During the 2022–2023 offseason, I led the retheme of the log flume at Frontier City, from story creation through set design and fabrication. The new storyline places riders in an active sawmill, with the opening tunnel transformed into the mill's boiler and engine room.
Outdoor sections lean less on physical theming and more on sound design, suggesting trees being felled all around the ride. Aging, moisture-damaged sets were replaced with modular pieces built off-site and featuring low-voltage animated lighting, including a Pepper's ghost illusion of a canary in a birdcage, a nod to the old “canary in a coal mine.”
The queue gained new elements too: an interactive steam gauge, lumber stacks, signage, and audio loops for each area of the sawmill.