Le Scoot
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The water for Le Scoot comes from a deep well behind the exit of Alpengeist, The specs for the depth and volume of water the well produces escapes me, but it is very generous. The well is original to construction of the park and of Le Scoot. So, they designed and built Alpie around it.
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I heard from an interview the park was considering making the sawmill pitch-black dark and having a light focusing on the saw just like in 1975. Other than that I can't think of any theming the ride has had.
But that could potentially scare children... Why would the park do that to our fragile youths?
It's no more frightening than getting smacked in the face by a goose.
Connor said:
yes
Matthew said:
yes
jpcommons said:
basically
I'm starting to like this new account. Make sure to stick around for HOS. 
The sawmill has always been very underwhelming with a dusty saw and an employee saying "Have Fun!", definitely a welcome change.
The sawmill has always been very underwhelming with a dusty saw and an employee saying "Have Fun!", definitely a welcome change.
Funny, the employees I see in the sawmill usually give off a "Fuck my life" kind of vibe.
I always wave at them(and they will sometimes wave to me first) and they usually smile. At least most of them are awake. Half of the ones I see on other log flumes are either dozing off or asleep.
My sister-in-law worked on a water ride in Busch Gardens Tampa with similar boats to Escape From Pompeii. Believe me- with all the stories I've heard about "how boring that job position was" I wouldn't be surprised at anything. Sometimes you can make their day by just waving at them, as long as they aren't displaying any of the bad behaviors listed above.
Personally, I never minded the lack of theming. I will be happy to get some if it adds to the experience. I just love the natural look of the ride. It's so peaceful.
Personally, I never minded the lack of theming. I will be happy to get some if it adds to the experience. I just love the natural look of the ride. It's so peaceful.
I worked a rapids ride with four observation posts.. it was incredibly boring.. didn't have smart phones back then so we stayed bored except the ocassional station to station call to another employee
You do not know boredom until you work the 2nd building position in Escape From Pompeii.
From the looks of Le Scoot it might open this weekend. For those who are wondering there is a divider in the middle of the log so it will be separated. Also, I noticed they added two misters to the bottom of the drop.
I would really love to know who made the new boats. They look awesome, and I love the fact that they are keeping the original logo. With all of this new work, is there a chance the queue got any modifications? I think it would be awesome if they could update that part. After all, the ride itself was/is already timeless in my opinion.
CastleOSullivan said:
I've been wondering that myself. They look like the standard mold for the old Arrow Dynamics logs. Does S&S own that now? Or does another company have some of Arrow's assets?
So far as I know S&S took over all of Arrow when it went under. That being said, I would imagine any fab shop with fiber glass capability could make the boats. They are not terribly complex. BGW could have kept it local. But this speculation on my part.