▁hand ▁built ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁Russian ▁car pent ers , ▁rid ers ▁board ▁a ▁Vik ing - style ▁long ship . ▁The ▁boats ▁can ▁seat ▁up ▁to ▁eight ▁people , ▁having ▁four ▁rows ▁of ▁two - se ater ▁ben ches ▁( from ▁ 2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 7 ▁there ▁were ▁also ▁six ▁se ated ▁boats ). ▁Despite ▁the ▁ride ▁featuring ▁several ▁dro ps , ▁they ▁have ▁no ▁lap ▁bars , ▁only ▁p added ▁and ▁metal ▁grab ▁rails . ▁The ▁boats ▁can ▁become ▁filled ▁with ▁several ▁inches ▁of ▁water ▁during ▁a ▁typical ▁day ▁of ▁operation ▁and ▁a ▁ride ▁operator ▁is ▁usually ▁seen ▁with ▁a ▁p ump ▁removing ▁excess ive ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁boats ▁as ▁they ▁pass ▁through ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁In ▁general ▁rid ers ▁can ▁be ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁asked ▁to ▁board ▁the ▁boats ▁quickly ▁as ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁stop ▁in ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁R ide ▁operators ▁usually ▁check ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁rid ers ▁in ▁groups ▁prior ▁to ▁board ing ▁and ▁on ▁occasion ▁will ▁tell ▁you ▁where ▁to ▁sit ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁weight ▁is ▁even ly ▁distributed . ▁ ▁Vik ing ▁chant ing ▁music , ▁' S ong ▁of ▁the ▁E ld ers ' ▁( origin ally ▁composed ▁by ▁Gra h ame ▁Mac lean ▁for ▁the ▁Rh yth mos ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁the ▁park ' s ▁Hot ▁Ice ▁Show ), ▁plays ▁in ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁ride , ▁although ▁is ▁not ▁clearly ▁aud ible ▁in ▁all ▁parts . ▁ ▁The ▁boat