- American Plunge
Location:
Silver Dollar City Status: Open
Opened: Jim Owen’s Ozark Float Trip 1969-1980,American Plunge 1981-Present Day
Drop: 50 feet (15.2m)
Max speed: 35 miles per hour (56.3 km/h)
Ride Length 1,200 feet
Ride Duration: 4 minutes 50 seconds
Capacity: 800 guests per hour
Height restriction: 34
inches (86.4 cm)American Plunge is a
Log Flume atSilver Dollar City inBranson, Missouri . The queing-line of this ride is parallel to the path to Silver Dollar City's one and only steel looping coaster, Wildfire.History
The American Plunge notably replaced "Jim Owens Float Trip", a boat ride around a man-made river with animatronics. The float trip included a tumbling outhouse, whirlpools and a dark cave. Some sections of the original ride's man-made river were reused for the log flume. A large portion of the ride’s channel are no longer used, however they still exist and are used as theme in Wildfire’s overflow queue-line.
Theme
The American Plunge’s theme is centered on Ozark daredevilry. The trip is a race to the plunge. Along the way you encounter others trying to beat you to the summit. Your opponents are facing obstacles of their own, tumbling off cliffs, broken boat and a whirlpool. You yourself become the hero by defying the plunge and turn into a legend. The American Plunge’s boats are themed as tonic barrels and can carry a total of six passengers.
Rider Experience
In this ride you travel through different scenes, including a man that appears to be drowning. After all of the scenes, you go through a tunnel, up a lift-hill, and down a steep drop into water. Then you slowly float around the exit path back into the station.
References
* Payton, Crystal. (1999) The Story of Silver Dollar City. Rides and Attractions, (108)
* American Plunge Operating Procedures. (2007) Information and Facts. (1,2)External links
* [http://www.bransonsilverdollarcity.com/rides-attractions/ride_detail.aspx?AttractionID=83 American Plunge at bransonsilverdollarcity.com]
* [http://sdcfans.com/attBio.php?id=9 American Plunge at SDCFans.com]
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