Shoot The Chute
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.
May also refer to a playground slide in New Orleans vernacular.
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