Loggers Leap
| Loggers Leap | |
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A log just after leaving the station
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| Thorpe Park Resort | |
| Area | Old Town |
| Coordinates | 51°24′08″N 0°30′47″W / 51.402173°N 0.51297°WCoordinates: 51°24′08″N 0°30′47″W / 51.402173°N 0.51297°W |
| Status | Closed |
| Cost | £6 Million |
| Opening date | 1989 |
| Closing date | 2015 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Log flume |
| Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
| Lift system | chain lift |
| Height | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Length | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
| Speed | 32 km/h (20 mph) |
| Capacity | 1200 riders per hour |
| Duration | 3 mins |
| G-force | 1.75 |
| Boats | Riders are arranged in two rows (of 2 and 3 respectively) which totals 5 riders per boat. |
| Height Restriction | 1m & 1 - 1.3m must be accompanied by an adult(18+) |
| Virtual queue |
Fastrack available
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Loggers Leap (also referred to as Logger's Leap) is a log flume ride in Thorpe Park, UK. It was the tallest log flume ride in the UK when it opened, and although the park does not advertise the fact, it regained that record in 2005 with the removal of "Nightmare Niagara" from the now-defunct American Adventure theme park near Derby. The ride has been standing but not operating since the end of the 2015 season.
Logger's Leap, opened in 1989, was manufactured by Mack and was the first major attraction in the Canada Creek corner of the park (now renamed 'Old Town'). The ride is themed around logging in the Canadian countryside and had a soundtrack of country and western music including 5,6,7,8 by Steps, Cotton-Eyed Joe by Rednex and 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton which plays outside the ride, in the outside queueing area and in the ride station itself.
The ride was well known for being featured in photographs of the Royal family with Princess Diana in 1993. A dedication plaque was erected next to the attraction following her death.
Logger's Leap riders also hear a range of messages recorded by an enthusiastic announcer, including one declaring Logger's Leap to be "the wildest ride in the wilderness", a feature which was added in 2004.
Thorpe Park confirmed via social media that Loggers Leap would not open for the 2016 season, stating that it was under redevelopment. The ride did not reopen for the 2017 season either, with no visible works having taken place other than the grass outside the station being cut in early April 2017. It is currently unknown if the ride will reopen.
Riders queue up in one of five queues at the front of the station, four for ordinary guests and one for Fastrack guests who have paid extra. Each Logger's Leap boat holds up to five people - two in the front and three in the back - meaning during busy periods small groups may be asked by a ride attendant to share boats to speed up the queue. Boats do not stop in the station unless there is an emergency and guests must take their belongings with them, apart from cuddly toys won in the park or photographs from other rides.
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