Desperado Plunge
Log Flume at Great Escape, Queensbury, New York. Opened 1979.
- Height
- n/a
- Drop
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- Top speed
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- Length
- 1,530 ft
- Inversions
- n/a
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Arrow Development
Desperado Plunge is a log flume in the Ghost Town area of Great Escape in Queensbury, New York. Built by Arrow Development, it opened at the park in 1979 after being moved from Busch Gardens in Van Nuys, California.
Riders sit in four-person log boats on a 1,530-foot course that holds more than 250,000 gallons of water. The route passes through treetops and a logging-town setting, then drops near a sawmill before a final splashdown.
Riders must be at least 46 inches tall.
Sources
- greatescapeparks.enchantedparks.com/rides-and-experiences/at... (Park page: log flume in Ghost Town; 1,530-foot course; more than 250,000 gallons; four-person logs; sudden drop near the sawmill and splashdown; 46 in minimum.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Flags_Great_Escape_and_Hurricane_H... (Wikipedia: opened 1954 as Storytown USA, founded by Charles Wood; sold to Premier Parks 1996; sold by Six Flags to EPR Properties April 6, 2026, operated by Enchanted Parks, rebranded Great Escape; ride table with opening years and makers (Sasquatch, S&S, 2009, ex-Six Flags New Orleans; Raging River, Intamin, 1986; Desperado Plunge, Arrow, 1979, ex-Busch Gardens Van Nuys); Comet bought by Charles Wood after Crystal Beach closed and stored at Fantasy Island before opening at Great Escape in 1994.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.