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{{Short description|Attraction at Knott's Berry Farm}}
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The '''Timber Mountain Log Ride''' is a [[log flume (ride)|log flume]] water ride at [[Knott's Berry Farm]] in [[Buena Park, California|Buena Park]], [[California]], [[United States]]. The ride is one of the oldest log flumes in the United States and is the most popular ride at Knott's Berry Farm.<ref name="Official press release renovation">{{cite web |title=Knott's Berry Farm updates a classic |url=http://www.knotts.com/article/media-center/Knotts-Berry-Farm-Updates-a-Classic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402213410/http://www.knotts.com/article/media-center/Knotts-Berry-Farm-Updates-a-Classic |publisher=Knott's Berry Farm |date=December 31, 2012 |archive-date=April 2, 2013 |accessdate=October 2, 2015 |dead-url=usurped }}</ref>
The '''Timber Mountain Log Ride''' is a themed [[log flume (ride)|log flume]] water [[dark ride]] at [[Knott's Berry Farm]] in [[Buena Park, California|Buena Park]], [[California]], [[United States]]. The ride is themed after the Knott's Calico Ghost Town. The ride is one of the oldest log flumes in the United States and is one of the most popular rides at the park.<ref name="Official press release renovation">{{cite web |title=Knott's Berry Farm updates a classic |url=http://www.knotts.com/article/media-center/Knotts-Berry-Farm-Updates-a-Classic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402213410/http://www.knotts.com/article/media-center/Knotts-Berry-Farm-Updates-a-Classic |publisher=Knott's Berry Farm |date=December 31, 2012 |archive-date=April 2, 2013 |accessdate=October 2, 2015 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Moreover, the Timber Mountain Log Ride received a major refurbishment in 2013 and celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 11, 2019.


==History==
==History==
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The original concept of the Timber Mountain Log Ride was not a [[log flume (ride)|log flume]], but rather a [[roller coaster]] which appeared to float in a trough. However, after discussions with [[Arrow Development]] co-founders Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon, the ride's designer Bud Hurlbut chose to use a log flume ride system. The development of scenes throughout the ride saw Walter Knott approve the ride for construction.<ref name="Persuading Walter Knott">{{cite journal|title=Persuading Walter Knott|journal=Park World Magazine|date=November 2013|page=48}}</ref> The initial $3.5 million cost for the ride was funded by the Hurlbut Amusement Company, with the ride later being sold to the park.<ref name=PW />
The original concept of the Timber Mountain Log Ride was not a [[log flume (ride)|log flume]], but rather a [[roller coaster]] which appeared to float in a trough. However, after discussions with [[Arrow Development]] co-founders Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon, the ride's designer Bud Hurlbut chose to use a log flume ride system. The development of scenes throughout the ride saw Walter Knott approve the ride for construction.<ref name="Persuading Walter Knott">{{cite journal|title=Persuading Walter Knott|journal=Park World Magazine|date=November 2013|page=48}}</ref> The initial $3.5 million cost for the ride was funded by the Hurlbut Amusement Company, with the ride later being sold to the park.<ref name=PW />


Timber Mountain Log Ride opened on July 11, 1969 with [[John Wayne]] on its inaugural ride.<ref>{{citation |title= Log Ride Re-Do |date= June 27, 2013 |work=OC Register |url= https://www.ocregister.com/2013/06/27/log-ride-re-do-2/ |accessdate= 2019-12-29}}</ref>
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Timber Mountain Log Ride opened on July 11, 1969 with John Wayne on its inaugural ride. In January 2013, Knott's Berry Farm announced that the ride would undergo a five-month renovation to include audio-animatronic figures and new scenes, while retaining the ride's theme of a 19th-century lumber camp.<ref name="LA Times renovation">{{cite news |last=Martin |first=Hugo |title=Knott's Berry Farm's log ride to undergo overhaul |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-knotts-berry-farm-log-ride-overhaul-20130103,0,2787923.story |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 3, 2013 |accessdate=October 2, 2015 }}</ref> The ride closed on January 6, 2013, and reopened on May 31, 2013.<ref name="Press-Enterprise renovation">{{cite news|title=Log ride will get renovation|url=http://blog.pe.com/theme-parks/2013/01/03/knotts-berry-farm-log-ride-will-get-renovation/|accessdate=January 4, 2013|newspaper=[[The Press-Enterprise]]|date=January 3, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Timber Mountain log ride">{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's breathes new life into Timber Mountain log ride|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/03/news/la-trb-timber-mountain-log-ride-knotts-berry-farm-06201303|accessdate=September 24, 2013|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 3, 2013}}</ref> The refurbished ride features [[animatronics|audio animatronic figures]] produced by [[Garner Holt|Garner Holt Productions]].<ref name=PW>{{cite journal|title=Timber Mountain Log Ride|journal=Park World Magazine|date=November 2013|pages=47–48}}</ref>


During December 2012, Knott's Berry Farm decided to give the park's most popular attraction a major overhaul and upgrade. This was beginning of a major change in the park's direction with moving back into themed attractions rather than just thrills. The park's owner [[Cedar Fair]] had originally planned to add another major roller coaster in Knott's Ghost Town area. However, with a change in leadership at the park and Cedar Fair, it was decided to cancel the plans for another roller coaster. Instead, Knott's used those funds to begin a major refurbishment and upgrade to the Timber Mountain Log Ride.
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==Ride==
[[File:Log Ride at Knott's Berry Farm.jpg|thumb|left|The ride exiting its station as it heads up the mountain.]]


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On January 6, 2013, the ride to closed undergo a five-month renovation done by [[Garner Holt|Garner Holt Productions]] to include animatronic figures and new scenes, while retaining its theme of a lumber camp.<ref name="LA Times renovation">{{cite news |last=Martin |first=Hugo |title=Knott's Berry Farm's log ride to undergo overhaul |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-knotts-berry-farm-log-ride-overhaul-20130103,0,2787923.story |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 3, 2013 |accessdate=October 2, 2015 }}</ref> The park's in-house staff also assisted in the renovation of the ride by adding roughly 100 sequoia trees, a distinctive feature of the mountain. The ride reopened on May 31, 2013.<ref name="Press-Enterprise renovation">{{cite news|title=Log ride will get renovation|url=http://blog.pe.com/theme-parks/2013/01/03/knotts-berry-farm-log-ride-will-get-renovation/|accessdate=January 4, 2013|newspaper=[[The Press-Enterprise]]|date=January 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205113523/http://blog.pe.com/theme-parks/2013/01/03/knotts-berry-farm-log-ride-will-get-renovation/|archive-date=5 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Timber Mountain log ride">{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's breathes new life into Timber Mountain log ride|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/03/news/la-trb-timber-mountain-log-ride-knotts-berry-farm-06201303|accessdate=September 24, 2013|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 3, 2013}}</ref><ref name=PW>{{cite journal|title=Timber Mountain Log Ride|journal=Park World Magazine|date=November 2013|pages=47–48}}</ref>
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Originally known as the "Calico Log Ride" (considered groundbreaking in its time)<ref name="Timber Mountain log ride"/> it takes riders through a 330-foot long mountain with a theme of a 19th-century lumber camp. The ride is housed in an eight-story building that contains 24,000 gallons of water and finishes in a 42-foot free fall.<ref name=lagunaniguel-danapointpatch>{{cite web|title=Knott's Berry Farm's Timber Log Ride, Closed Until Spring|url=http://lagunaniguel-danapoint.patch.com/articles/knotts-berry-farm-to-revitalize-log-ride-closed-till-spring#youtube_video-12804270|publisher=lagunaniguel-danapointpatch|accessdate=January 4, 2013}}</ref>{{Clear}}

On July 11, 2019, Knott's Berry Farm celebrated the 50th anniversary of the park's most popular ride: the Timber Mountain Log Ride. As part of the 50th anniversary, Knott's added 2 new animatronics designed by Garner Holt. All 36 logs were retrofitted with individual seats (similar to [[Splash Mountain]] at nearby [[Disneyland]]) as opposed to the lap sitting seat design. Most of the logs feature 3 or 4 individual seats. Another major improvement made to the ride was the addition of a soundtrack. An exclusive soundtrack was developed for the ride by [[Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies]]. The ride now features a soundtrack exclusively about the log ride, giving a much improved ride experience.

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==Ride==
[[File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 10.jpg|thumb|left|Riders getting splashed on the Timber Mountain Log Ride.]]
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Originally known as the "Calico Log Ride" (considered groundbreaking in its time)<ref name="Timber Mountain log ride"/> it takes riders through a 330-foot long mountain with a theme of a 19th-century [[lumber camp]]. The ride is housed in an eight-story building that contains 24,000 gallons of water and finishes in a 42-foot free fall.<ref name=lagunaniguel-danapointpatch>{{cite web|title=Knott's Berry Farm's Timber Log Ride, Closed Until Spring|date=4 January 2013 |url=http://lagunaniguel-danapoint.patch.com/articles/knotts-berry-farm-to-revitalize-log-ride-closed-till-spring#youtube_video-12804270|publisher=Laguna Niguel Dana Point|accessdate=January 4, 2013}}</ref>{{Clear}} The ride features 24 animal animatronic and 39 human figure animatronic figures. The ride's forest scenes (2nd and 4th) feature a distinctive pinecone smell, giving riders the experience of an authentic forest setting.


==Photo Gallery==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery class="center">
File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 3.jpg|Timber Mountain Log Ride's Entrance.
File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 3.jpg|Timber Mountain Log Ride's Entrance.
File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 18.jpg|The entrance during the ride's 50th anniversary.
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File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 2.jpg|A Timber Mountain Log Ride's log (prior to the 50th anniversary upgrade).
File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 16.jpg|A redesigned log added as part of the 50th anniversary that now features 3 or 4 guests per log.
File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 17.jpg|A log heads up the lift hill
File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 12.jpg|One of the new animatronics added on July 11, 2019 as part of the ride's 50th anniversary
File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 13.jpg|Logger animatronics
File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 4.jpg|A dog animatronic and a log cabin in the background.
File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 4.jpg|A dog animatronic and a log cabin in the background.
File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 14.jpg|The second indoor dark scene featuring animatronics in a forest setting
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File:Sky Cabin 5.jpg|Timber Mountain Log Ride as viewed from the Sky Cabin.
File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 2.jpg|Timber Mountain Log Ride's log.
File:Sky Cabin 5.jpg|Timber Mountain Log Ride as viewed from the [[Sky Cabin]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1969]]
[[Category:Log flume rides]]
[[Category:Log flume rides]]
[[Category:1969 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Western (genre) amusement rides]]
[[Category:Western (genre) amusement rides]]
[[category:Logging]]

Revision as of 01:42, 3 March 2024

Timber Mountain Log Ride
The Timber Mountain Log Ride in 2019
Knott's Berry Farm
AreaGhost Town
StatusOperating
CostUS$3,500,000
Opening dateJuly 11, 1969 (1969-07-11)
General statistics
TypLog flume
ManufacturerArrow Dynamics
DesignerBud Hurlbut
Garner Holt (2013 renovation)
Height85 ft (26 m)
Drop42 ft (13 m)
Length1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Capacity1,300 an hour (36 logs) riders per hour
Height restriction36 in (91 cm)
Animatronics63
ThemeCalico Logging
Fast Lane available
Wheelchair accessible
Must transfer from wheelchair

The Timber Mountain Log Ride is a themed log flume water dark ride at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, United States. The ride is themed after the Knott's Calico Ghost Town. The ride is one of the oldest log flumes in the United States and is one of the most popular rides at the park.[1] Moreover, the Timber Mountain Log Ride received a major refurbishment in 2013 and celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 11, 2019.

History

Walter Knott and Bud Hurlbut ride the Timber Mountain Log Ride in 1969

The original concept of the Timber Mountain Log Ride was not a log flume, but rather a roller coaster which appeared to float in a trough. However, after discussions with Arrow Development co-founders Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon, the ride's designer Bud Hurlbut chose to use a log flume ride system. The development of scenes throughout the ride saw Walter Knott approve the ride for construction.[2] The initial $3.5 million cost for the ride was funded by the Hurlbut Amusement Company, with the ride later being sold to the park.[3]

Timber Mountain Log Ride opened on July 11, 1969 with John Wayne on its inaugural ride.[4]

During December 2012, Knott's Berry Farm decided to give the park's most popular attraction a major overhaul and upgrade. This was beginning of a major change in the park's direction with moving back into themed attractions rather than just thrills. The park's owner Cedar Fair had originally planned to add another major roller coaster in Knott's Ghost Town area. However, with a change in leadership at the park and Cedar Fair, it was decided to cancel the plans for another roller coaster. Instead, Knott's used those funds to begin a major refurbishment and upgrade to the Timber Mountain Log Ride.

On January 6, 2013, the ride to closed undergo a five-month renovation done by Garner Holt Productions to include animatronic figures and new scenes, while retaining its theme of a lumber camp.[5] The park's in-house staff also assisted in the renovation of the ride by adding roughly 100 sequoia trees, a distinctive feature of the mountain. The ride reopened on May 31, 2013.[6][7][3]

On July 11, 2019, Knott's Berry Farm celebrated the 50th anniversary of the park's most popular ride: the Timber Mountain Log Ride. As part of the 50th anniversary, Knott's added 2 new animatronics designed by Garner Holt. All 36 logs were retrofitted with individual seats (similar to Splash Mountain at nearby Disneyland) as opposed to the lap sitting seat design. Most of the logs feature 3 or 4 individual seats. Another major improvement made to the ride was the addition of a soundtrack. An exclusive soundtrack was developed for the ride by Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies. The ride now features a soundtrack exclusively about the log ride, giving a much improved ride experience.

Ride

Riders getting splashed on the Timber Mountain Log Ride.

Originally known as the "Calico Log Ride" (considered groundbreaking in its time)[7] it takes riders through a 330-foot long mountain with a theme of a 19th-century lumber camp. The ride is housed in an eight-story building that contains 24,000 gallons of water and finishes in a 42-foot free fall.[8]

The ride features 24 animal animatronic and 39 human figure animatronic figures. The ride's forest scenes (2nd and 4th) feature a distinctive pinecone smell, giving riders the experience of an authentic forest setting.

  • Timber Mountain Log Ride's Entrance.
    Timber Mountain Log Ride's Entrance.
  • The entrance during the ride's 50th anniversary.
    The entrance during the ride's 50th anniversary.
  • A Timber Mountain Log Ride's log (prior to the 50th anniversary upgrade).
    A Timber Mountain Log Ride's log (prior to the 50th anniversary upgrade).
  • A redesigned log added as part of the 50th anniversary that now features 3 or 4 guests per log.
    A redesigned log added as part of the 50th anniversary that now features 3 or 4 guests per log.
  • A log heads up the lift hill
    A log heads up the lift hill
  • One of the new animatronics added on July 11, 2019 as part of the ride's 50th anniversary
    One of the new animatronics added on July 11, 2019 as part of the ride's 50th anniversary
  • Logger animatronics
    Logger animatronics
  • A dog animatronic and a log cabin in the background.
    A dog animatronic and a log cabin in the background.
  • The second indoor dark scene featuring animatronics in a forest setting
    The second indoor dark scene featuring animatronics in a forest setting
  • Timber Mountain Log Ride as viewed from the Sky Cabin.
    Timber Mountain Log Ride as viewed from the Sky Cabin.

References

  1. ^ "Knott's Berry Farm updates a classic". Knott's Berry Farm. December 31, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Persuading Walter Knott". Park World Magazine: 48. November 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Timber Mountain Log Ride". Park World Magazine: 47–48. November 2013.
  4. ^ "Log Ride Re-Do", OC Register, June 27, 2013, retrieved 2019-12-29
  5. ^ Martin, Hugo (January 3, 2013). "Knott's Berry Farm's log ride to undergo overhaul". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "Log ride will get renovation". The Press-Enterprise. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  7. ^ a b MacDonald, Brady (June 3, 2013). "Knott's breathes new life into Timber Mountain log ride". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  8. ^ "Knott's Berry Farm's Timber Log Ride, Closed Until Spring". Laguna Niguel Dana Point. 4 January 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
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