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La Pitoune

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La Pitoune
La Ronde (amusement park)
AreaFort Edmonton
StatusRemoved
Opening date1967
Closing date2017
General statistics
TypeLog flume
ManufacturerArrow Dynamics
Lift system2 conveyor belt lift hills
BoatsSeveral boats. Riders are arranged 1 across in 4 rows for a total of 4 riders per boat.
Restraint styleNone
Height restriction36 in (91 cm)

La Pitoune was a log flume ride at the Montreal's La Ronde amusement park. Its final year of operation was during the 2016 season.

History

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La Pitoune opened the same year as La Ronde, in 1967,[1] and operated for 50 seasons. In May 2017, on what would have been its 50th anniversary, Six Flags announced the ride had reached the end of its useful life and would not reopen.[2] During its final season in 2016, it was one of the original rides of La Ronde still operating. Only 5 original rides remain, with 3 still in operation: Joyeux Moussaillons, La Marche du Mille Pattes (previously Petites Montagnes Russes), Le Galopant[note 1], La Spirale[note 2].

Six Flags has not yet announced what will replace the ride. In 2018, most of La Pitoune was dismantled.

Ride experience

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After a first 180 degrees turn, riders entered a conveyor belt. At the end, riders followed the flume, which brought them back to almost ground level during a series of gentle falls and turns, and after another conveyor belt, riders ended their ride with the last chute. The ride was themed around the chasse-galerie, a popular French-Canadian tale.

Notes

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  1. ^ retired 2019; remains on site
  2. ^ retired 2018; structure remains

References

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  1. ^ "Pitoune | La Ronde". www.sixflags.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "So long, Pitoune: La Ronde's classic log ride shuts down | CBC News".
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