It will never be described as the most intense ride at Six Flags Great America, but park officials showed Tuesday it will definitely be one of the wettest.

Buccaneer Battle, the new ride at the Gurnee theme park, was unveiled to the media and friends of the park. And, anyone willing to get into a makeshift pirate ship seemed happy the ride has arrived.

"You get very wet," said Alexia Van Sky, 11, of Wadsworth, who was soaking wet after jumping off the ride about 11 a.m. "Shooting (water at) people on shore while they shoot at you is the best part of the ride."

In the ride, eight people climb aboard one of 10 boats and move slowly through a 450-foot track built into a small pond...

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I went to the park two or three weeks after opening day. At that point there was alot of work to be done on the ride. I haven't been back to the park since, but have seen some pictures. The theming actually looks really nice! I was really impressed with the positive changes the park has made.