Yankee Clipper

Yankee Clipper (known as AQUAMAN Splashdown in Gurnee) is a log flume ride built by Arrow Dynamics located in Yankee Harbor (now DC Universe in Gurnee). The ride opened in 1976 with both Great America parks as an opening day ride.

Yankee Clipper is unique as it is interlocked into another log flume ride, its sister, Loggers Run in Yukon Territory. Both log flume rides are almost identical in layout, differing only in the slope of their drop and their ride cars (Yankee Clipper features clipper boats as its ride cars and Loggers Run features logs as its ride cars).

History
Yankee Clipper debuted with both Great America parks as an opening day attraction. Billed as the main attraction in Yankee Harbor, Yankee Clipper interlocks with its sister, Loggers Run, and provides a scenic view before plunging guests into the water.

In 1998, Yankee Clipper was removed in the Santa Clara park in order to make space for Invertigo.

Between 2001 and 2005, Yankee Clipper was known as "Ice Mountain Splash" in the Gurnee park, named after the Ice Mountain water brand as part of a sponsorship between Great America and Nestlé.

In 2022, Yankee Clipper was renamed "AQUAMAN Splashdown" in the Gurnee park after Yankee Harbor was renamed to DC Universe.