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Shoot the Chutes is an amusement ride consisting of a flat-bottomed boat that slides down a ramp or inside a flume into a lagoon. Unlike a log flume, a Shoot the Chute ride generally has larger boats and one single drop. It may also refer to a playground slide in New Orleans vernacular.〔(Fleurty Girl T-Shirts ). Retrieved 12 October 2010.〕 ==History== The first of this type of amusement ride was built by J.P. Newburg in 1884 down the side of a hill at Watchtower Park in Rock Island, Illinois. The ride traveled along a greased wooden track, skipping across the Rock River at the bottom. It was then poled back to the ramp by an on-board ride attendant. Newburg took this unique ride concept next to Chicago, where more flumes were built and the rides grew in popularity.〔(Watchtower Park ) Article by Rock Island Historical Society. Retrieved 30 April 2008.〕 Paul Boyton opened Paul Boyton's Water Chute, America's first modern amusement park, at 63rd and Drexel in Chicago, Illinois, on July 4, 1894. Captain Boyton's was the first amusement park to rely solely on mechanical attractions—specifically, America's first major Shoot the Chute ride.Paul Boyton and Thomas Polk built another example in 1895 for Sea Lion Park at Coney Island. The ride was widely copied and "Chute" rides were found at many amusement parks throughout the United States,〔(Amusing America ) Exhibits of the San Francisco Public Library. Retrieved 4 August 2007.〕 and even became the name of several amusement parks. While the original form of the ride is largely obsolete, modern log flume rides work on similar principles. On the earliest chute rides, the flat-bottomed boat was pulled up the ramp by cable, sometimes with a turnaround on a small turntable. In the ride at Sea Lion Park, the passengers arrived at the top by elevator. The bottom of the ramp curved upwards, causing the boat to skip across the water until it came to a stop. The boat was guided to a landing by a boatman on board.〔Stanton, Jeffrey (1998) (Coney Island-Sea Lion Park ). Retrieved 4 August 2007.〕 The oldest ride of this type still in operation is the Boat Chute, constructed in 1926 and 1927 located at Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park in Chattanooga Tennessee.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Boat Chute )〕 An operating modern reproduction of the Luna Park shoot the chute ride of the early 20th century, The Pittsburg Plunge,〔Pittsburgh was spelled as Pittsburg from 1890-1911, and Pittsburg Plunge is located in the Old Pittsburg section of Kennywood Park, reflecting that era of Pittsburgh.〕 is currently in operation at Kennywood amusement park in Pennsylvania. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shoot the Chute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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