Le Scoot Log Flume

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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.

StatusOperating
Opening date1975 (1975)
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Le Scoot Log Flume
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
AreaNew France (French Colonial)
StatusOperating
Opening date1975 (1975)
General statistics
TypeLog flume
ManufacturerArrow Development
Lift systemConveyor belt lift hill
Capacity4 per log riders per hour
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Ride experience

Once seated in the "logs", riders are taken up a conveyor belt lift hill. Part of the hill loops underneath another part of the ride. At the top, the log descends 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 conveyor belt then brings the log up a few feet and takes a steep, tall drop. After passing more rails, the log takes a turn near a sawmill narrowly dodged by Alpengeist. Once in the sawmill, another small conveyor belt takes the logs up a few feet. The log then takes its largest plunge over a large pool of water. A last, small hill takes the logs on a sharp turn extremely close to Alpengeist's zero-g roll.

History and operation

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]

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