Loggers Leap

Loggers Leap (also referred to as "Logger's Leap"; the names are intechangeable) is a log flume ride in Thorpe Park, UK. It was the tallest log flume ride in the UK when it opened, and regained that record after the removal of "Nightmare Niagara" from the American Adventure theme park near Derby. Logger's Leap was opened in 1989 as part of the new Canada Creek area of the park, and was manufactured by Mack. Themed around logging in the Canadian countryside, the ride is well known for an enthusiastic recorded announcer declaring it to be "the wildest ride in the wilderness!".

Riders board their boat at the station where the boats move along on a conveyor belt. Each log seats up to 5 riders, and so sometimes smaller groups (for example of 2 or 3 persons) are asked to share boats to speed up the queue. The boat makes a small drop out of the station and meanders around to a dark tunnel. In pitch blackness the boat climbs a small lift hill before dropping (still in darkness). The ride meanders a bit more before climbing up the second (taller) lift hill. The boat then descends a double drop (drop > flat > drop), providing a small amount of 'airtime', before splashing at the bottom. The boat then meanders back to the station.

Riders are given the opportunity of purchasing an on-ride photo at the ride exit.

The ride also utilises Fastrack on busy days to help riders reduce their queue time for the ride.

External links

* [http://www.thorpeparkinsider.co.uk/ParkGuide/attractions/canadaCreek/loggersLeap/index.htm Loggers Leap at Thorpe Park Insider]
* [http://www.themeparkjunkies.co.uk/index.php?act=parkguide&rgp=1&ride=71 Loggers Leap at Theme Park Junkies]
* [http://www.thorpeparkguide.com/parktour/canadacreek/index.html#loggersleap Thorpe Park Guide - Loggers Leap]