Le Scoot Log Flume
| Le Scoot Log Flume | |
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| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | |
| Area | New France (French Colonial) |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1975 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Log flume |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Development |
| Lift system | Conveyor belt lift hill |
| Capacity | 4 per log riders per hour |
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Le Scoot is a log flume ride at Busch Gardens Williamsburg located in the New France area. It is themed after mountains and a saw mill.
Ride experience
[edit | edit source]Once seated in the "logs", riders are taken up a conveyor belt lift hill. Part of the hill loops underneath of another part of the ride. At the top, the log takes a small drop and takes a sharp turn, intertwining with InvadR's lift hill. When passing by treetops, the chute the ride is in expands (although rails keep the log on-track) to give the illusion the log is in a pond. A small conveyor belt then brings the log up a few feet to avoid log collisions, and takes a steep, tall drop. Next, due to the backfiring currents of the previous drop, rapids form. After passing more rails, the log takes a small turn and near a sawmill narrowly dodged by Alpengeist. A safety recording is played in the sawmill, warning riders to "remain seated". Once in the sawmill, another small conveyor belt takes the logs up a few feet to, again, avoid collisions. The log then takes its largest, most notable plunge over a large pool of water. A last, small hill drains excess water from the ride's chute and takes the logs on a sharp turn extremely close to Alpengeist's zero g roll. A pendulum is used on high-business days to separate logs into different waiting lines, and bring riders back to the boarding cabin.
History and operation
[edit | edit source]The ride opened in 1975 when Busch Gardens first opened. The 450,000 gallons of water in the log flume are treated to maintain the water quality of a swimming pool.[1] There was media speculation in 2006 that the ride would be replaced in favor of a new roller coaster; the log flume's 120 feet (37 m) drop was considered to be less appealing than a modern roller coaster.[2] Renovations in 2015 added a computerized control system, replaced fiberglass portions of the ride, and treated the ride's steels structure.[1]
See also
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