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The swing ride or chair swing ride (sometimes called a swing carousel, wave swinger, yo-yo, waver swinger, Chair-O-Planes, Dodo or swinger) is an amusement ride that is a variation on the carousel in which the seats are suspended from the rotating top of the carousel. On some versions, particularly on the Wave Swingers, the rotating top of the ...
A Madhouse is a flat ride usually manufactured by Vekoma. [1] [2] A similar attraction under the name Mystery Swing is created by Mack Rides. [3]The ride is designed to be an optical and physical illusion, consisting of several rows of seats attached to a swaying gondola within a rotating drum.
Tilt-A-Whirl is a flat ride designed for commercial use at amusement parks, fairs, and carnivals. [1] The ride consists of a number of cars which rotate freely while moving in a circle. As the cars revolve, the floor of the ride undulates so that the cars rise and fall as the ride spins. The offset weight of the riders causes each car to rotate.
Each rotating arm holds 4 guests. Riders are then instructed to place the over the shoulder restraints. As the ride becomes functional, the floor of the ride temporarily lowers in order to allow room for the ride's rapid swinging rotation. Moreover, the arms begin to swing in a 360 degree movement while gaining height and speed.
Sources disagree about the swing's capacity, ranging from 12 persons [11] to 20 [6] or even 40 or more. [9] After visitors were seated, an attendant would give the swing a small push and leave the room. The attendant would start manually rotating the room from the outside, giving riders the illusion that the swinging was increasing.
Sol Spin is a swinging Top Scan ride at Knott's Berry Farm built by Mondial Rides.Riders spins in a circular rotation while swinging in an angle. The ride opened to the general public on April 21, 2017 in the Fiesta Village section of the park. [1]
Subsequent ride models — the Turbo Drop tower and Screamin' Swing – were respectively introduced in 1996 and 2004 and enjoyed massive success. [13] The company moved to utilize their pneumatic technology on roller coaster launches with the Thrust Air 2000 , which used refrigerated, compressed air to achieve a high-acceleration launch.
The HUSS Swing Around is an amusement park ride formerly manufactured by HUSS. It was HUSS Maschinenfabrik's first ride model, debuted in 1969. [1] It is not manufactured by the company anymore, but there are a handful of known units left around the world. The ride rotates in a circle, and the arms swing out, and then come in.