Timber Mountain Log Ride reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Timber Mountain Log Ride, a flume ride at Knott's Berry Farm.
Written by Robert Niles If this sounds familiar to Disney fans, it should. This is the attraction that Disney imagineers copied, almost to the letter, in building Splash Mountain. Think of Splash without the music and Song of the South critters, and you've got Knott's Log Ride.
Readers' rating:
A fun log flume, the one that set the standard for all to follow. Ride for the historical significance, at least, but with one of the higher hourly capacities among Knott's thrill rides, this is an excellent choice for riding the during the crowded mid-day. (And the thrill isn't that intense, either. It's a very inviting family ride.) - Robert Niles A true classic. - Todd Root It`s no Splash Mountain, but if it weren`t for this ride, Splash Mountain probably wouldn`t exist. I find it an okay ride with smaller drops, not worth a wait over 15 minutes. - Thomas Furlong Yep, it was the first! And it took engineers years to perfect the "weirs" in the bottom of the flume so the water would actually "steer" the logs and not hit the sides. Yes it is true, the "as-built" blue prints of Log ride were handed over to Imagineers to design Splash Mountain. Hurlbut Amusement Co. built, operated, hired and trained its own employees until 1982ish when owner, Bud Hurlbut sold it, as well as Mineride and the Fiesta Village rides (except Zoom) to Walter Knott. At that time, Knott's Ride Operations assembled a small group, including myself, to be trained on these rides. Knott's Ride Maintenance had to be trained to maintain both as well. I worked Mineride AND Logride for years after that. Both were incredibly complex, but lots of fun. - Brian McGee All the major SoCal theme parks have a log type water ride. This may have been the original but somehow kept its excitement and thrill all these years. This is a definite place to go during the summer. Not as scary which makes it good ride for kids and for those who want more milder thrill rides. - D.S. Francisco Only one drop, but great scenery and, like the mine ride, nostalgia. 7/10 - Jack Borgeson This is a fun ride. the themeing isn't all that great, but hey, at least its fun. - Chloe ! This is a great flume ride, and unlike the inaccurate description above, it is actually first flume ride ever (John Wayne and his son rode it at its opening). All others have copied this one. The animatronics and scenes are quite good, though not Disney of course. Easily one of the best rides in the park and one of the best flume rides anywhere, it shots through the water pretty quickly. - Julia Xia Its a fun, family ride, but not worth an hour wait. - Kathryn Bonner I love this ride! It is very fun, especially the drop. - Sarah Meeks I know its original and all but, it needs an update. - Nicholas Kalscheuer More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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