A ride that once plunged its passengers into water is now itself coming down. 

Over the next month, excavators will be dismantling the log flume at the Pleasure Beach in Great Yarmouth.

The demolition is expected to take from four to six weeks. 

Great Yarmouth Mercury: A person takes a photo of the log flume being demolished at Great Yarmouth's Pleasure Beach on February 7. Picture: Sonya Duncan. A person takes a photo of the log flume being demolished at Great Yarmouth's Pleasure Beach on February 7. Picture: Sonya Duncan. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Before the excavator moved in, the log flumes themselves were auctioned on eBay, raising more than £5,000 for local charities. 

The ride first opened in 1989.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: An excavator taking apart the now obsolete log flume ride at the Pleasure Beach in Great Yarmouth. Picture: Sonya Duncan. An excavator taking apart the now obsolete log flume ride at the Pleasure Beach in Great Yarmouth. Picture: Sonya Duncan. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

No announcements have yet been made about what will replace the ride.