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{{Short description|Amusement ride}}
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{{Infobox attraction model
|name=Condor
|image=Bounty Tower.JPG
|caption=The "Bounty Tower" at Holiday Park, Germany
|closed=
|status=In production
|manufacturer=HUSS Park Attractions
|custom_label_1=Variations
|custom_value_1=Condor 2GH
}}

The '''Condor''' is the trade name of an [[amusement ride]] sold by [[HUSS Park Attractions|HUSS]] of Bremen, Germany.  It was debuted at the [[1984_Louisiana_World_Exposition#The_Fair|1984 New Orleans World's Fair]], under the name "Cyclo Tower".

The Condor has 28 steel-framed gondolas, each with a fiberglass shell, frequently painted to resemble a bird. The seats hold one to two people, one sitting behind the other if they decide to ride double.  It can accommodate approximately 1,700 riders per hour.  The automatic doors on the ride are operated by pneumatic air pressure and are manually opened and closed. The ride uses a cable and counterweight system within the tower to assist with the raising and lowering of the rotating assembly.

An AC [[induction motor]] located at the end of each arm rotates the gondolas; three more on the middle lifting structure rotate the entire assembly and move the tower.  To start the ride, most Condors require three buttons be hit at the same time to start the cycle.  (The operator in the booth uses their thumbs on the two buttons located on the panel, while an attendant in a location around the perimeter must be holding that one as well.)

Operators of the ride have options to operate the ride at different speeds and rotation configurations (forward and reverse), with the potential for unique computerized programs on each ride. These unique motions can also be controlled manually. Most Condor installations are park models. An exception is one of the few traveling models left in the world, Blume & Wollenschlaeger's "Ikarus-Der-Mythos". Ikarus was one of the fastest Condors still in operation, and featured different and unique manually operated ride cycles, usually with reverse rotation. Ikarus was taken off the funfair circuit and put into storage in 2007.

In 2007, Huss discontinued manufacturing new installations of the ride. In 2013, Huss re-introduced the Condor as Condor 2-G (2nd Generation).

In 2016, the first Condor 2GH (second generation hybrid) opened in [[Tivoli Gardens]], Denmark. Called "Fatamorgana", it features both standard Condor gondolas and a "thrill version." In this variation, riders are seated in a ring, facing away from the center, and are spun around at high speed.<ref name="New HUSS Condor">{{cite web|title=Condor 2G/2GH Huss Park Attractions|url=http://www.hussrides.com/en/classic-rides/condor-2g2gh}}</ref>

==Installations==

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There are several Huss Condor locations throughout the world, including

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Park !! Location !! Model !! Opened !! Status
|-
| Condor || [[Pleasure Island Family Theme Park]] || {{flagicon|UK}} United Kingdom || Condor || {{N/A|Unknown}} || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Hökfärden || [[Liseberg]] || {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden || Condor || 1985 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Condor || [[Bobbejaanland]] || {{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium || Condor || 1986 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Condor || [[Phantasialand]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany || Condor || 1986 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Taifun || [[Tykkimäki]] || {{flagicon|Finland}} Finland || Condor || 1986 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Condor || [[Morey's Piers]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Condor || 1988 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Condor || [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Condor || 1988 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Condor || [[Six Flags St. Louis]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Condor || 1988 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Ikarus || [[Gardaland]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} Italy || Condor || 1989 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Rotor || [[Parque de Atracciones de Madrid]] || {{flagicon|Spain}} Spain || Condor || 1989 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Sky Hawk || [[Marineland of Canada|Marineland]] || {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada || Condor || 1989 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| The Condor || [[Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Condor || 1989 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Condor || [[La Ronde (amusement park)|La Ronde]] || {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada || Condor || 1990 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Condor || [[Six Flags AstroWorld]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Condor || 1991 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Condor || [[Six Flags Great America]]<br><small>[[Six Flags Great Adventure]]</small> || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Condor || 1991<br><small>1988 to 1990</small> || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Bounty Tower || [[Holiday Park, Germany|Holiday Park]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany || Condor || 1994 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Ikarus || [[Freizeit-Land Geiselwind]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany || Condor || 1994 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Condor || [[Dream Park (amusement park)|Dream Park]]|| {{flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt || Condor || 1995 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Senga || [[Serengeti Park]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany || Condor || 1995 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| The Eagle || [[Attractiepark Slagharen]] || {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands || Condor || 1998 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Ikarus || [[City Park (Budapest)|Vidámpark]] || {{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary || Condor || 1999 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Drachenflug || [[Abenteuer Park Oberhausen]]|| {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany || Condor || 2000 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Lossepladsen || [[BonBon-Land]] || {{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark || Condor || 2000 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Drachenflug || [[Belantis]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany || Condor || 2004 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Le Condor || [[Luna Park Fréjus]]|| {{flagicon|France}} France || Condor || 2007 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Condor || [[Europark Idroscola]]|| {{flagicon|Italy}} Italy || Condor || 2009 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Sky Twister<br><small>Formerly Condor</small> || [[Skyline Park]]<br><small>[[Heide Park]]</small> || {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany || Condor || 2009<br><small>1990-2008</small> || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Ikarus || [[Fantasilandia]] || {{flagicon|Chile}} Chile || Condor || 2011 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Condor || [[Miragica]]|| {{flagicon|Italy}} Italy || Condor || 2012 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Condor || [[Happy Valley Beijing]] || {{flagicon|China}} China || Condor 2G || 2014 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Atlantis || [[Wunderland Kalkar]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany || Condor || 2015 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Giant Condor || [[M&D's|M&D's Scotland's Theme Park]] || {{flagicon|UK}} United Kingdom || Condor || 2015 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Fatamorgana || [[Tivoli (Copenhagen)|Tivoli Gardens]] || {{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark || Condor 2GH || 2016 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| Falcon's Flight<br><small>Formerly Ikarus</small> || [[Worlds of Fun]]<br><small>[[City Park (Budapest)|Vidámpark]]</small> || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Condor || 2017<br><small>1999-2013</small> || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| Condor || [[Sun Tzu Cultural Park]]|| {{flagicon|China}} China || Condor 2G || 2018 || {{yes|Operating}}
|-
| The Eagle || [[Ocean Park Hong Kong|Ocean Park]] || {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong || Condor || 1994 || {{no|Removed}}
|-
| {{N/A|Unknown}}<br><small>Formerly Flying Falcon</small> || [[Fantasy Island (U.S. amusement park)|Niagara Amusement Park and Splash World]]<br><small>[[Hersheypark]]</small> || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Condor || {{N/A|Unknown}}<br><small>1990-2016</small> || {{no|In Storage}}
|-
| {{N/A|Unknown}}<br><small>Formerly Cóndor</small> || [[Indiana Beach]]<br><small>[[La Feria de Chapultepec]]</small> || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || Condor || {{N/A|Unknown}}<br><small>2002-2019</small> || {{no|In Storage}}
|}

==References==
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==External video==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAXuSHCf3R0 An on-ride video of Morey's Piers' Condor in Wildwood, New Jersey]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_kudFKPJxU Blume & Wollenschlaeger's 'Ikarus-Der-Mythos' at a fair in Tilburg, Germany]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW25yUqtcG8 A combination of on-ride and external shots of Morey's Piers' Condor]

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