Ride Video: Chiapas Log Flume at Phantasialand in Germany

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by Joe Tracy, Editor of Theme Park Magazine

Chiapas – DIE Wasserbahn is a unique log flume ride at Phantasialand in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The ride is different from most log rides because it goes forward, and backward, has three drops, and does two track switches. Chiapas takes the rider on an adventure through a Mexican archeological site where treasures are being discovered.

Chiapas Log Ride Video

This ride video, taken in 2020, comes courtesy of the Pleasure Beach Experience YouTube channel. The videographer filmed the ride on a freezing day in January, the benefit being very short lines:

Chiapas, DIE Wasserbahn History

Chiapas is a hybrid log flume and water coaster that opened on April 1, 2014, in the Mexico area of Phantasialand. The ride interweaves with the Colorado Adventure roller coaster for some added entertainment. Two other water rides (Stonewash and Wildwash Creek) were demolished to make room for Chiapas. Intamin Amusement Rides designed it.

Several aspects of the ride help make it unique among log flume and roller coaster rides:

It has the steepest drop for a log flume ride at 53°.
There are two track changes during the ride.
The ride goes forward and, in one section, backward.
The ride has its own soundtrack album you can buy with scoring by the world-renowned IMAscore team.