Acoustic Viscosity said:
Xexentanz (Witch's Dance)
http://www.flatrides.com/Ride%20Index/ZiererTampico2.jpg *** Edited 2/26/2007 10:11:12 PM UTC by Acoustic Viscosity***
That looks like the one that use to be at Knotts Berry Farm! Am I right?
I remember when Chance had problems with Zipper cages popping open and causing fatalities back in the early 1970s. The Comsumer Product Safety Commission even put out a warning about the ride until this was fixed. A Chance Skydiver at KW also had this problem during the 1960s. KW removed the ride soon after this happened along with its other Chance ride, a Trabant. KW has had a better relationship with Chance in recent years as they added a Wipeout (a bigger version of the Trabant) to the park. The ride remains in the park at present.
It seems chance has had a lot of problems cough ( zippers, Skydiver, CHAOS's )
Timbers crew 08
While I agree Arthur that the rides are similar in terms of motion, there's a LOT of differences (mostly in favor of the Hawk)...maybe that's why the original Starships ARE disappearing? ;)
LOL, rides wear out, get harder to maintain, and are replaced, usually by larger, higher-capacity rides that DO offer similar experiences as the older ones. One of the reasons to attend smaller parks is so you can ride those "old favorites".
I would have said the Whip since it's very uncommon and my favorite flat but my 2 homeparks Hershey and Dorney both have them (granted the one at Hershey was installed in 1997 and isn't as forceful as the one at Dorney). I don't know if Rideworks is around anymore or not but I would like to see more parks get the same Whip they have at Hershey (since it seems unlikely a park would get an older style whip) since it's better than nothing.
At the Maryland State Fair in 06', DeGeller had the brand-new Wisdom Starship 4000. According to an article in the paper about DeGeller, the owner said he paid $350,000 for it.
Since we weren't there on a POP or discounted day, I didn't feel like paying four to five bucks to ride it. Does anyone know any differences between the Gravitron and Starships, or is it merely the same ride under a different name? I can't tell a difference between the Starship 3000 I rode several years ago and the Gravitrons I rode as a kid.
On a different note, I saw a SkyDiver setup at a small carnival last year at Owings Mill Mall in Maryland. It's the first one I've seen in person. It was owned by some small-time carnival operator. I don't believe they were done setting up yet, and I never got back to ride it.
I'm getting kind of leery of carnivals and things as I get older. I'm not sure how well the rides are maintained, or even if they're put together 100% properly!
I liked Kennywood's Rotor too. I almost got sick once watching it though! Riding it didn't bother me. Unless something else is wrong, I can handle spinning rides just fine! Remember KW's Round-Up? I wish I could remember the name of their looping-starship ride. I think it started with an R-- was it the Ranger? I think they only kept it for one season. I remember watching it and thinking there was NO WAY I'd ever ride anything like that! (Of course I also thought that about the Mindbender at SFOG; now it's one of my favorite loopers.)
Did Idlewild once have teacups? I remember riding them *somewhere* but I don't know where. When I was a kid I preferred the "spinny" rides, because coasters scared me to death. I didn't ride anything that went upside-down until I was in my mid-teens.
The Aero 360 makes me a bit uneasy because it's one of those rides that *looks* like the restraints aren't really sufficient. If that OTS restraint goes kerflooey, then what? :O I guess that's why I liked the Looping Starship-- redundant restraints. (Though I realize it's rough on the male anatomy in particular, especially the way the lap bar comes down!) If I'm going to be dangling anywhere upside-down, I want to be pretty sure I'm not going to fall out!
I also love dark rides. I miss Le Cachot at KW. The first few times I rode it as a kid, I kept my eyes shut the whole time! :) Well, I did peek a little. I rode that one with my dad too. The spider in the Goldrusher still makes me scream! :) :) Darn thing gets me every time, and everybody always laughs at me. LOL! I'm not that scared of spiders-- it's just a startle thing.
I wish more of the big parks would put in dark rides. Yeah, SFOG has the Monster Plantation (cute), and Carowinds has that new Scooby-Doo thing (haven't been on it yet), but I miss the traditional haunted-houses. Someday I've got to go to Disney World and check out their Haunted Mansion. It looks really cool!
Ah, well, I'd better go get some work done, so I can maybe afford to visit some parks soon! :)
CatPurrson
Cats, books, and roller coasters-- three of the best G-rated, calorie-free pleasures in life!
Actually, I think it was called Tango, now that I think about it. Truly scary... wish I could ride it again! Kinda like a Power Surge on crack.
http://www.flatrides.com/Ride%20Index%20Pages/tango.html
edit: No hotlinking, LOL, but you know how to find it.... :)
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CatPurrson said:
I remember riding a Gravitron at a local carnival when I was a teenager. My friend and I had a good time trying to turn ourselves upside down while the ride was going! (We had the whole thing to ourselves.)I'm getting kind of leery of carnivals and things as I get older. I'm not sure how well the rides are maintained, or even if they're put together 100% properly!
CatPurrson
You are kind of contradicting yourself by saying you want to go upside down on Gravitron, and you don't know about there safety. That's unsafe. However, that's not why I quoted you. This rides are inspected by inspectors (who else) after they are setup. If you have anyone to blame, blame the people that are inspecting the rides.
[url="http://www.windycityamusements.com "]http://www.windycityamusements.com/safety/safety.html *** Edited 2/28/2007 5:24:20 PM UTC by Ilovthevu'*** *** Edited 2/28/2007 5:25:18 PM UTC by Ilovthevu'***
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