Le Scoot Log Flume

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.

Le Scoot Log Flume
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Area	New France (French Colonial)
Status	Operating
Opening date	1975 (1975)
General statistics
Type	Log flume
Manufacturer	Arrow Development
Lift system	Conveyor belt lift hill
Capacity	4 per log riders per hour
Quick Queue available

Ride experience

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

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

• Log flume (ride)
• Busch Gardens Williamsburg