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Log Jammer (Kennywood)

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Log Jammer
Kennywood
Location West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°23′15″N 79°51′42″W / 40.387439°N 79.861728°W / 40.387439; -79.861728
Status Defunct
Operated 1975 to September 17, 2017
Replaced by Steel Curtain
Statistics
Manufacturer Arrow Development
Product Log Flume
Type
Track length 1600 feet

Log Jammer was a Log Flume built by US manufacturer Arrow Development that was previously located at Kennywood in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA. It operated from 1975 to 2017.

History

Construction began in July 1974. Log Jammer opened in 1975.[1]

On-ride photos were added in 2000.[2]

On September 14, 2017, Kennywood announced that Log Jammer would close on September 17.[3] Two years later, it was replaced by Steel Curtain. At the time of its removal, Log Jammer was the last remaining Arrow Dynamics log flume with a spillway drop.

Design

The track was 1,600 feet long and the final drop was 53 feet tall.[1]

Images

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Kennywood's Log Jammer Launched". The Pittsburgh Press. 1975-05-11. p. 134. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  2. Mervis, Scott (2000-04-14). "Aero flyers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  3. "Kennywood Park's Log Jammer set to take its final plunge".