Shooting the Chute

Billed as the tallest and steepest water ride anywhere, Knott’s Perilous Plunge debuts Monday with a preliminary opening over the weekend in Buena Park theme park’s Boardwalk area.

Top-Top Drop

Compared to other water rides:

Perilous Plunge: 115 feet, 75 degrees

Tidal Force, Hershey Park: 100 feet

Jurassic Park The Ride, Universal Studios: 84 feet

Spash Mountain, Disneyland: 52 1/2 feet

Tidal Wave, Magic Mountain: 50 feet

Knott’s Timber Mountain: 38 feet, 40 degrees

Graphics reporting by BRADY MacDONALD and PAUL DUGINSKI / Los Angeles Times