This is POV (Point of View) of the complete Log Flume ride at Gullivers World themepark at Warrington :-)
Log flumes 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 ride usually culminates with a rapid descent and splashdown into a body of water, which may happen more than once . It provides people with an entertaining way to get wet and cool off on a hot summer day, with certain seating sections usually being splashed with more water for a more exciting and wet ride.
Most log flume rides have a height restriction.
History
Log flumes are a variant of the chute rides and old mill rides that were popular in the United States in the early 20th century. Shoot the Chute rides continue to be built today. Both of these types of rides took rather simple approaches to handling water flow. It wasn't until Karl Bacon of Arrow Development got involved and studied hydrodynamics that the use of water flow in an amusement ride was fully exploited.
The first modern day log flume amusement ride constructed by Arrow was El Aserradero at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, which opened in 1963 and is still in operation. The Mill Race, Arrow Log Flume number two, opened just a few weeks later at Cedar Point. Log flumes proved to be extremely popular and quickly became staples at amusement and theme parks throughout the world. In 1976, the French company Reverchon Industries started building flumes and In 1979 Hopkins Rides entered the flume building business. Other manufacturers eventually followed with Intamin building its first log flume in 1986 and Mack Rides in 1987.
Ride design
Log flumes are generally out in the open, though some may contain enclosed or tunneled sections. The flume is usually made of fiberglass, concrete or galvanized steel. In a typical course, the boatful of riders floats through a small section of channel upon leaving the station, then engages a lift hill that takes them on a winding course in the water-filled trough. A second lifthill then culminates with an exciting drop and a splashdown finale. The amount of splash can be controlled by using rubber belting of differing widths and differing heights.
Double Splash Flume - Dutch Wonderland
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls - Universal Orlando Resort
The Flume - Knoebels; Playland
Frightful Falls - Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
Jet Stream - Six Flags Magic Mountain
La Pitoune - La Ronde
Log Chute - Nickelodeon Universe
Log Flume - Rye Playland; Martin's Fantasy Island; Seabreeze Amusement Park; Silverwood Theme Park; Six Flags St. Louis; Family Kingdom Amusement Park;
Log Jamboree - Six Flags Over Georgia
Log Jammer - Kennywood
Logger's Revenge - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Logger's Run - California's Great America; Michigan's Adventure; Six Flags Great America
Old No. 2 Logging Company - Magic Springs and Crystal Falls
Paul Bunyan's Loggin' Toboggan - Idlewild and Soak Zone
River Rapids Log Flume - Adventureland
Roaring Creek Log Flume - Silverwood
Rocky Rapids - Indiana Beach
Saw Mill Log Flume - Six Flags Great Adventure
Saw Mill Plunge - Lake Compounce
Le Scoot Log Flume - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Shenandoah Lumber Company - Kings Dominion
Sissiboo Sizzler - Upper Clements Park
Splash - Frontier City
Splash Mountain - Disneyland; Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom
Splashdown - Castles N' Coasters
Stanley Falls - Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Texas Splashdown - SeaWorld San Antonio
Timber Wolf "Howling" Log Flume - Timber Falls Adventure Park
Thunder Creek Mountain - Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Thunder River - Waldameer Park
Timber Mountain Log Ride - Knott's Berry Farm
Tiny Timbers - Hersheypark
Treasure Falls - Legoland California
Troncos - Mundo Aventura Bogotá, Colombia
Viking Voyager - Worlds of Fun
Water Flume - Astroland
Wild River - Luna Park, Coney Island
Yankee Clipper - Six Flags Great America
Yule Log- Santa's Village
Jungle Log Jam - Enchanted Kingdom, Laguna, Philippines
Log Flume - Yokohama Cosmoworld, Japan
Midi Flume Ride - Gloria's Fantasyland
Splash Mountain - Tokyo Disneyland
Super Splash - Dream World, Thailand
Jungle Splash - Star City, Pasay City, Philippines
Enchanted Forest Log Flume - Rainbow's End
Viking's Revenge Flume Ride - Sea World
Alpine Log Flume - Gulliver's World, United Kingdom
Anaconda - Isla Mágica, Spain
Aviaries - Wicksteed Park, United Kingdom
Canyon River Log Flume - The Flambards Experience, United Kingdom
Crazy River - Walibi Holland, Netherlands
Dragon Falls - Chessington World of Adventures, United Kingdom
Donau Jump - Prater, Austria
Fantasy Flume - Fantasy Island, United Kingdom
The Flume - Alton Towers, United Kingdom
Log Flume - Camelot Theme Park, United Kingdom; Gt. Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, United Kingdom; Gulliver's Kingdom