it s 170 feet tall. the drop is just almost straight down and then once you get to the bottom is goes back up and you go over a second hump. it s a new class of ride called a speed blaster. it takes 18 seconds and it s one scary ride. i would love to go on that. you go down you get stuck with water at the end and that s it, but in this one i read there s some sort of rocket propelling launch that takes you back up that hill. i initially thought things are going to go flying with that. was that a concern safetywise? no. we ve been working on master blaster technology to blast people uphill for years. we built the first one in 94. this is unprecedented because we re using a new air nozzle that s like a blast of air hitting the water and blowing it out at high velocity. so we can blow you up a hill extremely fast and over the top and then down another side. so it s a new class of water
a tug boat crew spotted it and the coast guard was called in. the search is on for its owner. so please anyone with information is being asked to contact the coast guard. all right. now for today s must see moment videos. an ingenuous way to beat the heat. don t live next to a water park. just do make your own. they took a construction crane and they turned it into a water roller coaster of sorts. people riding on that that. i can t decide if it looks fun or fright nng. i would not suggest trying that at home, folks. the russians never fail to surprise. oh my goodness. wow. just keep watching that for a while. and here s proof that there s a kid in all of us, even animals. you re looking at the oldest
welcome back to new day. today s must see moment so you don t live next to a water park, grab your own slip and slide, use what you have to beat the heat. these folks in russia took a construction crane and turned it into a water roller coaster. we go back and forth. if it looks like fun or looks terribly frightening. one thing i suggest you do not try this here or at home or anywhere on god s green earth. but we ll show it on national television because they re from russia so somehow it makes it okay. we went back and forth. seems like they re under water for a long time. this is like a torture going on here. because we don t understand the language we don t understand. so yeah, questionable must see moment today but you saw it. must see/not do.
you. steve: dolly parton joining us right now from pigeon forge, tennessee. dollywood. good morning to you. well, good morning. i m here with our new river rush water ride. ain t i something out here in this cold weather? steve: we see it behind you. go ahead and explain to us how this is going to work, this splash thing. actually we have our splash country water park. we have wonderful things here. but this year we have the only water roller coaster in all of tennessee. so we re excited about that. it goes around about four times i guess at the highest peak, dropping off a four story building. i don t know. i don t usually ride these. they re riding it already. gretchen: i m with you, dolly. i don t know if i d go down, but i know my kids would. it looks like a lot of fun. you just keep adding to dollywood. what s going to be the next venture? well, we ve got some things going to be announcing later in the summer. but we ve got so many wonderful