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Amusement rides, sometimes called carnival rides, are mechanical devices or structures that move people to create fun and enjoyment. Rides are often perceived by many as being scary or more dangerous than they actually are. This could be due to the design, having acrophobia, or from hearing about accidents involving rides that are similar. [1]
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 ...
Mutton busting was first introduced by Jack Daines at the Daines Ranch Pro Rodeo, near Innisfail, Alberta, Canada, in the early 1960s. He wanted an event that would keep the younger kids from riding the rougher stock. He brought some of the family sheep to the bucking chutes. [4] [5]
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.
Cha Cha scrambler ride at Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The Scrambler, Twist (in the UK), Twister, Cha Cha (in Australia), Sizzler, or Merry Mixer, is an amusement ride in which suspended riders spinning in cars experience centrifugal force, while spinning along two separate axes.
The Zipper was created by Joseph Brown under Chance Rides in 1968 in Wichita, Kansas, and registered under patent 3,596,905 in 1971. [6] The ride's basic design was based on an earlier ride called The Swooper, invented in 1928, which also featured a series of cars being pulled along a cable around an oblong framework. [6]
A Devil's wheel, Teufelsrad, Human Roulette Wheel or Joy Wheel [1] is an amusement ride at public festivals and fairs. Devil's wheels have been used at Oktoberfest celebrations since at least 1910. [ 2 ]
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