Originally Posted By HauntedMansionFan All of this "Disney vs. Knott's" talk reminded me of how much Splash Mountain "borrows" from Timber Mountain Log Ride at Knott's Berry Farm. Do we agree?
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Not really. They are both flume rides, but to me, they are completely different. I will say, that it does remind me of Big Thunder Mountain. Timber Mountain may be about logging, but it has a feel that is similar to Big Thunder, in it's sets, and design. If you combined it with the Calico Mine Train, then you'd have a pretty close approximation of Big Thunder. Splash Mountain reminds me a LOT of Knott's Beary Tales...THAT was a close comparison...just without the water.
Originally Posted By BrnardM I love the Timber Mountain Flume ride, it was one of the first rides that I ever went on. I suppose that Splash actually does emulate timber mountain in many ways, though it ups the ante every step of the way. It makes sense though, Splash is younger after all.
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle Let's be honest: Splash Mountain is a total rip off of the TMLR. Indoor/outdoor themed log flume including animatronics with a dark suprise drop inside, and a large drop finale coming "out the top" of the mountain. That said, Splash Mountain is INFINITELY better than the TMLR.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd Did they ever get the Timber Mountain Log Ride opened again? As far downhill as I feel Knotts has gone, I still have to go back just to ride the TMLR. I LOVE the part where you go into the cave with the howling wind and then down the drop in the dark and into the cave full of waterfalls.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I don't know when it closed, but it was open when I was there for the Halloween Haunt in October. So if it closed before then, yes it has reopened. If it closed since then, I have no idea.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd The it is reopened. It was closed earlier in the year for quite a long time when part of the ceiling caved in on some riders.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Funny, the one time I rode Timber Mountain it immediately reminded me of Pirates of the Caribbean, which opened two years before Timber Mountain I believe.
Originally Posted By TP2000 sherrytodd, the ceiling didn't cave in on riders. If that had actually happened people would have been injured, it would have had to be reported to the State per DOSH requirements, and it would have been in the media immediately. A section of the ceiling collapsed, but it didn't hit anyone and no one was injured. The ride was closed for almost a year while they made repairs. And the Knott's log ride is just as sad and tired as the rest of their old rides. I rode the Mine Train ride at Knott's on my visit a couple months ago, and the thing was so pathetic it was painful to see. We were embarassed for the poor kid driving the train and trying to make it seem fun and entertaining.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 There was a woman who fell out of a log on that ride though, and it was closed for a bit after that. This was several years ago.
Originally Posted By monorailblue Also, I think that woman stood up and was decapitated. Wasn't that it?
Originally Posted By ni_teach The Timber Mountain Flume ride was the first log ride ever built and I think it's still one of the best. For some odd reason I think that it's better than Splash Mountain. When Timber Mountain crew members are working a 100% they sure can load and unload those logs at what seems a faster rate than the Splash Mountain team.
Originally Posted By ni_teach gurgitoy2 said "There was a woman who fell out of a log on that ride though" No, she fell out of the Perilous Plunge attraction.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd <<<sherrytodd, the ceiling didn't cave in on riders. If that had actually happened people would have been injured, it would have had to be reported to the State per DOSH requirements, and it would have been in the media immediately. >>> There was an inspection done by the DOSH and it was in the media and it occured while the ride was in operation. There was some minor injuries but no serious injuries. If it had happened at Disneyland it would have made national news, but it happened at Knott's so not as interesting to the media. <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1698385.php" target="_blank">http://www.ocregister.com/ocre gister/homepage/abox/article_1698385.php</a> "Knott's Berry Farm's Timber Mountain Log Ride remains closed for repairs after a February incident in which part of the structure's ceiling collapsed." "Timber Mountain, long one of Knott's most popular attractions, must pass an inspection by California's Department of Occupational Safety and Health before it can reopen. No target date has been set. Water leakage inside the 75-foot-high Timber Mountain structure caused part of the ceiling to erode, said Knott's spokeswoman Jennifer Blazey. Some pieces of the ceiling fell Feb. 21 while the ride was in operation. About 15 patrons were checked for injuries, but no one was seriously hurt, Blazey said."
Originally Posted By Nobody "Also, I think that woman stood up and was decapitated. Wasn't that it?" Yup, and much like the Space Mountain incident, the head was never found... ;-)
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "The Timber Mountain Flume ride was the first log ride ever built and I think it's still one of the best." Nope, the first log ride was at Six Flags Over Texas and opened in 1963, six years before Timber Mountain.
