Still, some daredevils would 'shoot the flume,' for an afternoon thrill. While loggers occasionally rode logs down the flume to perform safety checks and ensure the flume was working properly, log flume riding was dangerous. Log rides were inspired by the flumes that were used to move logs from mountaintop sawmills to railroad depots using the flow of water and some good, old-fashioned gravity. They have become an essential component of most amusement parks because they are a familiar aquatic thrill ride that continues to entice new riders. This included various queue line and warning signage, as well as the ride boats.Log flumes are one of the most popular and recognizable amusement park attractions. Ground breaking new ride development', marking the construction site for the resort's next large investment SW8.ДЄfter the ride's closure and during the construction of Wicker Man, the resort held charity auctions with lots containing a variety of items from The Flume. On March 16, 2016, the park posted a photo through their Towers Loving Care Twitter page of a sign on the perimeter of the former area of the attraction that reads 'SW8. Weeks before the beginning of the 2016 season, Alton Towers announced that the ride was to be closed permanently. In 2008, the area in which the ride operated was re-themed to Mutiny Bay, however the ride retained its bath time theme. In 2004, the ride was re-themed to 'The Flume' with a bath theme, as sponsored by the soap manufacturer, Imperial Leather new 'bath' boats replacing the logs, new lining, maintenance, a refurbished station, a yellow duck, shower and other bath-time theming. Between 19 it also featured props from 'Dinosaur Land' which had been closed the previous season to make way for The Black Hole, including a prehistoric family inside the tunnel section of the flume. In 1981, the 'White Water Flume' opened to the public as the world's longest log flume with its 2,600-foot (790-metre) waterway themed around the Canadian Falls by 1983 the ride had acquired its traditional and more popular name of 'The Log Flume' and for the next 23 years operated as such. initially access to the new ride was via a railway bridge over the tracks, by 1982 the Railway had been shortened to allow easier access for the popular new ride. The 5.5-acre site was bordered on two sides by the Park Railway. the park's first major scale engineering project including purpose built reservoir sunk into a former field. Construction started in late 1980 to open the ride for the 1981 season. Alton Towers gained popularity so for the 1981 season they decided to open a log flume. In 1980, Alton Towers opened the ride Corkscrew along with a few other amusement attractions. The boats then travelled through two shower sprinklers before returning to the station. The ride then traveled through more woodland before embarking up a 86ft lift hill, then swiftly dropping riders 85ft where riders were usually soaked with water. Following the Imperial Leather sponsorship, a shower sprinkler and riders were met with a giant rubber duck statue. The boat was then dropped down a small drop to gain some height, turning around the woodland until it came to the second lift hill, which was enclosed in a darkened hut, followed by a 'blind' drop. Once the boat dispatched from the station, it took several turns through woodland and then travelled up to the first lift hill. The boarding took place in a moving, circular station.

The ride was approximately six minutes long and began with the loading of passengers into the boats, which had a maximum capacity of five.

First log flume ride in the world