Log Flume

Log Flume
Type:	Water Ride
Description:	Log cars move slowly along the water channel, until they plummet down long drops; guests will get wet.
Cost:	£1,320+
Size:	Medium - Large (variable)
Appearance:	RollerCoaster Tycoon RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Construction

Water flume track supported by box-section steel supports. Boats are propelled up slopes on rollers, and they are then free to travel along the water channel at their own pace.

Special Track Sections

• Reverser Turntable - allows log flume rafts to traverse the track backwards (Added Attractions and onwards)
• S-bend left/right
• On-ride Photo (RCT2 onwards)

Constraints

• Maximum track slope - 25° (60 in RCT3)
• Maximum height above ground - 39 feet

Vehicles

RCT2 Icon Log Flume (Log Flume) RollerCoaster Tycoon 1

RCT2 Icon Crocodile Ride (Log Flume) Wacky Worlds

Pre-built designs

RollerCoaster Tycoon

Build menu only

• Logger's Revenge

Scenarios

• Snake River Falls (Diamond Heights)
• White Water Flumes 1 (White Water Park)
• White Water Flumes 2 (White Water Park)
• Log Flume 1 (Paradise Pier 2)
• Log Flume (Megaworld Park)
• Log Flume (Alton Towers)
• Riverbank Eye-spy (Alton Towers)
• Wildwasserbahn I (Heide-Park)
• Wildwasserbahn II (Heide-Park)
• Beaver Creek Log Flume (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• Log Flume (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• River Caves (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• Valhalla (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

Build menu only

• Splash Mine

Scenarios

• Flash Back (Six Flags Belgium)
• Arrowhead Splashdown (Six Flags Magic Mountain)
• Log Jammer (Six Flags Magic Mountain)
• Ozarka Splash (Six Flags Over Texas)
• Baby Croc Ride (Fun at the Beach)

Other Information

• Log Flumes must be designed carefully, or they can go on forever. A Log Flume's only speed comes when it goes downhill, otherwise it goes at the boring pace of 2-3 mph. Use the slow speeds to develop a theme, and then climax with a big drop to keep guests coming back for more.
• It is easy to overdo a Log Flume, making extra-long ride times. Make sure to not have a ride time any longer than 4 minutes, otherwise guests will get angry.
• Good excitement ratings on Log Flumes come from having plenty of scenery and other rides around. Also, make sure to have at least one huge drop that gets the guests soaked and gives the boat temporary speed.
• The Crocodile Ride has a bug in its data file, causing it to max out at 5 boats. This means that it can only be used for very small log flumes. This bug has been fixed in OpenRCT2.

In Real Life

Log flumes are a modern equivalent of the chute rides and old mill rides that were popular in the United States in the early 20th century, Shoot the Chute are a popular attraction and continue to be built today. The first modern day log flume ride opened in 1963 as the El Aserradero at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. It was constructed by Arrow Development, and the ride is still in operation. Arrow Development also built several other log flumes at other amusements parks like Log Jamboree, which opened in 1968 at Six Flags Over Georgia. Since then, this ride type has been extremely popular and has been manufactuered by many amusement ride manufacturers around the world.

Notes

• In RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, the Log Flume is considered a roller coaster.
• In RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, the log cars can be changed to crocodile cars