Year Name(s) Image Type Notes Ali Baba Pendulum ride The Ali Baba is a type of amusement ride consisting of a stationary horizontal gondola with a 360 degree swinging pendulum. Alpine slide A summer toboggan is an amusement or recreational ride which uses a bobsled-like sled or cart to run down a track usually built on the side of a hill. There are two main types: an Alpine coaster or mountain coaster is a type of roller coaster where the sled runs on rails and is not able to leave the tracks, whereas with an Alpine slide the sled simply runs on a smooth concave track usually made of metal, concrete or fibreglass. Both of these types of ride are sometimes denoted with the German name Sommerrodelbahn. Balloon Race The Zamperla Balloon Race is a tilting, circular motion amusement park ride manufactured by Antonio Zamperla S.p.A. The ride makes its way up a structure, and at a certain height, it starts tilting. 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 . It was invented by German engineer Anton Schwarzkopf. Booster (Fabbri) Pendulum ride Booster in an amusement ride made by Fabbri. Booster (HUSS) The Booster is an amusement park ride made originally by HUSS Maschinenfabrik starting in . Breakdance Breakdance is an amusement ride designed by Huss Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG in . Bumper boats Water ride Bumper boats are an amusement park ride that uses inner tube shaped watercraft that can be steered by the rider. Some are driven by electric motors, some by gasoline engines, and some require the rider to propel the craft by pedaling. Most are equipped with water guns for duels with other riders. Bumper boat attractions can commonly be found in places such as amusement parks, carnivals, fairs, family fun centers, and theme parks. s Bumper cars Dodgems Bumper cars or dodgems are the generic names for a type of flat amusement ride consisting of multiple small electrically powered cars which draw power from the floor or ceiling, and which are turned on and off remotely by an operator. They are also known as bumping cars, dodging cars and dashing cars. The first patent for them was filed in . s Carousel Merry-Go-Round A carousel is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The "seats" are traditionally in the form of rows of wooden horses or other animals mounted on posts, many of which are moved up and down by gears to simulate galloping, to the accompaniment of looped circus music. Caterpillar The Caterpillar ride is a vintage flat ride engineered by the inventor Hyla F. Maynes of North Tonawanda, New York, who dubbed it the Caterpillar when it debuted in Coney Island, New York in . It generates a significant amount of centrifugal force, causing the riders on the inside of the seats to crush the riders on the outside of the seats. It was once found at nearly every amusement park around the United States, but is now so rare that an original Caterpillar ride can only be found operating in two parks today. Though only two Caterpillars are known to be operating, there have been reports claiming there are additional Caterpillars in storage or standing (but not operating) at a few other parks. Cliffhanger The Cliff Hanger is an amusement park rider that is meant to simulate hang gliding. Condor The Condor is the trade name of an amusement ride sold by HUSS of Bremen, Germany. It was debuted at the New Orleans World's Fair, under the name "Cyclo Tower". Disk'O The Disk'O (also known as Skater or Surf's Up) is a type of flat ride manufactured by Zamperla of Italy. The ride is a larger version of a Rockin' Tug, also manufactured by Zamperla. Rollglider The Rollglider is a type of a thrill amusement ride that has a steel pipe track designed with turns, dips and loops, using gravity-propelled trolleys to slide down the track. s Rotor The Rotor is an amusement ride designed and patented by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in . The ride was first demonstrated at Oktoberfest and still appears in numerous amusement parks. The Rotor is a large, upright barrel, rotated to create an inward acting centripetal force supplied by the wall's support force. Once at full speed, the floor is retraced, leaving the riders stuck to the wall of the drum. Scrambler Flat ride Skywheel The Skywheel is a ride that is essentially a double Ferris Wheel with each wheel attached on each end of a large boom that rotates on its axis causing the wheels to rise and fall while rotating independently as they rotate around the boom axis causing a gravitational thrill more spectacular than a normal Ferris Wheel. The ride was constructed by now defunct company Allan Herschell Company.

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Amusement Rides ' History of the Swing Carousels

Swing ride is a variant of a carousel ride ' a fairground ride that has chairs suspended by chains from the top of the carousel instead of seats shaped like animals. Some can even tilt its top. This ride is also called a swing carousel, wave swinger, yo-yo, Chair-O-Planes or a swinger.

Swing rides are the earliest forms of carousels. They existed in ancient Byzantium and were made with ropes and baskets that spun in circles around center pole and carried people. After that people started making carousels inspired by medieval cavalry games but swing rides survived until today and, some say, are even more popular today especially among the adults (although there are smaller swing rides for children). When the amusement parks started appearing, at the beginning of the 20th century, swing rides were one of the most common rides in them. Chair-O-Planes was first made in Germany in by a Zierer, company that still makes amusement rides today, and Franz Schwarzkopf. Since then many other manufacturers made their own versions of the Chair-O-Planes. Today, swing rides are made from small versions that have chairs 50cm above the ground to those placed on a high beams that spin people more than 100 meters high. Some have rotating platform that is always in horizontal position while other start tilting at some point during the ride (wave swingers). Here are some of them:

WindSeeker (or SteelHawk) is a 92 meters tall swing ride at several Cedar Fair parks in United States. The first one was opened in and they have 32 suspended twin seats (64 seats). Riders take their seats on the ground and are then lifted.

Praterturm (Prater Tower) is located in Prater, Austria and it was opened on May 1, . It has a height of 177 meters and it was made by Tyrolean Company 'Funtime' in just a little more than half a year.

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'Les Chaises volantes' (Flying chairs) swing ride located in Walibi Sud-Ouest in France was made in and is still in use.

Largest Chair-O-Plane in the world was, according the claims of Loudoun Castle Theme Park in Scotland that holds it, The 'Apollo 14' (later named the 'The Plough').

Star Flyer, located in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark lifts to a height of 80 meters and is a combination of carousel and a watchtower. Its platform has a diameter of 16 meters and it has 12 twin seats.

SkyScreamer is a name for swing rides located at several Six Flags theme parks in North America. They have height between 45 and 125 meters and can reach the speed of 69 km/h.

Silly Symphony Swings is a wave swinger located at Disney California Adventure, at the Disneyland Resort in California. It has a height of 12 meters but it has 48 chairs.

There is a rumour that a swing ride called Twister: F5 will be opened in in a horror-themed theme park. It will tilt tilts 90 degrees and its maximum speed will be 64 km/h.

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