Water amusement park water channel flow system

A water ride, comprising:

• a first channel of water configured to convey participants in a first direction;
• a first adjustable flow controller positioned in the first channel of water;
• a second channel of water configured to convey participants in a second direction different from the first direction;
• a second adjustable flow controller positioned in the second channel of water;
• a third channel coupling the first channel, upstream of the first adjustable flow controller, to the second channel, downstream of the second adjustable flow controller, wherein the third channel is configured to convey participants from the first channel of water to the second channel of water when the first adjustable flow controller is activated;
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• a fourth channel coupling the second channel, upstream of the second adjustable flow controller, to the first channel, downstream of the first adjustable flow controller, wherein the fourth channel is configured to convey participants from the second channel of water to the first channel of water when the first adjustable flow controller is activated;
• wherein the first adjustable flow controller is configured to control the flow of water through the third channel such that as the first adjustable flow controller reduces the flow of water through the first channel and the flow of water in the third channel is increased such that participants being conveyed through the first channel are increasingly redirected through the third channel of the water ride, and wherein the second adjustable flow controller is configured to control the flow of water through the fourth channel such that as the second adjustable flow controller reduces the flow of water through the second channel and the flow of water in the fourth channel is increased such that participants being conveyed through the second channel are increasingly redirected through the fourth channel of the water ride.