Banana Boat Rides
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Banana Boat Rides
Banana boat rides are great fun! You are towed behind a speedboat at high speed on a yellow craft, moulded into a banana shape to resemble their namesake fruit!
Between three and ten riders sit astride an inflatable tube, using two smaller tubes on either side for balance. Riders attempt, usually in vain, to remain onboard whilst speeding across the water in close proximity to the surface!
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