Six Flags Over Texas' log flume is getting a huge upgrade

ARLINGTON, Texas - Six Flags Over Texas is giving one of its oldest rides a huge facelift.

The Arlington theme park opened the world's first log flume back in 1963.

The ride was originally named El Aserradero, which is Spanish for The Sawmill.

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The upgrades will expand the ride to make it 2,500 feet long, making it one of the longest log flumes in the world.

It is also getting a new lift hill and two big drops.

It will be renamed El Rio Lento, or The Slow River.

It is set to reopen in 2024.

The change is part of a more than $500,000 plan to improve Six Flags parks across the U.S.