Log Flume Research

columbia station area? near wildwood (defunct)?
i love to hike. if i would've stumbled on that hiking, i would've flipped... that is too cool...

Is the Flume at Kennywood a Arrow???

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PhantomTails said:
Uh, there was a small Arrow Log flume at Old Indiana. It's being set up again at Idlewild Park for 2005.

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Is this the old Opryland USA flume ("Floom Zoom") or a different one?

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coasterpunk said:
Any chance of a bunch of us getting together and start putting the pieces together?

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I'm down. Got my tool belt and everything.

Log Flumes are so interesting to me, so is all this...by the way, who the hell decides to dump a multi-million dollar log flume in the middle of nowhere? *** Edited 11/8/2004 8:02:50 AM UTC by ziggyziggmuff***

me too, Ziggy! That would be a blast...

Maybe the flume in the middle of nowhere is a odd-new crop circle thing... (bad joke) *** Edited 11/8/2004 2:45:58 PM UTC by FLYINGSCOOTER***

I have such vivid memories of the Funtown flume (with the light-up sign, just like Dan described) from all the times I went to Seaside with my family when I was a kid -- and now it's in a field in the middle of Ohio? Mighty strange...

Did SixFlags own the field at one time or was that a old rumor?

vortex: i think the only thing they owned was the park... no other land i know of..

The Humphrey Co. once had a kiddie park in Streetsboro (built after EBP closed). It's also gone now, and I don't know if they bought a flume or not. They may no longer own the land,either.

You're speaking of Shady Lake Park. That land has been developed into an apartment complex. The Shady Lake archway/sign still stands and can be seen from Rt 14.

Not sure if this has already been mentioned but the log flume in Dan's link is the old Arrow flume on Hunt's Pier. This is the ride that Morey's donated to Arnolds Park.

The Funtown Pier flume was a lot longer than the Hunt's Pier ride... it had two lifts if I remember correctly. It also had a circular loading station. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a hydroflume as it had regular "log" boats.

Is the Funtown flume the one that you're thinking is in a field in Ohio?

Based on Rob's research, it is the Funtown flume in the field in Ohio.

Interesting.

Anyone know what it's doing out there (aside from rotting)? Was it supposed to go to another park? Being used for parts?

Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride, perhaps?

Moosh, probably not in Ohio ;)

You're right, that's more of a Shelbyville idea....

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FLYINGSCOOTER said:
vortex: i think the only thing they owned was the park... no other land i know of..

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I was thinking of Old Indiana.

I was searching for pics of the Funtown flume in action. Once we find the pics, we will disclose the shocking location of this mystery field.

Sorry to bring back an old toppic, but it could be the flume from old chicago pictured here..

http://www.negative-g.com/OldChicago/OCirides3.html

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coasterwiz said:
I think both of Great America's Log Flumes are Arrows. On Logger's Run at Six Flags Great America, can anyone explain the large amount of water shooting up at the boats at the bottom of the large drop? The boats go right over it, and you get soaked! It that an add-on feature?

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Yes, they are Arrows. The ride that does that is not Loggers Run, it is Yankee Clipper and the reason it does that is because there is a small hump at the bottom of the chute. The water flying up there is caused from the water from the main chute splashing over the hump.

Too bad Paramount's Great America removed their Yankee Clipper in the late 1990s for Stealth. It too was an Arrow, along with Loggers Run (which still runs today). *** Edited 5/3/2006 2:31:01 AM UTC by jonrev***