The invention provides an improved water flume ride having one or more slide effects for presenting multiple random flume paths to riders. In one embodiment, a water flume comprises a primary flume portion, an uphill embankment culminating in a crest, and two or more adjoining secondary flume portions. The secondary flume portions provide mutually exclusive ride paths which are selected according to the particular kinetic energy and/or momentum possessed by a rider ascending toward the crest of the uphill embankment.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation to U.S. Ser. No. 10/021,569, filed Dec. 12, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,743,108. This application also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119(e) to provisional application U.S. Ser. No. 60/322,882, filed Sep. 17, 2001 and to provisional application U.S. Ser. No. 60/255,517 filed Dec. 12, 2000.
