Funky theme but a bit of a hash to be honest. The theming is tacky and minimal and doesn't immerse you into it. it also sticks out like a sore thumb in merrie england. good ride but it would have been better to either keep the old theme or spend a bit more money in making the new theme better.

The Flume is a decent family ride that can brighten up a hard day's work of queuing. The themeing with the ducks is brilliant, as you would expect from AT. It's a fun ride and you can get scared to death by the duck jumping out at you and all the echoing quacks in the dark tunnel. Even scarier than the original Haunted House at the age of 11!
My only quibble is that the duck theming doesn't fit in with anything. The "Olde Alton Towers" theme doesn't look right with The Flume right in the middle of it all.

Anyway, worth the queue. My rating:
4/5

Excellent funny ride!
One of the funniest and most exciting in the park. You can just relax on it and have a laugh with your mates etc. Catchy music, as everyone one else has said and i enjoy the question boards in the que line.

One thing i forgot which is probably the most imporant: Themeing.

Excellent, love the tubs! And loving the yellow ducks, and bathroom experience.
Also Imperial Letaher have done a good job, and love the freebies in hotels!

Ollies Ratings:

Thrill Factor - 4/10
Fun Factor - 8/10
Overall - 12/20

I would say that the Flume is a very good ride. It was before, and the new theme makes it look nice.

The only noticable difference in the ride itself is the shower - just after the big drop, it soaks everybody. If you avoid getting wet otherwise, you will not avoid getting wet here.

Look out for a duck in a dark place!

Lauzi: Dogbert, I've edited your second sentance, as it was hard to understand what you were saying.

The Flume is a fun and wacky attraction for all the family. Its brightly coloured theme and funky bath tubs makes it very different to many other flume rides.

You climb into your bright red bath tub and your jerney begins. First of all theres a small calm drop to get you going wich usualy results in just a few splashes. Then its onto the calm a relaxing part of the ride. Your floating through the woods and pass through a tunnel all the time hearing quack quack quack.

Then you start to climb another hill, just this time your going indoors. You then fall in complete darkness down underground. This drop gets you quite wet if you have a full tub. You then float arround in the dark and pass a bath tub which has a shower head attrached to it. Just as you pass under it the shower turns on and wets everyone in the bath.

Now just arround the corner your in for a fright. A huge yellow rubba ducky comes sliding towards you through a waterfall whist quacking its head off.

After that frightfall event your heading towards the last final drop, and this ones the biggest. You get to the top of the lifthill and have a great veiw over the lake. You then speed your way down the drop and get very wet. But its not all over there, there is yet another power shower to pass under which gives you another soaking just before returning to the station. Your on ride photo is then avaiable for your collection to the exit of the ride.

Overall this is a must do attraction for all the family

7/10

The themeing from the station onwards is lacklustre but the ride is a fun family ride, or just to go on for a laugh. You will get wet if you sit at the front, so sit at the back if you dont want to get too wet!
The best parts of this ride are the tunnel drop, with duck and the big drop as this is the time to pose for the photo!

Overall I score The Flume 6/10 The themeing is poor but the ride is a fun one, with a bit more thought into the back of the route this ride could be a must when visiting the park.

I loved the themeing on this ride - everything from the ducks to the music, great to dance to in the queline. The bath tubs are fantastic, it makes the ride stand out and gives it a sense of originality.

Sitting at the front gets you seriously wet, so proberly isn't a good place to sit if you want to stay decently dry. I have to say the dryer is very poor, i saw no difference in the people who used it, so decided to save my money and look daft!

The drops are fantastic - three in all. The tunnel drop is ace, i was terrified! But laughed all the same. I did not enjoy the duck though! I found that one of the scariest things ever - more the noise than anything. The final drop, where the on-ride photo is taken, is fantastic, however my photo did not turn out well.

Overall i really enjoyed The Flume. A great ride for all and a great laugh. The themeing is great, maybe needs a bit more attention round the back of the route. Overall i give this ride 7/10

Last year was my first Alton Towers visit in a few years and had only just found out about the refurb of, 'The Flume'. To be honest, I was quite excited about this. One thing that did worry me is that it had a sponser and I feared that this sponser (Imperial Leather) would completely take over the ride. So i got there on the day and saw the new Flume and my prediction was right. Wherever there was 'The Flume', there was Imperial Leather. It was disappointing to see this because simply, i don't like seeing the sponser everywhere on a ride (if it has one). Nonetheless, the theming from first look was not bad at all. It is themed like a bath/shower. The ducks and showers looked great.

We stepped into the queue and i thought to myself, "I love the way they have made the queue line surround the last drop". It is rather well done because, when you are queuing, you can watch people's faces on the drop and it can be a time killer. The queue moves quite quickly and you pass the vending machines. I do have a complaint and question about them though.
1) They never have anything in them!
2) Why are they 5 minutes from the station and not at the beginning of the queue. I thought you are not supposed to eat/drink on the rides?

Then you reach the station. The boats are well themed because they are themed as a bathtub and have taps on the end. I liked this idea. You step into the wet boat and begin your journey. The first part is just a few corners and then a small, rather pointless drop but does get you excited. Then, for a minute give or take, the ride couldn't be more boring! You just go through a few hundred metres of corners! Nothing at all. Just swerving through woodland. I really couldn't see the point in this. Then you finally come out of the swirly woodland part and then go into the dark. My friend told me that at the end of the tunnel, a duck jumps out. I was actually really looking forward to seeing that .

Through the tunnel where there is a drop where you get a bit wet and then out you come. When i went, there was no duck. At this point i was still thinking this ride is a big letdown as there was not really anything to enjoy and there was no theming at all (throughout the ride). Then you turn and face the way you came. You approach the lift hill to prepare for your final, big drop. The lift doesn't take that long. Be warned though: if you are at the back and the boat is filled with water, i think you will get a bit wet . Now, you are at the top and about to have your drop. You can see the rest of Merrie England now which is a good view. The bathtub begins it's drop and you pull your silly screaming face for the camera and splash. You have now been soaked. After this you are all laughing whilst saying, "Im soaked!". The ride is not over just yet. There are only a few corners left but on one of those corners, there is a shower which comes on and off and if you under it when it's on, you may get even wetter which just adds to the fun. You approach the station, step off and view/buy the on-ride photo.

So, The Flume is a good log flume but nothing special. It is well themed around the front but the woodland part it abysmal. One of the good points about the ride is that there are 3 drops. The Flume is the perfect ride for families and to ride on a summer's day, but nobody can go to Alton Towers without riding it. The laughs are just great.

Is it better than before though? Personally i do prefer the past Flume but the new one does have better theming. The problem with the new Flume is that the theming is non-existant for the woodland area (which is also bad) and there is too much advertisment of the sponser which takes away the magic.

Overall a good ride and is a ride you must go on but i do prefer the older Flume. I remember getting wetter on that one .

7/10

Quack .

I think the flume is great apart from the first drop, its tiny! The best part is the drop in the tunnel, you just don't know when your going to get soaked and you are bracing yourself for ages.
7/10

The second time i went to alton towers the first ride i went on was the flume, i got soaked, but despite that it was great fun,

You can't miss going on it!!!!!!!!!!

The Flume is a real fun ride! Despite it's clash with Mutiny I love it's theme!

Bit of a jerker though isn't it!