29yrswithaGApass Posted October 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 Our member Daved Thomson sent us a YouTube link of a great video on Arrow water rides. The video contains footage of the Log Flume's original but removed spillwater drop (at 0:30). The video and some screenshots are below. Thanks Daved! It also talks about how concrete track is less expensive than a fiberglass trough and has a very brief view of the ground level Hyrdro Flume boats floating down river with the Great Train in the background! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 That was an interesting video. Watching the video and thinking about how so many parks had a log flume, rapids and splashdown boat, I don't like that so many parks seem to be removing their log flumes and other water rides in recent years and I hope Sawmill Log Flume is still operating for at least another 20 - 30 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted December 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 Ride sponsorship at its best! Nestea Iced Tea challenged guests to "Take the Nestea Plunge" with this sign over the ride's final drop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Just like the M&Ms Skyway and advertisements at the fort and Dream Street station! Advertising can actually be fun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted December 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 As the weather gets colder, here are some "new" photos of the Log Flume (circa 1977) to make you think of warmer days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc12192 Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Thank god that queue line is now covered!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 I found another photo of the Log Flume's "dip" feature taken in this aerial before the ride opened to the public in July 1974. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrummer Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 I am stunned by the amazing array of old photos that are posted on this site. You can recreate the history of just about any feature that was ever in this park. The older I get the more I am into history and recreating it through old photos and videos, so I am so glad that I found this site. I am also a civil engineer so threads like this discussing fluid dynamics of a flume ride is right up my alley. KUDOS to GAH and its members! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees99 Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 That's THE beauty about this website: The old-school photos. Harry has done and continues to do a remarkable job with this site. By the way, I notice there are a lot of security cameras around different parts of the Log Flume. I don't recall there really being any back in the 70s and into the early 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrummer Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 At this point, I must have ridden log flume-type ride at a minimum of a dozen parks over the years, but probably a lot more. Busch Gardens, Great Adventure, Dorney, Hershey, Great Escape, Knoebels, Playland, Dutch Wonderland, Marineland, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Log Flume flashback! Who remembers when the photo booth was at the top of the entrance and exit stars above the turntable? At first it had a temporary roof and then a permanent structure. The major problem was that the stand created a bottleneck because it didn't have any queue space causing exiting guests to backup onto the turntable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees99 Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 When were these photos taken? Log Flume at GA still the best I've ever ridden. Busch Gardens in Tampa at No. 2, followed by the ones at Hershey Park and Magic Mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 The top photo is from approximately 1990 and the lower one 1993. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 Log Flume construction photos! First, the long removed back dip under construction and second, the logs have arrived! Anyone else like me wish the dip still existed? It would be like the dark "there's nothing in here but bees" portion of Splash Mountain. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 Yes, I wish it was still there as well. I never rode the log flume with the dip but tried it at Kennywood in 2013 and thought it was a fun element. I like Splash Mountain's version too, the first time I tried the ride I was surprised when the log went uphill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 Look at the water level running thru it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 Here is the same drop without the dip: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo77 Posted June 13, 2020 Report Share Posted June 13, 2020 Why was the drop removed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 On 6/12/2020 at 8:08 PM, Sluggo77 said: Why was the drop removed? It proved to be tricky for the boats to successfully negotiate on a routine basis and proved to throw the spacing off between logs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 Having worked the log flume that first year it was tricky. But when it worked correctly it was fantastic! How ever we would get power drains on the system. and the pumps would slow down or shut off. And all the stop dams on chut and spill way would come up backing up all the logs behind both. and lift one. Taking an hour to evca. and another to get it back up and running. Lots of fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted July 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 This article was mentioned before in a trivia question on this site but I learned today that this incident actually occurred on the much talked about "dip" which was removed from the flume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Interesting piece of trivia from a source who witnessed it first hand in 1974: A helicopter was used to pour the Log Flume's concrete footers in the area where the track goes over water because the booms on the concrete trucks couldn't reach the footer forms. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa42 Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Log Flume accident. https://www.inquirer.com/news/six-flags-log-flume-guests-hospitalized-jackson-nj-20210613.html Quote Two guests at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, N.J., were hospitalized Sunday after a boat in a log flume ride “tipped up on an angle,” a spokesperson for the theme park said. Kristin Fitzgerald, a Six Flags spokesperson, said first aid workers responded to the malfunctioning boat on the Saw Mill Log Flume around 6:30 p.m. Two people were taken to a hospital for further treatment, Fitzgerald said: one for leg pain, the other for arm pain. Fitzgerald said she did not know how many others were in the boat, and she did not provide details about the riders’ genders or ages. The ride was shut down after the incident to be inspected, she said, adding: “The safety of our guests and employees is our highest priority.” The park’s website touts the Saw Mill Log Flume as the “world’s first ever log flume ride,” describing the attraction as a winding journey along a water course that sends its log-shaped vessels down a four-story plunge and, later, a steep nosedive designed to splash riders. Published June 13, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitr0o Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Medusa42 said: Log Flume accident. https://www.inquirer.com/news/six-flags-log-flume-guests-hospitalized-jackson-nj-20210613.html On a side note; why does the park call it the world's first log flume ride, I thought that was in SFOT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 I think GADV is defaulting on some on their maintenance. When I was at the park last Thursday I noticed a couple of logs become stuck in the station until another log bumped them free. On Nitro half the time the lap bars don't release remotely from the operator booth, they have to be manually released by the platform loaders pretty often now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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