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A log flume or lumber flume is a watertight flume constructed to transport lumber and logs down mountainous terrain using flowing water. Flumes replaced horse- or oxen-drawn carriages on dangerous mountain trails in the late 19th century.
Log flumes (colloquially known as log rides) are amusement rides consisting of a water flume and (artificial) hollow logs or boats. Passengers sit in the logs, which are propelled along the flume by the flow of water.
The term flume comes from the Old French word flum, from the Latin flumen, meaning a river. It was formerly used for a stream, and particularly for the tail of a mill race. It is used in America for a very narrow gorge running between precipitous rocks, with a stream at the bottom, but more frequently is applied to an artificial channel of wood ...
Splash Mountain is a log flume ride at Tokyo Disneyland.Other versions, which have since been rethemed, were formerly located at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom.The attraction is based on the animated sequences of Disney's 1946 film Song of the South.
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A log flume named Shoot-the-Rapids debuted at Cedar Point in 1967. The ride closed in 1981 to make room for White Water Landing.Following weeks of dropping hints on Facebook about an upcoming new thrill ride for 2010, Cedar Point Vice President John Hildebrandt announced on September 3, 2009, that the new ride would be a log flume called Shoot the Rapids, reusing the name of the previously ...
The Rapids Ride (Koskiseikkailu) at the Särkänniemi amusement park in Tampere, Finland, 2013 Children's bumper boats in Nouméa, New Caledonia, 2011 "Poseidon" water coaster at Europa-Park, Germany, 2003
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