Saw Mill Plunge (Castle Park)

Saw Mill Plunge

Castle Park
Location	Riverside, California, USA
Coordinates	33°54′10″N 117°28′05″W / 33.90291°N 117.467983°W / 33.90291; -117.467983
Status	Operating since 1989 - 1990

Statistics

Type

Log Flume

Saw Mill Plunge is a Log Flume located at Castle Park in Riverside, California, USA.

The ride was designed by park founder Bud Hurlbut and originally named Log Ride It opened in 1989 or 1990.^[1]^[2]

In 2023, the ride reopened as Saw Mill Plunge with five new four-person boats from WhiteWater West.^[1]

Incident

On May 25, 2019, three people were injured afer they were thrown from a boat when it abruptly stopped as it entered a corner. The boat was traveling faster than usual due to a pump failure which reduced the amount of water in the ride.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "The splash is back as Castle Park celebrates park-wide transformation". Amusement Today. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
↑ "Castle: Amusement park in Riverside first opened in 1976". The San Bernardino County Sun. 1990-11-21. p. 39. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
↑ Miller, Ryan W. (2019-05-17). "'Cartwheels out of the boat': Family ejected from log ride at California amusement park". USA Today. Retrieved 2023-09-15.

Present

Coasters

Merlin's Revenge

Attractions

Antique Car Ride Bumper Cars Castle Park Railroad Dragon Flyers Dragon's Tower Fire Ball Flying Animals Merry Go Round Riverside Express Rockin' Tug Saw Mill Plunge Scrambler Sea Dragon Sky Rider

Former

Coasters

Little Dipper Screamin' Demon

Attractions

Falling Star Spider

[AT-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "The splash is back as Castle Park celebrates park-wide transformation". Amusement Today. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-09-15.

[2] "Castle: Amusement park in Riverside first opened in 1976". The San Bernardino County Sun. 1990-11-21. p. 39. Retrieved 2023-09-15.

[3] Miller, Ryan W. (2019-05-17). "'Cartwheels out of the boat': Family ejected from log ride at California amusement park". USA Today. Retrieved 2023-09-15.

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