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Silver Dollar City
Branson, Missouri
World Fest 2013
April 19-21, 2013
Page Seventeen

The American Plunge Log Flume at Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri

Our first day at Silver Dollar City was a little cold but it warmed up into the seventies for our second day so Bond and I took the American Plunge for a ride. This Arrow Dynamics designed and built Log Flume takes you on a meandering course through some scenes with animatronic characters and a few really good stunts before hitting the "Plunge" finale.

The American Plunge Log Flume at Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri

The lift takes you up fifty feet before plunging you down into a lake at the bottom.

The American Plunge Log Flume at Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri

I have to say that this is by far the wettest Log Flume I have been on as you get completely soaked. It's a fun ride and with the extremely hot Southwestern Missouri summers a good soaking is what's needed after sweating it out under the hot summer sun.

The American Plunge Log Flume at Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri

If you look around The American Plunge you'll notice what look like a few troughs for the ride that are not in use. These are actually part of the ride that The American Plunge replaced when it was added to Silver Dollar City in 1981.

The American Plunge Log Flume at Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri

The ride that The American Plunge replaced was the Jim Owens Float Trip that ran at Silver Dollar City from 1969 to 1980. It was a simple and pretty sedate boat ride through the woods. The American Plunge uses some of the scenery and troughs from the Float Trip and Silver Dollar City left the rest for scenery.