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The Octopus is a type of amusement ride in the shape of an octopus. Six to eight arms attached to a central axis of rotation and move up and down in a wavelike motion via a counter rotating eccentric, while cars at the end of the arms, either attached directly to the arm or fixed on spinning crosses, spin freely or stay in place, depending on ...
Lee Ulrich Eyerly (February 22, 1892 – March 23, 1963) was an American civil aviation pioneer and amusement ride manufacturer. [1] Eyerly helped found Salem Oregon's McNary Field, built the Flying E Ranch in Wickenburg, Arizona and invented several amusement park rides including the Loop-O-Plane, the Roll-O-Plane the Fly-O-Plane the Rock-O-Plane, and the Octopus.
Eyerly Aircraft Company was an amusement ride manufacturing company in Salem, Oregon, founded by Lee Eyerly in 1930. The company originally intended to design flight simulators for the aircraft industry but shifted to amusement rides after an early simulator, called Orientator, became a popular pay-per-ride attraction with the public.
Octopus: 1926 Old Mill: Water ride: 1968 Omnimover: 1976 Orbiter: 1957 Paratrooper: c.1893 Pirate Ship: Pendulum ride: 1999 Power Surge: 1983 Rainbow: 1981 Ranger: Pendulum ride: 1971 Red Baron: c.1978 Reverse bungee: 1956 River caves: Water ride: 1980 River rapids ride: Water ride: 1978 Rockin' Tug: 1948 Rock-O-Plane: 1974 Rockstar: Pendulum ...
Octopus Unknown early 90s Classic Octopus ride Petting Zoo 1954 2010 Classic petting zoo Pirate Ship 1995 2013 Huss Pirate Ship Rainbow: 1987 2007 Huss Rainbow- dismantled in 2007 Rotor 1983 2001 Rotor ride Screamer (Ranger) 1982 1986 Huss Ranger. Rethemed and modified into Rainbow ride Sea Dragon 1980 1994 Pirate Ship style ride.
The incident took place on the Octopus Spider at the Pioneer Day Festival in Skiatook, Okla. on Sept. 12, the boy's mother says 11-Year-Old Was Reportedly Trapped on Carnival Ride for Over 20 ...
Mr. Octopus, a standard Eyerly Octopus ride with eight tubs; Space Wheels, a unique pair of double Ferris wheels manufactured by Velare Brothers. The attraction still exists and is owned by Drew Exposition of Georgia. Fun Forest, a children's area with mazes and slides as well as helicopter, boat, monorail and covered-wagon rides
The Monster and the Spider are two different rides. The Spider is an offshoot of the Octopus, which has 8 arms with either one or two seats at the end, whereas the Spider has six arms with two seats at the end of each arm. The Monster has six arms similar to the Spider however it has four seats on the end with a rotating arms operated by ...