A log flume ride

A log flume is a horizontal structure that has a cavity for flowing water to carry lumber and logs and generally spans a long distance. The longest log flume is the Kings River Flume in Sanger, California. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (567x682, 163 KB) Summary Photo by User:Nv8200p Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (567x682, 163 KB) Summary Photo by User:Nv8200p Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Lumber is the name used, generally in North America, for wood that has been cut into boards or other shapes for the purpose of woodworking or construction. ... Loggers on break, c. ... Sanger is a city located in Fresno County, California. ...

A typical view aboard a log flume ride.

Today, the name describes an amusement ride consisting of a water flume and artificial hollow logs. Passengers sit in the logs, which are propelled along the flume by the flow of water. The ride usually culminates with a rapid descent and splashdown into a body of water. Log flume ride at Six Flags Over Texas. ... Log flume ride at Six Flags Over Texas. ... This flume diverts water from the White River in Washington to generate electricity A flume is a waterwork with open water table, that leads water from a diversion weir completely aside a natural flow. ... Types of amusement rides include: Bumper cars Carousels Dark rides Ferris wheels Freefall towers Hall of mirrors Log flumes Loop-O-Plane Motion platforms Observation towers Octopus (ride) Roller coasters Scenic railways switchbacks Horror train Shoot-the-Chutes The Zipper Tilt-A-Whirl See also Amusement park Closed rides and... This flume diverts water from the White River in Washington to generate electricity A flume is a waterwork with open water table, that leads water from a diversion weir completely aside a natural flow. ...

The first log flume amusement ride is said to be the El Aserradero ("The Sawmill" in Spanish), built by amusement company Arrow Development (also known as Arrow Dynamics, Arrow/Huss, Arrow, and now part of S&S/Arrow) in 1963 at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. The ride proved to be so popular, a second separate flume was opened in 1968. The designer, Bud Hurlbut, drew his inspiration from stories of lumberjacks riding logs down rivers. Another notable log flume is Splash Mountain at the Disney theme parks, based on characters in Song of the South. Arrow Dynamics was a roller coaster design company based in Clearfield, Utah. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Six flags over Texas is the slogan used to describe the six nations that have had sovereignty over various parts of the land now known as Texas. ... Nickname: none Motto: Official website: http://www. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Lumberjack is the traditional name of a person, almost always a man, who makes his living cutting down trees. ... Splash Mountain is an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, that opened on July 17, 1989; at Walt Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, it opened on July 17, 1992; and at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan on October 1, 1992. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... Song of the South is a feature film by Walt Disney, first released on November 12, 1946 and based on the Uncle Remus cycle of stories by Joel Chandler Harris. ...

Log flumes are a variant on the Shoot the Chutes ride at Coney Island's Luna Park, in which a boat slid down a long chute and splashed into a pond. Image of Coney Island (middle left of picture) taken by NASA. The peninsula at right is Rockaway, Queens. ... A chute is a facility in a building that allows the rapid transit of items from one location inside a building to another. ...

Log flumes are generally out in the open. A log flume which is placed indoors instead of out in the open, or at least covered by some sort of shelter, are sometimes reffered to as river caves to set them apart from typical log flumes. River Caves are a type of amusement ride often seen at theme parks. ...

See also

• Liseberg
• Timber slide

The entrance of Liseberg Liseberg is an amusement park located in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... A timber slide is a device for moving timber past rapids and waterfalls. ...

External links

• Amusement ride patents
• Dare to shoot the flume (a ride on a real 1875 log flume)