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  2. Mechanical bull - Wikipedia

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    A woman riding on a mechanical bull. The mechanical bull as an entertainment device as well as the commercial use of mechanical bulls gained popular appeal with the release of the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy. In this movie John Travolta and Debra Winger demonstrated the art of riding a mechanical bull to the larger movie-going population. The ...

  3. Eyerly Aircraft Company - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Equicizer - Wikipedia

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    Equicizer Mechanical Horse Riding Simulator. The Equicizer is a mechanical horse that is non-motorized and is controlled by the rider's movement. Invented by Frank Lovato, Jr. in 1982, it is used by people all over the world for exercise, training and therapy.

  5. Simulator ride - Wikipedia

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    A typical motion ride simulator mounted on a trailer to make it mobile. Simulator rides are a type of amusement park or fairground ride, where the audience is shown a movie while their seats move to correspond to the action on screen. There are many types but they fall into the heading of entertainment unlike the ones used for training.

  6. Flying theater - Wikipedia

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    It is a type of simulator ride which consists of one or several motion systems and a large screen. This type of attraction is also known as panoramic flying theaters . The illusion of flight is created through motion that is synchronized with a film.

  7. Eight seconds on a bucking beast: Here are some of the ... - AOL

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    In bull riding, that's how long athletes strive to stay on the bucking animal. The sport has a rich and often violent history, reminiscent of a bygone era when cowboys sought to tame the Wild West.

  8. List of amusement rides - Wikipedia

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    The ride makes its way up a structure, and at a certain height, it starts tilting. 1965 Bayern Kurve: The Bayern Kurve is a roller coaster like amusement ride that moves a train around a banked circular track, gaining speed as the ride progresses. It is made in both a portable and park model and originally debuted in 1965.

  9. Woman sues NYC bar for letting her ride a mechanical bull ...

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