Splinter (Elitch Gardens)
Ride in the United States
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| Manufacturer | Arrow Development | ||||||||||
| Product | Log Flume | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Maurice Ayers | ||||||||||
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| Height | 45 feet | ||||||||||
Splinter was a Log Flume built by US manufacturer Arrow Development that was previously located at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado, USA. The ride was designed by Maurice Ayers.[1][2]
History
To construct the flume, a garden and a Bumper Cars ride had to be removed.
Splinter opened in 1978 and took guests past six displays which gave a visual history of the lumbering industry.[3]
It closed in 1994 when Elitch Gardens was relocated to its current location.
References
- ↑ "APR 20 1978, APR 27 1978, APR 28 1978 Flume Ride Being Constructed at Elitch Gardens Maurice Ayers, left, designer and consultant for the ride, and Sandy Gurtler, in charge of construction at Elitch's, inspect the flume run checking for cracks and other defects. Ayers, who has been a special-effects technician for many of Hollywood's films, call the new amusement park attraction "quite complicated," but considers its theme approach to lumbering in Old West to be one of the best. Credit: Denver Post, Inc. (Denver Post via Getty Images)". Getty Images. Getty Images. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ↑ "Elitch Gardens". National Amusement Park Historical News. No. No. 4&5. July–October 1979.
{{cite news}}:|issue=has extra text (help)CS1 maint: date format (link) - ↑ "Elitch Gardens is return to old Denver ways". Arlington Heights Daily Herald.
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