crashing through whirlpools, you may have difficulty following the story that the characters are telling you. Since walls of water constantly come pouring in over the riders, most of your time will probably be spent trying to predict when the next big wave will strike.
At some points, your barge picks up speed and gets moving pretty fast down the currents. Not only will you have to dodge waves, you’ll have water falls and water cannons to contend with too. Chances are very slim that you’ll get off of this ride without getting completely drenched.
Here’s how we recommend you transform this from a ride into an Orlando flex ticket adventure:
If you allow yourself to take in Sweet Haven’s scenery, you’ll notice that it is designed to get you wet. People wear ponchos on this attraction often, but where’s the fun in doing that? Plan on getting wet. It may be refreshing on a hot Florida day anyway. Most of the time when water comes into the boat, it doesn’t get everyone at the same time. The inner tubes turn during the ride, giving riders not only different views of the ride, but different opportunities for a good soaking. So you can laugh at the other people who get soaked during those times on the ride when you don’t. Just don’t be offended when the other riders laugh when the water comes calling for you.
When you’re soaking wet, you can go to Universal Studios and ride the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit and see if it will dry you off. Unlock the power of an Orlando flex ticket and turn your Orlando vacation into an Orlando flexticket adventure!