Madhouse (ride)

A Madhouse is a flat ride usually manufactured by Vekoma.[1][2] A similar attraction under the name Mystery Swing is created by Mack Rides.[3] The ride is designed to be an optical and physical illusion, consisting of several rows of seats attached to a swaying gondola within a rotating drum. The ride creates the impression that the rider is turning upside down, whereas it is actually the room that is moving around them.

Madhouse
StatusIn Production
First manufactured1996
No. of installations16
ManufacturerVekoma
Capacity685/1335 riders per hour
Seat capacity40/78
Gondola rotation15/30 degrees
Drum rotation360 degrees
Mystery Swing
StatusIn Production
First manufactured2000
No. of installations4
ManufacturerMack Rides
Seat capacity52

The ride is a modern implementation of a haunted swing illusion.

Ride experience

Madhouses are often extensively themed during the ride sequence, and usually in the queue line. Several Madhouses feature pre-shows explaining a story behind the ride. Once in the ride, lapbars are lowered onto the riders, before they gradually experience an odd sense of movement. This is achieved through two mechanisms - the separate floor can move in a controlled swing from side-to-side by up to 15/30 degrees in each direction, but the surroundings of the room can rotate through a full 360 degrees. The pivot mechanism for the floor is hidden by two large objects at the end of the room, which are themed to match the ride.

At this point, both the floor and the room are slowly moving in unison. As the ride continues, the floor starts a separate movement from the rotating drum which gradually gives the impression that the room is rotating backwards and forwards further each time. Vekoma offers theme parks the option of programming their own sequence of how the room and floor move. In many Madhouses, the lighting subtly changes from moment to moment to add to the disorientation. Eventually, the drum mechanism turns through a full rotation and, by careful synchronisation with the sensation of the swinging floor mechanism, the riders are fooled into feeling as if they themselves are being repeatedly turned upside down.[2][4][5]

List of Madhouses
Interior of Villa Volta, the first modern madhouse.
NameParkCountryOpenedManufacturer
Haunted Swing- AnywhereAnywhere1893-1922?
Hexenschaukel(witches swing)- (Mobile Mad House) Germany1894U. Keller
Hex’n Wippn(Witch's Wip)(Mobile Mad House) Germany1968Lielie
Herzogschaukel(Duke swing)Märchengarten Blühendes Barock Ludwigsburg Germany1972?
Spukhaus (haunted house)Taunus Wunderland Germany1973Schwingel GmbH
Verhextes Schloss (Chained lock)Freizeitpark Traumland Germany??
Merlin's Mystical MansionClark's Trading Post, Lincoln New Hampshire United States1990In house
Villa VoltaEfteling Netherlands1996Vekoma
The HauntingDrayton Manor Great Britain1996Vekoma
Jack the RipperWiener Prater Austria1997?
Space AdventureGenting Theme Park Malaysia1998–?Vekoma
Valhalla Borgen(Valhalla Castle)Tivoli Kopenhagen Denmark1998–2007Vekoma
Houdini's Great Escape (Houdini – The Great Escape)Six Flags New England United States1999Vekoma
Houdini's Great EscapeSix Flags Great Adventure United States1999–2009, 2011Vekoma
Houdini (Formally: Magic house of Houdini)Bellewaerde Belgium1999Vekoma
Fluch der Kassandra (Curse of Cassandra/Cassandra's Curse)Europa-Park Germany2000Mack Rides
Hex – The Legend of the TowersAlton Towers Great Britain2000Vekoma
Merlin’s Magic CastleWalibi Holland Netherlands2000Vekoma
Le Palais du génie (The Palace of genie)Walibi Belgium Belgium2001Vekoma
ImpossibleBlackpool Pleasure Beach Great Britain1955-2001 (as The Haunted Swing) 2002In house
Feng Ju Palace(Wind Home Palace)Phantasialand Germany2002Vekoma
Hotel Embrujado (Haunted Hotel)Parque Warner Madrid Spain2002Vekoma
Magic House (Formally: Mad House)Gardaland Italy2002Vekoma
Noah’s Incredible AdventureNoah’s Ark Water Park United States2003–2008Mack Rides
Verlies des Grauens (Dungeon of Horrors)Belantis Germany2003Vekoma
Lenny's Magic School (No rotating part)Everland South Korea2007-2019 (as Rotating House) 2019Mack Rides
Le Défi de César (Caesar's Challenge/The challenge of Cesar)Parc Astérix France2008Mack Rides
Alpenhotel Rasch (parts of)- (Mobile Mad House) Germany2011?
Maison Houdini (House Houdini)Rainbow MagicLand Italy2011Vekoma
Haunted House Monster PartyLegoland Windsor Great Britain2019Vekoma

Cancelled installations
Name or Area name's MadhouseParkCountryReasonManufacturer
Z-ForceSix Flags Dubai DubaiCancelledVekoma
Poseidon FuryIsland of Adventure United StatesProject Change?
El Templo de Muerte (The Temple of Dead)Bobbejaanland BelgiumUnknownVekoma
Manhattan Midway's MadhouseTokyo Disney Sea JapanOver BudgetVekoma
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References
  1. "Vekoma". coasterforce.com. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  2. "Mad House | Vekoma Rides Manufacturing BV". vekoma.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  3. "Mystery Swing by Mack Rides". mack-rides.com. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  4. "Revolving House by Mack Rides". mack-rides.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  5. "Video of the mechanism". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
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