Rapids Ride

Rapids Ride is a recurring location in the, first introduced in Link's Awakening. It usually refers to the location in which Link can ride in a raft or canoe.

Link's Awakening
In Link's Awakening, Rapids Ride is a region located in the eastern part of Koholint Island. For a fee of 100 Rupees, Link can travel on a raft down a series of high-current rapids and waterfalls. As he's riding down the rapids, the young hero can also obtain items floating above the water, such as Rupees, arrows and bomb, by leaping with the Roc's Feather to catch them. The rapids also serves as a shortcut for getting from the northeastern to the southeastern parts of the island.

One of the islands within the Rapids Ride area can only be accessed via a staircase in Face Shrine. On this island is a treasure chest containing a Secret Seashell.

Twilight Princess

 * See also: Zora's River

Iza's Rapid Ride, or just Rapid Ride, is both a mini-game and a location in Twilight Princess. It is located in Upper Zora's River in the Lanayru Province and runs all the way down to Lake Hylia, serving as the game's Zora's River. The minigame is run by Iza and her Zora friend. To get to it, Link must have access to Zora's Domain.

At first, the minigame is not available since a rockfall dammed up the river. As such, if Link speaks to Iza, she will simply ignore him. To get the minigame to open, the young hero must walk around the area beside the fishing hole and soon he will be attacked by Shadow Beasts. After defeating them, Iza will be impressed by Link's bravery and let him into her hut. She will request that Link help her out by clearing a path downstream. If he agrees to clear the debris that has clogged the flow of the river, Iza will lend Link a Bomb Bag and fill up his quiver with arrows. By shooting the rocks that are visible from the hut's interior, the young hero will be able to row down the rapids and clear the rest of the rocks that are blocking the waterflow. Once Link reaches Lake Hylia, Iza's assistant, a Zora who guided the young hero through the rapids, will allow the young hero to keep the Bomb Bag that Iza lent her.

Link can return to Iza's hut at any time after clearing the river to play Iza's minigame for 20 Rupees. This time, Link has to smash pots that he sees using Bomb Arrows: the yellow pots are worth one point, and the red ones are worth two points. However, if Link bumps into anything on his canoe, he will lose one point. If Link scores at least 25 points by the time he reaches Lake Hylia, Iza's assistant will reward him by doubling his bomb-carrying capacity in all of his bomb bags.

Link's Crossbow Training
The Rapid Ride appears in Link's Crossbow Training. Stage 2 places Link inside of a canoe and travels downstream of the river. Toadpolis and a small band of tektites are the only enemies in the stage, the familiar pots of Iza's Rapid Ride can be seen and shot for points. The rocks toadpolis spit at Link can be hit for points, as well as the expected hidden Orange Rupees, fairies and scarecrows.