Frisbee (ride)
The Frisbee is a type of pendulum amusement ride featuring a circular gondola that rotates as it swings back and forth. Riders are seated on the gondola facing inward or outward depending on the model.
Design and operation
A pendulum is suspended between two support frames. Attached to the base of this pendulum is a circular gondola. Riders are seated in the gondola, facing either inwards or outwards. When the ride cycle starts, the gondola begins to rotate. In addition, the pendulum arm begins to swing through an arc, maxing out between 120° and 360° (full revolution). Most parks require riders to be at least 48 inches (120 cm) tall.
Variants
Manufacturer | Model | Riders | Seating | Swing | Height | Speed |
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Chance Rides | Revolution[1] | 20-32 | Inward | 120° | 16.4 m (54 ft) - 19.6 m (64 ft) | |
Fabbri Group | Boomerang | 32 | Inward | 15 m (49 ft) | ||
Space Jam | 24 | Inward | 22 m (72 ft) | |||
Top Swing | 24-30 | Outward | 110° | 24 m (79 ft) | 31.4 mph (50 km/h) | |
HUSS Park Attractions | Frisbee | 40 | Either | 180° | 20 m (66 ft) | |
Frisbee XL | 40 | Outward | 260° | 36 m (118 ft) | ||
Giant Frisbee | 40-50 | Outward | 240° | 43 m (141 ft) | 68 mph (110 km/h) | |
Intamin | Gyro Swing[2] | 32-40 | Outward | 240° | 25 m (82 ft) | 47 mph (75 km/h) |
Jiuhua Rides | Super Pendulum[3] | 54 | Outward | 220° | 26 m (85 ft) | |
KMG | Afterburner (a.k.a. Fireball)[4][5][6] | 24 | Inward | 240° | 19.812 m (65.00 ft) | |
Freak Out (ride) | 16 | Inward | 240° | 21 m (69 ft) | ||
XXL | 20 | Inward | 240° | 40 m (130 ft) | ||
Luna-Park Rides | Extreme | 20 | Inward | 120° | 20 m (66 ft) | |
Mondial | Revolution | 40-50 | Outward | 240° | 35 m (115 ft) | 54 mph (88 km/h) |
Moser's Rides | Sidewinder | 24-40 | Outward | 240° | ||
Sidewinder 12 | 12 | Outward | ||||
SBF Visa Group | Dance Party | 40 | Inward | 180° | ||
Maxi Dance Party | 24 | Outward | 240° | 27 m (89 ft) | 37 mph (59.2 km/h) | |
Maxi Dance Party 360 | 24 | Outward | 360° | 33 m | ||
Technical Park | Street Fighter | 16 | Inward | 240° | 18 m (59 ft) | |
Street Fighter Revolution | 16 | Inward | 360° | 21 m (69 ft) | ||
Typhoon | 16–30 | Outward | 240° | 30 m (98 ft) | ||
Typhoon 360 | 16–30 | Outward | 360° | 33 m (108 ft) | ||
Zamperla | Discovery | 30 | Outward | 240° | 21 m (69 ft) - 26 m (85 ft) | |
Discovery Revolution | 16-30 | Outward | 360° | 18 m (59 ft) - 30 m (98 ft) | ||
Giga Discovery | 40 | Outward | 260° | 52.5 m (172 ft) | 75 mph (120 km/h) | |
Giant Discovery[7] | 40 | Outward | 240° | 44.8 m (147 ft) | 68 mph (110 km/h) | |
Mini Discovery | 16 | Outward | 240° | 15.5 m (51 ft) |
UltraMax
The UltraMax is a type of amusement ride manufactured by Mondial which is like the HUSS Frisbee however passengers face outwards and are sitting one of the four seats on one of the six gondolas as the ride gets higher momentum and eventually starts going upside down. The ride is built with one arm with two supports and then the arm with the gondolas attached. It also uses the same harness as the ones used on the Top Scans.
Installations
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Name | Park | Location | Manufacturer | Model | Opened | Status |
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Apollo Wheel | Happy Valley Beijing | ![]() | Huss | Giant Frisbee | Unknown | Operating |
Aztec Swing | Energylandia | ![]() | SBF Visa Group | Maxi Dance Party | Unknown | Operating |
Beach Blaster | Belmont Park | ![]() | Chance Rides | Revolution 20 | Unknown | Operating |
Beach Party | Coney Beach Pleasure Park | ![]() | KMG | Afterburner | Unknown | Operating |
Crazy Flywheel | Jin Jiang Action Park | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery | Unknown | Operating |
Discovery | Dream Park | ![]() | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Operating |
Discovery Revolution | Wiener Prater | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | Unknown | Operating |
Freakout | Botton's Pleasure Beach | ![]() | KMG | Freak Out | Unknown | Operating |
Free Swing | Tongdo Fantasia | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | Unknown | Operating |
Frisbee | Nagashima Spa Land | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | Unknown | Operating |
Hurricane | Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park | ![]() | Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment | Unknown | Unknown | Operating |
Side Winder | Adventure Island | ![]() | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Operating |
Sonic Twister | Galaxyland | ![]() | Moser's Rides | Sidewinder 12 | Unknown | Removed |
Star Frisbee | Star City | ![]() | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Operating |
Super Frisbee | Nicolândia Center Park | ![]() | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Operating |
Super Gyro Swing | Happy Valley Shanghai | ![]() | Intamin | Gyro Swing | Unknown | Operating |
The Rattler | Camden Park | ![]() | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Operating |
The Rattler | Wild Adventures | ![]() | Moser's Rides | Sidewinder | 2008 | Operating |
Thunder | Mirabilandia | ![]() | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Operating |
Tornado | Gyeongju World | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery | Unknown | Operating |
Hurricane | Everland | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 1996 | Operating |
La Máquina | Parque de Atracciones de Madrid | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 1997 | Operating |
Frisbee | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 1998 | Removed |
Tasmanian Devil | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 1999 | Operating |
Tomahawk | Six Flags New England | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 1999 | Operating |
Frisbee | Särkänniemi | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 2000 | Removed |
Side Kick Formerly Blazing Saddles | Movie Park Germany | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 2000 | Operating |
Tomahawk | Walibi Holland | ![]() | SBF Visa Group | Dance Party | 2000 | Operating |
Gyro Swing | Lotte World | ![]() | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2001 | Operating |
Mad Mill | Duinrell | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 2001 | Operating |
Vortex | Thorpe Park | ![]() | KMG | Afterburner | 2001 | Operating |
Black Fly | West Midlands Safari Park | ![]() | Fabbri Group | Boomerang | 2002 | Operating |
Delirium | California's Great America | ![]() | Chance Rides | Revolution 32 | 2002 | Operating |
Maelstrom | Drayton Manor | ![]() | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2002 | Operating |
Psyclone | Canada's Wonderland | ![]() | Mondial | Revolution | 2002 | Operating |
Delirium | Kings Island | ![]() | Huss | Giant Frisbee | 2003 | Operating |
Freak Out | Barry's Amusements | ![]() | KMG | Freak Out | 2003 | Removed |
La Revolucion | Knott's Berry Farm | ![]() | Chance Rides | Revolution 32 | 2003 | Operating |
Manitou | La Ronde | ![]() | Zamperla | Nitro | 2003 | Operating |
The Claw | Hersheypark | ![]() | Chance Rides | Revolution 32 | 2003 | Operating |
Crazy Beach Party | Playland | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 2004 | Operating |
Eagle's Claw | Lightwater Valley | ![]() | KMG | Afterburner | 2004 | Operating |
Giant Frisbee | Nagashima Spa Land | ![]() | Huss | Giant Frisbee | 2004 | Operating |
Revolution Formerly Pendulum | Six Flags Great America Six Flags Great Adventure | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 2004 1999 to 2003 | Operating |
Sidewinder | Adventureland | ![]() | Moser's Rides | Sidewinder | 2004 | Operating |
Sledge Hammer[8] | Bobbejaanland | ![]() | Huss | Giant Frisbee | 2004 | Operating |
SynKope | Terra Mítica | ![]() | Mondial | Revolution | 2004 | Operating |
The Claw | Dreamworld | ![]() | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2004 | Operating |
Tondemina | Fuji-Q Highland | ![]() | Huss | Giant Frisbee | 2004 | Operating |
Typhoon | PowerLand | ![]() | Technical Park | Typhoon | 2004 | Operating |
maXair | Cedar Point | ![]() | Huss | Giant Frisbee | 2005 | Operating |
Frisbee | Adventureland | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 2006 | Operating |
Giant Discovery | China Dinosaurs Park | ![]() | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2006 | Operating |
Fandango | Knoebels Amusement Resort | ![]() | Moser's Rides | Sidewinder | 2007 | Operating |
Flip Flop | Flamingo Land | ![]() | Fabbri Group | Top Swing | 2007 | Operating |
Xtreme Frisbee | Canobie Lake Park | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 2007 | Operating |
SpinSpider | Tusenfryd | ![]() | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2009 | Operating |
Vepsen | Kongeparken | ![]() | Fabbri Group | Boomerang | 2009 | Operating |
Yukatan | Cavallino Matto | ![]() | Technical Park | Typhoon | 2009 | Operating |
Giant Discovery | Kaeson Youth Park | ![]() | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2010 | Operating |
Luna 360 | Luna Park | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2010 | Operating |
Svend Svingarm | BonBon-Land | ![]() | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2010 | Operating |
Eretic | Festyland | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery | 2011 | Operating |
Giant Swing | Trans Studio Mini Bandung inside the Transmart Buah Batu Square | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2011 | Operating |
It | Morey's Piers | ![]() | KMG | Afterburner | 2011 | Operating |
Nautilus | Drievliet | ![]() | KMG | Afterburner | 2011 | Operating |
Black Widow | Kennywood | ![]() | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2012 | Operating |
The Rattler | Camden Park | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2012 | Operating |
Petir | JungleLand | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery | 2013 | Operating |
Scream Machine | Adlabs Imagica | ![]() | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2013 | Operating |
SpinCycle | Silverwood Theme Park | ![]() | SBF Visa Group | Maxi Dance Party 360 | 2013 | Operating |
Extreme Supernova | Great Escape | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2014 | Operating |
Stratosfear | Rainbow's End | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2014 | Operating |
Cyclos | Kentucky Kingdom | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2015 | Operating |
The Beast | Playland | ![]() | KMG | XXL | 2015 | Operating |
The Riddler Revenge | Six Flags Over Texas | ![]() | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2016 | Operating |
Mega Swing 360 | E-World | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2016 | Operating |
X | Särkänniemi | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2016 | Operating |
Goliath | Adventure World | ![]() | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2017 | Operating |
Loke | Liseberg | ![]() | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2017 | Operating |
Sky-Force Formerly Pendulus | Flambards Pleasure Island Family Theme Park | ![]() | Huss | Frisbee | 2017 2003 to 2016 | Operating |
Titan | La Ronde | ![]() | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2017 | Operating |
Twister | Park at OWA | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2017 | Operating |
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | ![]() | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2017 | Operating |
Klake | Gyeongju World | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2017 | Operating |
CraZanity | Six Flags Magic Mountain | ![]() | Zamperla | Giga Discovery | 2018 | Operating |
Harley Quinn Spinsanity | Six Flags New England | ![]() | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2018 | Operating |
Pendulum | Dreamland Margate | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2018 | Operating |
Tigeren | Djurs Sommerland | ![]() | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2019 | Operating |
Axis | Adventure Island | ![]() | SBF Visa Group | Maxi Dance Party 360 | 2019 | Operating |
Pandemonium | Six Flags Over Georgia | ![]() | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2019 | Operating |
Chaos | Waldameer Park | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2019 | Operating |
Joker Carnival of Chaos | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | ![]() | Zamperla | Giga Discovery | 2019 | Operating |
Sea Swinger | SeaWorld San Antonio | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2019 | Operating |
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth | Six Flags Great Adventure | ![]() | Zamperla | Giga Discovery | 2019 | Operating |
Crazanity | Six Flags Mexico | ![]() | Zamperla | Giga Discovery | 2020 | Under construction |
Harley Quinn Spinsanity | Six Flags America | ![]() | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2021 | Under construction |
Cyclonator | Paultons Park | ![]() | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2020 | Under construction |
Incidents
In May 2017, greasing material on a KMG Freak Out ride at Barry's Amusements at Portrush in Northern Ireland was dislodged, causing a loud bang and oil to spray over people and the nearby children's rollercoaster. Nobody was injured, but the ride remained closed for the rest of the day whilst park staff investigated.
In July 2017, an 18-year old was killed while riding a KMG Fireball (aka Afterburner) ride that malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair, sending him flying more than 50 feet in the air. Seven others were injured as well.[9][10] Numerous fairs and exhibitions have either shut down or pulled the Fireball from their attractions in response to the incident. KMG stated that the malfunction was due to a corroded support beam.[11][12]
In June 2019, a Zamperla Discovery Revolution ride at Waldameer Park & Water World malfunctioned, resulting in the riders stuck upside down for several minutes. There were no injuries.[13]
References
- "Revolutions". Chance Rides. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "Gyro Swing" (PDF). Intamin. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- "Super Pendulum Pictures and Stats".
- Rotondo, Christie (28 July 2011). "Riding 'It' is a hair-raising experience". Shore News Today. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- "Afterburner (Fahrgeschäft)".
- "AFTER BURNER". KMG Machinebouw. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- McKay, Gretchen (16 December 2011). "Kennywood's newest thrill: Black Widow". Pittsborough Post-Gazette. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- "Sledge Hammer". Bobbejaanland Nostalgie (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "1 Dead, 7 Injured When Fire Ball Ride Flies Apart At Ohio State Fair". HuffPost. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- "Ohio State Fair ride video: Video shows moment Fire Ball ride broke mid-swing, killing 1". WCPO. Scripps Media. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/06/corroded-beam-caused-fatal-state-fair-accident/543858001/
- "AMUSEMENT RIDE SAFETY ALERT: KMG International BV Afterburner and Fireball" (PDF). U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- https://www.goerie.com/news/20190629/waldameer-chaos-ride-operating-in-limited-thrill-capacity
External links
- Technical specifications available at HUSS Park Attractions website
- Intamin official website
- Details available at Technical Park official website