Six Flags Over Texas
Arlington, TX
October 20. 2007
Page Fourteen




I have to say that getting a Flash Pass was one of the best things we did as it saved us a ton of time and got us on more rides than we should have with the park completely packed.  Basically you walk around and scan in the rides you want to go on (sadly Shock Wave was not on the Flash Pass system yet) then it tells you how long you have to wait for the first ride.  Say 45 minutes for the Log Flume.  Then when it says you can ride you scan it in and walk up the Flash Pass line.



For the case of the El Asseradero log flume you walk up the exit ramp and wait for a few minutes before they put you on the ride.  From that point on you are already virtually in line for the next ride.  So you get off of the log flume and have thirty minutes before you can ride Titan.  So you can then browse around, grab a bite to eat or ride something else.  I wouldn't advise it for your average ordinary trip to the park as it can be quite expensive but for something special when the park will be packed it was fantastic.



 El Asseradero is the worlds first log flume ride.  It was designed by Arrow Dynamics and opened up in 1963.



The suits over at Six Flags then didn't want people to get wet, or at least thought people didn't want to get wet so they had Arrow design it so it'd be "dry" for the guests.  Of course once it opened they found people were reaching into the water and splashing each other so they had Arrow go back and put some "wet" into it.  I do have a fondness for old log flumes like  El Asseradero because they're long.  Most of them like the one at Six Flags St. Louis, Worlds of Fun or this one have a really long trough multiple lifts and of course multiple splashdowns.


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