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  • Height Requirement
    Minimum Height 42” (107 cm)
  • Supervising Companion Required
    Under 48” (122 cm) Requires Supervising Companion
  • Ride Type
    Water Ride
  • Express Pass
    Universal Express Pass
  • Child Swap Available
  • Rider Safety

Spinach or Not, You'll Get Soaked.

Get set for spectacular splashes and lots of silliness. blowhard Bluto has made off with Popeye’s best gal, Olive Oyl, and the only way to save her involves an 18-foot octopus and A LOT of water.

Hold on tight as you brave your way through raging rapids. And keep your eyes peeled for snippets of classic cartoon humor, including that super-sized cephalopod with 10-foot tentacles. You’ll laugh. You’ll scream. You’ll be really wet and squooshy.

A group holds on tight as their raft spins through the Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges ride.
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Chill Out

This is a great way to cool off in the middle or end of your day.
The exterior of Me Ship, the Olive, a large cartoon inspired boat featuring the likeness of Popeye's love, Olive Oyl, on the smokestack.
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Splash Attack

Watch out for fun lovers firing water cannons at you from the bow of Me Ship, The Olive®.
Guests get wet on Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rats Barges ride at Universal Islands of Adventure.
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Your Complete Guide to Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges®

This water ride is pure, simple, laugh-out-loud fun. Here’s a quick rundown of everything you oughta know about this Toon Lagoon staple – an impeccably themed and raucous-good-time water ride.

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