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{{short description|Type of amusement ride}}
{{For|the 2022 film|Swing Ride}}{{Distinguish|Pendulum ride}}
[[Image:Chair-O-Planes, night.jpg|thumb|right|A Chair-O-Planes ride with a tilting top]]
[[File:Kettenkarussel Dirndl.jpg|thumb|A woman on a swing ride at the [[Oktoberfest]] in [[Munich]], Germany]]
[[File:Slänggungan.ogv|thumb|Video of "Slänggungan" at [[Liseberg]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden]]
[[Image:Kettenkarussel.jpg|thumb|Chair-O-Planes or "Kettenkarussell" (chain-carousel) at the ''Roonkarker Mart'' fair, Germany]]
[[File:Kermis Malieveld Den Haag.jpg|thumb|Around the World]]
The '''swing ride''' or '''chair swing ride''' (sometimes called a '''swing carousel''', '''wave swinger''', '''yo-yo''', '''waver swinger''', '''Chair-O-Planes''', '''Dodo''' or '''swinger''') is an [[amusement ride]] that is a variation on the [[carousel]] in which the seats are suspended from the [[rotation|rotating]] top of the carousel. On some versions, particularly on the Wave Swingers, the rotating top of the carousel also tilts for additional variations of motion.

==History==
[[Hollycombe Steam Collection]] has a chair-o-planes adapted from a bomb damaged roundabout in 1944.<ref name=Hollycombe>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollycombe.co.uk/fairground/steam-chair-o-planes |title=Steam Chair-o-Planes |website=hollycombe.co.uk |publisher=Hollycombe Working Steam Museum  |access-date=1 July 2024 }}</ref>

A Chair-O-Planes premiered in [[Germany]] in 1972, designed by [[Zierer]] and built by [[Anton Schwarzkopf|Franz Schwarzkopf]], brother of [[Anton Schwarzkopf]]. In 1974 the first portable unit debuted under the same partnership. Since then Zierer has built about 200 units.<ref name="ARE">{{cite web |url=http://www.ride-extravaganza.com/family/wave-swinger |title= Waveswinger |work=  Amusement Ride Extravaganza web site |author= David Burton |access-date= June 12, 2010 }}</ref> Other manufacturers have followed creating their own versions of the Chair-O-Planes, including [[Zamperla]], [[Chance Rides]], Grover Watkins, [[Bertazzon]], [[Preston & Barbieri]], [[Vekoma]], and [[Sanoyas Hishino Meisho]].<ref name="ARE"/><ref name="Zamperla – Family Swinger">{{cite web|title=Family Swinger|url=http://zamperla.com/en/product/135/family-swinger.html|publisher=Zamperla|access-date=21 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="Zamperla – Midi Family Swinger">{{cite web|title=Midi Family Swinger|url=http://zamperla.com/en/product/138/midi-family-swinger.html|publisher=Zamperla|access-date=21 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="Chance Rides – Yo-yo">{{cite web|title=Yo-yo|url=http://chancerides.com/rides/yoyo.html|publisher=Chance Rides|access-date=24 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="Watkins – Swinger">{{cite web|title=Swinger|url=http://www.flatrides.com/Ride%20Index%20Pages/swinger.html|publisher=The Flat Joint|access-date=21 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="Bertazzon – Swing Carousel">{{cite web|title=Swing Carousel|url=http://www.bertazzon-america.com/swing-carousel.php|publisher=Bertazzon|access-date=21 November 2011}}</ref>

In the late 2000s, [[Austria]]n manufacturer Funtime developed the world's first tower swinger, known as the [[Star Flyer (ride)|Star Flyer]].<ref name="Funtime – Star Flyer">{{cite web|title=Star Flyer|url=http://www.funtime.com.au/data/index2.htm|publisher=Funtime|access-date=21 November 2011}}</ref> [[Mondial (amusement ride manufacturer)|Mondial]] followed with their [[WindSeeker]], leading to a lawsuit between the two companies.<ref name="Cedar Fair says patent dispute won't halt development of new rides">{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=Tom|title=Cedar Fair says patent dispute won't halt development of new rides|url=http://www.sanduskyregister.com/2010/aug/26/patentclaim082610tjxml|access-date=21 November 2011|newspaper=Sandusky Register|date=25 August 2010}}</ref><ref name="Ride wars at Cedar Point?">{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=Tom|title=Ride wars at Cedar Point?|url=http://www.sanduskyregister.com/sandusky/2010/aug/19/ride-wars-cedar-point|access-date=21 November 2011|newspaper=Sandusky Register|date=18 August 2010}}</ref> Zamperla also sells a Vertical Swing.<ref name="Zamperla – Vertical Swing">{{cite web|title=Vertical Swing|url=http://zamperla.com/en/product/105/vertical-swing.html|publisher=Zamperla|access-date=21 November 2011}}</ref>

==Locations==
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===Europe===
====[[Austria]]====
The Prater Turm located in the Wurstelprater in [[Vienna]] opened in 2010 at a height of {{Convert|117|m}}.

====[[Denmark]]====
The [[Star Flyer (Tivoli Gardens)|Star Flyer]], located in [[Tivoli Gardens]], [[Copenhagen]], affords sweeping views of the city's historical centre.
The Swing Carousel also located in Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen.
====[[France]]====
Les Chaises Volantes in [[:fr:Walibi Sud-Ouest|Walibi Sud-Ouest]] is a Zierer model from 1987 which was relocated to the park in 1992.

==== [[Germany]] ====
In Germany, swing rides are often found on [[Fair|fairs]], [[Volksfest|Volksfests]] like the [[Oktoberfest]] and [[Traveling carnival|traveling funfairs]]. But swing rides are also common in [[Amusement park|amusement parks]]. Most of the German swing rides are from Zierer.

Some of these include:

* Africa Swing – {{ill|Safariland Stukenbrock|de}} (Wooddesign Amusement Rides BV)
* Fliegenpilz – [[Eifelpark]] (Zierer)
* Flying Carousel – [[Wunderland Kalkar]] (Zamperla)
* Himmelsstürmer – {{ill|Taunus Wunderland|de}} (Zierer)
* La Ola – [[Heide Park]] (Zierer)
* Kettenflieger – {{ill|Fränkisches Wunderland|de}}
* Kettenflieger – [[Hansa-Park]] Wooddesign Amusement Rides BV
* Kettenkarussell – [[Verden Magic Park|Ritter Rost Magic Park Verden]]
* Kettenkarussell – {{ill|Schwaben Park|de}} 
* Kettenkarussell – [[Skyline Park]] (Zierer)
* Königsflug – {{ill|Bayern-Park|de}} (Zierer)
* Pier Side Carousel – [[Movie Park Germany]] (Zierer)
* Sea Swing – Movie Park Germany (Zamperla)
* Wellenflieger – {{ill|Fort Fun Abenteuerland|de}} (Zierer)
* Wellenflieger – [[Freizeit-Land Geiselwind]] (Zierer)
* Wellenfliegerpilz – {{ill|Erlebnispark Steinau an der Straße|de}} (Zierer)
* Wellenflug – [[Holiday Park, Germany|Holiday Park]] (Wooddesign Rides B. V.)
* Wellenflug – [[Phantasialand]] (Zierer)
* Wiener Wellenflieger – [[Europa-Park]] (Zierer)
* Wirbelpilz – [[Erlebnispark Tripsdrill]] (Zierer)
* Zonga Kettenflieger – [[Serengeti Park]] (SBF Visa)

====[[Italy]]====
In [[Italy]], most swing rides travel with [[funfair|fairs]]. The ride is called "''Seggiolini volanti''" ("Flying chairs") or "''calcinculo''", which literally means "kick in the bottom". Two people sit in contiguous seats, and the one sitting behind kicks or pushes their partner higher in the air, in order to reach a "tail" suspended beyond normal reach at a point in the ride's rotation. Any individual who manages to grab the tail wins a free ride.<ref name="eyetal">{{cite web |last1=Dell'Acua |first1=Silvio |url=https://www.laputa.it/lexicon/calcinculo/ |website=Laputa.it |access-date=30 July 2023|title= Calcinculo }}</ref>

====[[Netherlands]]====
[[Attractiepark Slagharen]] located the same Chair-O-Plane as Loundoun Castle.

Some Swing rides in the Netherlands:

* Djinn – [[Toverland]] (Wooddesign Rides B. V.)
* K3 Slingermolen – {{ill|Plopsa Indoor Coevorden|de}}
* Kettenflug Apollo – [[Attractiepark Slagharen]] (Schwarzkopf)
* Piraat Enterhaak! – {{ill|Avonturenpark Hellendoorn|nl}} (Zierer)
* Super Swing – [[Walibi Holland]] (Zierer)

====[[Norway]]====
[[File:Sverrehusken på TusenFryd.JPG|thumb|Sverrehusken a Wellenflieger at TusenFryd (Norway) in 2011]]
The second-largest amusement park within the [[Nordic countries]] is [[Tusenfryd]] (lit. “daisies”), located {{convert|10|km}} outside the capital city [[Oslo, Norway]]. Tusenfryd features a Wellenflieger called ''Sverrehusken'' (“swear the chairs”) that has been in-operation since 1988. Sverrehusken was the first ride of its kind in the Nordic countries.

At [[Kongeparken]] (lit. ‘the royal park’), located 10&nbsp;km outside the third-largest city in Norway, [[Stavanger]], is a Wellenflieger named ''Spinnvidle'' (“spin-wheel”) that has been in-operation since 2012. Spinnvidle is the first of its kind in Norway with double seats.

====[[Sweden]]====
The [[Swedish language|Swedish]] name for Swing ride is ''Slänggunga'' or ''Kättingflygare''. At [[Gröna Lund]], [[Stockholm]], a swing ride with the name "Eclipse" can be found. With its {{convert|121.9|m}}, it shares the "world's second tallest" title with [[SkyScreamer]] in Texas, North America.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eclipse|url=http://www.gronalund.com/en/Attraktioner/Alla-attraktioner/Eclipse/|access-date=13 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SkyScreamer|url=http://content.sixflags.com/newfor2013/overtexas/texas-skyscreamer/|access-date=13 June 2013}}</ref>

The biggest amusement park in [[Nordic countries|the Nordic countries]] is [[Liseberg]], in Sweden's second largest city [[Gothenburg]]. Liseberg is the home of a Swing ride named "''Slänggungan''".

====[[Spain]]====
* Diavolo – [[Tibidabo]] (Zierer)
* Fumanchú (Defunct) – [[Port Aventura]] (Zierer)
* Los Ícaros – [[Terra Mítica]] (Zierer)
* Sillas Voladoras – [[Parque de Atracciones de Madrid]] (Zierer)
* Sillas Voladoras de Mr. Freeze – [[Parque Warner Madrid]] (Zierer)
* Star Flyer – [[Parque de Atracciones de Madrid]] (Funtime)
* Vertical Twister – {{ill|Parque de Atracciones de Zaragoza|es}} (Zamperla)

====[[United Kingdom]]====
[[File:310812-012 CPS.jpg|thumb|right|Monkey Swinger with water fountains at [[Chessington World of Adventures]]]]
[[Loudoun Castle (theme park)|Loudoun Castle]] Theme Park in Scotland claimed that its moon-shaped ride, "The Plough", was the largest Chair-O-Plane in the world. The Plough was originally called Apollo 14 and was owned by the Bembom family, operating in their [[Ponypark Slagharen]] in the Netherlands during the late seventies. It had gondolas travelling around the outside of the ride. When moved to [[Dreamland Margate|Dreamland]] in England (then called "Bembom Brothers"), it was reconstructed into a Chair-O-Plane and named Heatwave. Leaving Dreamland, it opened in Lightwater Valley in 1998 where it operated until 2003 when Henk Bembom moved Heatwave to his new park, Loudoun Castle, where it was renamed "The Plough" and painted green. The park has been closed since 2010.

Until 2016, there was a Chair-O-Plane ride at [[Alton Towers]] in [[Staffordshire]]. Called [[Twirling_Toadstool_(Alton_Towers)|Twirling Toadstool]] it was set in a fantasy themed area of the park called Cloud Cukoo Land, it was themed as a giant mushroom. This was formerly themed as a prehistoric dinosaur-type ride and located in an area called Ug Land.

You can also find a Chair-O-Plane at [[Carter's Steam Fair|Carters Steam Fair]] which is one of the largest vintage [[Travelling funfair|travelling funfairs]] including some steam driven rides. Their ride's past is a little patchy but is thought to have been built in Germany in the 1920s and imported to Britain with a blank canvas. It's generally the case that [[United Kingdom|British]] roundabouts run clockwise, whereas their [[Continental Europe|Continental]] and [[North America|American]] counterparts run anti-clockwise. The Chair-o-Plane certainly runs the right direction to be a British-built ride, but it may have been adapted by an early owner. 

[[Adventure Island (amusement park)|Adventure Island]] has a Chair-O-Plane called Archelon, which was themed to [[Archelon|the extinct species of turtle of the same name.]]

[[Chessington World of Adventures]] is home to a monkey-themed Chair-O-Planes, named the "Monkey Swinger", that squirts water at riders. This formerly had a theme based on [[Billy Whizz]] of [[The Beano]].

[[Paultons Park]] is also home to a Chair-O-Planes called "The Sky Swinger". This ride opened in 2008 and is a [[Zierer]] model.

[[Butlins]] is home to three Chair-O-Planes, one at each site, located at [[Butlins Minehead]], [[Butlins Bognor Regis]], and [[Butlins Skegness]]. [[Butlins Minehead]] is home to a Zierer Wave Swinger, and the other two resorts manufacturers are unknown.

===North America===
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[[Image:Wave SwingerPlayland.JPG|thumb|right|''Wave Swinger'' ride at [[Playland (Vancouver)|Playland, Vancouver]], BC, Canada.]]
[[Image:SixFlagsKiddieSwing-4069.jpg|thumb|right|''The Gunslinger'' ride at [[Six Flags Over Texas]].]]
[[File:Cedar Point WindSeeker Full Shot.jpg|thumb|right|The 301-foot [[WindSeeker]] is found at several [[Cedar Fair]] parks; above is at [[Cedar Point]], [[Lake Erie]], [[Sandusky, OH]].]]
[[File:DC_Super-Villains_Swing_-_June_4,_2022,_Six_Flags_Great_America.jpg|thumb|''DC Super-Villains Swing'' is located at several [[Six Flags]] parks; pictured is of [[Six Flags Great America]], [[Gurnee, IL]].]]
Most of the traditional-style swing carousel rides in North America are found in amusement parks, as well as at many seasonal fairs and carnivals. They are usually made by Zierer (which calls the ride ‘Wave Swinger’),<ref>{{Cite web |last=KG |first=ZIERER Karussell-und Spezialmaschinenbau GmbH & Co |title=Wave Swingers |url=https://www.zierer.com/en/products/wave-swingers |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.zierer.com |language=en-EN}}</ref> although some are made by Bertazzon (which calls the ride ‘Swing Carousel’)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swing rides for sale – Bertazzon 3B |url=https://www.bertazzon.com/swing-carousels.php |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.bertazzon.com}}</ref> or Zamperla (which calls it ‘Flying Carousel’ or ‘Lollyswings’).<ref>{{Cite web |title=FLYING CAROUSEL {{!}} A classic oscillating wave swinger |url=https://www.zamperla.com/product/flying-carousel |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Zamperla |language=en}}</ref> 

In recent years, many American amusement parks have opened towering (and considerably more thrilling) models, such as the [[WindSeeker]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=WindSeeker {{!}} Swing Ride {{!}} Cedar Point |url=https://www.cedarpoint.com/rides-experiences/windseeker |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.cedarpoint.com |language=en}}</ref> (by [[Mondial (amusement ride manufacturer)|Mondial]]) or the [[Sky Screamer]] (by [[SNS (manufacturer)|SNS]]). These high-thrill swing rides are normally a minimum of 100 feet (30.48 m) tall, with several even surpassing 200’ (60.96 m). The Texas and New England Six Flags parks have Sky Screamers measuring 400’ (121.92 m).

North American swing rides include:
*Aviator<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Rides & Amusements {{!}} Kemah Boardwalk |url=https://www.kemahboardwalk.com/all-rides |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.kemahboardwalk.com |language=en}}</ref> – [[Kemah Boardwalk]]
*Bluegrass Breeze<ref>{{Cite web |last=wdd |title=Thrill Rides {{!}} Beech Bend Amusement Park {{!}} Bowling Green, KY |url=https://beechbend.com/amusement-park/rides-attractions/thrill-rides/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Beech Bend Park |language=en-US}}</ref> – [[Beech Bend Park]] (Bertazzon)
*[[Charlie Brown's Wind Up (Kings Island)|Charlie Brown's Wind Up]] – [[Kings Island]] (Zamperla)
*Crime Wave – [[Six Flags New England]] (Zierer)
*Crow's Nest (Formerly Sparkler) – [[Holiday World & Splashin' Safari]] (Zamperla Vertical Swing)
* Backyardigans Swing-Along – [[Nickelodeon Universe]] (Zierer)
*Da Vinci's Dream – [[Canobie Lake Park]]
*DC Super-Villains Swing – [[Six Flags Over Georgia]] (Zierer)
*DC Super-Villains Swing – [[Six Flags Fiesta Texas]] (Zierer)
*DC Super-Villains Swing – [[Six Flags Great America]] (Zierer)
*der Werbelwind – [[Busch Gardens Williamsburg]] (Zierer)
*Dream Machine – [[Calaway Park]] (Moser)
*Elmo's Cloud Chaser – [[Sesame Place (Philadelphia)|Sesame Place]] (Zamperla)
*Eye of the Kraken – Swampy Jack's Wongo Adventure (ARM)
*Fiesta Swing – [[Wonderland Park (Texas)|Wonderland Amusement Park]] (Chance Rides)
*Flying Carousel – [[Foley, Alabama|Park at OWA]] (Zamperla Flying Carousel)
*Flying Swings – [[Waldameer Park]] (Zamperla)
*Flying Trapeze - [[Funtown Splashtown USA]] (Chance Rides) 
*Freedom Flyer – Park at OWA (Zamperla Vertical Swing)
*Gulf Glider – [[Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier]] (Bertazzon)
*The Gunslinger – [[Six Flags Over Texas]] (Chance Rides)
*HallowSwings – [[Holiday World & Splashin' Safari]] (Zamperla Flying Carousel)
*Italian Trapeze – [[Knoebels]] (Zamperla)
*Lasso – [[Six Flags Darien Lake]] (Zierer)
*Lolly Swing – [[South Florida Fair]] (Zamperla)
* Vertigo – [[South Florida Fair]] (ARM)
*[[New England SkyScreamer]] – [[Six Flags New England]] (Funtime)
*[[North Star (Valleyfair)|North Star]] – [[Valleyfair]] (Funtime)
*Poppy's Playground – [[Universal Studios Florida]] (Funtime)
*Seaswings – [[Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk]] ([[Bertazzon]])
*[[Silly Symphony Swings]] – [[Disney California Adventure Park]] (Zierer)
*Skycatcher – [[Kentucky Kingdom]] (ARM Rides)
*[[SkyScreamer]] – [[Six Flags Discovery Kingdom]] (Funtime)
*[[SkyScreamer]] – [[Six Flags Great Adventure]] (Funtime)
*[[SkyScreamer]] – [[Six Flags Over Georgia]] (Funtime)
*[[SkyScreamer]] – [[Six Flags St. Louis]] (Funtime)
*[[SkyScreamer|Texas SkyScreamer]] – [[Six Flags Over Texas]] (Funtime)
*[[SteelHawk]] – [[Worlds of Fun]] (Mondial)
*Storm Chaser – [[Adventureland (Iowa)]] (Mondial)
*[[Supergirl Sky Flight]] – [[Six Flags Fiesta Texas]] (Funtime)
*[[Supergirl Sky Flight]] – [[Six Flags México]] (Funtime)
*Swashbuckler – [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] ([[Chance Rides|Chance]])
*Swing Carousel – [[Silver Dollar City]] ([[Bertazzon]])
*Swing of the Century – [[Galaxyland]]  (Zierer)
*Swing of the Century – [[Canada's Wonderland]] (Zierer)
*[[Texas Star Flyer]] – [[Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier]] (Funtime)
*Tour de Ville – [[La Ronde (amusement park)|La Ronde]] (Zamperla)
*Turn of the Century – [[Elitch Gardens Theme Park|Elitch Gardens]] (Zierer)
*Turn of the Century – [[Lagoon Amusement Park]] (Zierer)
*[[Vol Ultime]] – [[La Ronde (amusement park)|La Ronde]] (Funtime)
*Waltzing Swinger – [[Dollywood]] ([[Bertazzon]]) 
*Wave Swinger – [[Cedar Point]] (Zierer)
*Wave Swinger – [[Magic Mountain (New Brunswick)|Magic Mountain]] (Zierer)
*Wave Swinger – [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]] (Zierer)
*Wave Swinger – Funtastic
*Wave Swinger – [[Six Flags Discovery Kingdom]] (Zierer)
*Wave Swinger – [[Hersheypark]]
*Wave Swinger – [[Lake Winnepesaukah]]
*Wave Swinger – [[Adventureland (New York)]] (Zierer)
*Wave Swinger – [[Kennywood]] (Zierer)
*Wave Swinger – [[Kings Dominion]] (Zierer)
*Wave Swinger – [[Knott's Berry Farm]] (Zierer)
*Wave Swinger – [[Lake Compounce]] (Zierer)
*Wave Swinger – [[Playland (Vancouver)|Playland]]
*Wave Swinger – [[South Florida Fair]] 2005–2009
*Wave Swinger – Saudi Amusement, Dammam KSA
*Wave Swinger – [[Seabreeze Amusement Park]]
*Wave Swinger – [[Strates Shows]] (Zierer)
*Wave Swinger –   J&J Amusements   Zierer
*Wave Swinger – Bengtson Pumpkin Farm [[Homer Glen, Illinois]]
*Wave Swinger – J&J Amusements   Zierer
*Whirligig – [[Six Flags Fiesta Texas]] (Zierer)
*Whirligig – [[Six Flags Great America]] (Zierer)
*[[WindSeeker]] – [[Canada's Wonderland]] (Mondial)
*[[WindSeeker]] – [[Carowinds]] (Mondial)
*[[WindSeeker]] – [[Cedar Point]] (Mondial)
*[[WindSeeker]] – [[Kings Dominion]] (Mondial)
*[[WindSeeker]] – [[Kings Island]] (Mondial)
*Yo Yo – [[Alabama Splash Adventure]] (Chance Rides) 
*Yo Yo – [[South Florida Fair]] (Chance Rides)
*Yo Yo – [[Family Kingdom Amusement Park]] (Chance Rides)
*Yo Yo – [[West Coast Amusements]]
*Yo-Yo – [[Fun Spot USA]] ([[Chance Rides]])
*Yo-Yo – [[Quassy Amusement Park]] (Chance Rides)
*Zephyr – [[Kings Island]] (Zierer)
*Vertigo – [[South Florida Fair]] and West Palm Fair (ARM)
*Zweefmolen – Dutch Village, [[Holland, Michigan]]

===South America===
*Trukis Di Pinguim – [[Hopi Hari]] ([[Vinhedo]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]])
*Vertical Swing – Mundo Aventura Bogota, Colombia
*Fly Over – [[Fantasilandia]], Santiago, Chile
*Sillas Voladoras – Salitre Mágico Bogota, Colombia

===Asia and Oceania===
* Unknown – [[Luna Park]] (Yerevan, Armenia)
* Unknown ([[Zierer]]) – [[Yerevan Park]] ([[Yerevan|Yerevan, Armenia]]) 
*Ontang-anting – [[Taman Impian Jaya Ancol]] ([[Dunia Fantasi]]) (Jakarta, Indonesia)
*Flying Fiesta – [[Philippines]] ([[Enchanted Kingdom]])
*Cyclone – Adventure Island ([[New Delhi, India]])
*Vòng xoay thần tốc – [[Đầm Sen Park]] ([[Vietnam]])
*The Thunderbirds – [[Dream World (Thailand)|Dream World]] ([[Thailand]])

====Australia====
*The Wave Swinger - OCS Fun [[Sydney Royal Easter Show]] 

*Volare – [[Luna Park Sydney]] (Preston & Barbieri)
*Wave Swing – [[Royal Adelaide Show]]
*The Dreamworld Flyer – [[Dreamworld (Australia)|Dreamworld]]

====New Zealand====
* Chair-o-Plane – Mahons Amusements (Carnival Ride Operator)

====Malaysia====
*Spinner – [[Genting Highlands]] (Genting Highlands Theme Park)
Spinner had dismantled when the Genting Outdoor Theme Park closed since 1 September 2013 to make way for the world's first [[20th Century Fox World (Malaysia)|20th Century Fox World]], which was completed by 2021.

===Africa===
====South Africa====
* Wave Swing – [[Gold Reef City]]

==Popular culture==

The ''[[Metalocalypse]]'' episode "Motherklok" features a Wave Slinger.

A Chair-O-Planes is featured on the cover of [[Dave Matthews Band]]'s 1994 album ''[[Under the Table and Dreaming]]''. The liner note credit lists the site of this photo as [[Sandusky, Ohio]], which is the location of [[Cedar Point]].

In [[John Updike]]'s short story "You'll Never Know Dear How Much I Love You" he mentions a WhirloGig.

At the end of the ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'' episode "Short Stuff", Experiment 297, a crab-like alien who was accidentally enlarged by his creator [[Jumba Jookiba]]'s growth ray and given the name "Shortstuff", has the ability to swivel his body from the waist up. He was allowed to stay at his enlarged size by being employed as a living swing ride for a carnival as his "one true place".<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Short Stuff|url= |access-date= |series=[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]|first= |last= |network=[[Disney Channel]]|date=January 2, 2004|season=1|number=29|language=en}}</ref>

The 2022 film ''[[Swing Ride]]'' ([[Italian language|Italian]] title: 'Calcinculo'), directed by Chiara Bellosi, is a coming of age story set in the world of travelling fairs. It recounts the friendship between a young girl seeking to escape her family and a [[Transgender youth|transgirl]] from a family of [[Carny|show people]]. Its title is a play on the Italian name for Swing-Rides (''Calcinculo'' "kick up the arse"), and refers both to the ride and to the blows and setbacks that girls receive during adolescence.<ref name="film calcinculo">{{cite news |last1=Finos |first1=Arianna |title=Berlinale, 'Calcinculo', la fiaba di Chiara Bellosi: "È come un universo che si espande" |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2022/02/13/news/berlinale_calcinculo_di_chiara_bellosi-337484753/ |access-date=30 July 2023 |agency=La Republicca |date=13 February 2022}}</ref>

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