Having grown up in southern Calfornia, the first thing I thought of is this looks like a cross between Disneyland's Matterhorn and Knott's' Log Flume Ride.
I actually did ride this one, because the slow beginning gives a different and closer perspective on the bear enclosures built into the side of this mountain. Believe it or not this is the first and only 'rollercoaster' I have ever ridden.