![]() Riders queue up in a giant red barn, a massive building that is all show. As the logs pass by, guests often wonder: where do you go to get on this thing? It’s really very simple to find the entrance once you know what to look for. The Roaring Creek log flume is one ride that can be seen from many different places within Silverwood Theme Park. ![]() Silverwood had to come up with a ride that would be short, simple, and still a ton of fun. However, Silverwood was at the time, not much more than a permanently installed state fair itself, and the budget was therefore, relatively tight. They also examined elaborate models such as Disneyland’s Splash Mountain, where theming is critical. They saw the rinky-dink portables that travel across the country appearing at state fairs and such. Silverwood had a few years to watch before they decided what to do with their log flume ride. Nice touch, eh? The trick became not track length or height of the drop, but instead, how well could you theme your flume ride? The goal was to engulf riders in a sort of mountainous creek make them feel as though they were wandering down a river in the deep forested hillsides, venturing into the unknown. Simple enough.Īs the years went by, many log flume rides took on a similar theme: the Old West. Eventually the logs went up a lift hill and were sent down a drop to make a nice splash. Originally, they were simple prototypes where the hollowed-out “logs” would float down a man made trough filled with water. The first Log Flume rides started popping up all over the country years ago. With so many log flumes in existence today, one has to wonder, are they even worth it anymore? If so, how do you still keep people interested in such a simple ride, amid today’s top-notch thrillers? Even many carnivals and fairs are starting to include portable versions of these popular attractions. You can basically pick a theme park and they’ve got their version. It seems as though log flume rides are all over the place these days.
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