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'''Amusement rides''', sometimes called '''carnival rides''', are mechanical devices or structures that move people to create fun and enjoyment.
'''Amusement rides''', sometimes called '''carnival rides''', are mechanical devices or structures that move people to create fun and enjoyment.


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== Types of rides ==
== Types of rides ==


* '''Flat rides''' are usually those that move their passengers on a plane generally parallel to the ground, such as rides that spin around a vertical axis, like [[carousels]] and [[twist (ride)|twist]]s; and ground-level rides such as [[bumper cars]].<ref name=Anderson>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SkFQ5tgWKfEC&q=Ferris+wheels:+an+illustrated+history|title=Ferris Wheels: An Illustrated History|first=Norman D.|last=Anderson|date=January 15, 1992|publisher=Popular Press|isbn=978-0-87972-532-7 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="Popular Science">{{cite journal |last=Brown |first=Reynold |date=July 1949 |journal=Popular Science |publisher=Bonnier Corporation |volume=155 |page=84 |issn=0161-7370 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iyQDAAAAMBAJ |title=Popular Science}}</ref> The term is also used to refer to amusement rides that are not classified as dark rides, rollercoasters, transport rides, or water rides.
* '''Flat rides''' are usually those that move their passengers on a plane generally parallel to the ground, such as rides that spin around a [[vertical axis]], like [[carousels]] and [[twist (ride)|twist]]s; and ground-level rides such as [[bumper cars]].<ref name=Anderson>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SkFQ5tgWKfEC&q=Ferris+wheels:+an+illustrated+history|title=Ferris Wheels: An Illustrated History|first=Norman D.|last=Anderson|date=January 15, 1992|publisher=Popular Press|isbn=978-0-87972-532-7 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="Popular Science">{{cite journal |last=Brown |first=Reynold |date=July 1949 |journal=Popular Science |publisher=Bonnier Corporation |volume=155 |page=84 |issn=0161-7370 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iyQDAAAAMBAJ |title=Popular Science}}</ref> The term is also used to refer to amusement rides that are not classified as dark rides, rollercoasters, transport rides, or water rides.
* In '''gravity rides''', gravity is responsible for all or some of the movement where any vertical movement is not about a fixed point, such as [[roller coaster]]s, [[water slide]]s and [[Drop tower|drop towers]].<ref name=Anderson/>
* In '''gravity rides''', gravity is responsible for all or some of the movement where any vertical movement is not about a fixed point, such as [[roller coaster]]s, [[water slide]]s and [[Drop tower|drop towers]].<ref name=Anderson/>
* '''Vertical rides''' usually move their passengers in a vertical plane and around a fixed point, such as [[Ferris wheel]]s, [[Enterprise (ride)|Enterprise]] and [[Skydiver (ride)|Skydiver]].<ref name=Anderson/>
* '''Vertical rides''' usually move their passengers in a vertical plane and around a fixed point, such as [[Ferris wheel]]s, [[Enterprise (ride)|Enterprise]] and [[Skydiver (ride)|Skydiver]].<ref name=Anderson/>
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| 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.
| 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.
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| [[Caterpillar (ride)|Caterpillar]]
| [[Caterpillar (ride)|Caterpillar]]
| [[File:Canobie Lake Park Caterpillar from overhead.jpg|175px]]
| [[File:Canobie Lake Park Caterpillar from overhead.jpg|175px]]
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| 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 1925. 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.
| The Caterpillar ride is a vintage flat ride engineered by the inventor Hyla F. Maynes of North Tonawanda, New York, that seems to have been first operated by the [[Johnny Jones Exposition]] traveling show in 1922.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1922-11-11 |title=$550,000 Contract For Caterpillars |pages=5 |work=The Billboard |url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/The_Billboard_1922-11-11-_Vol_34_Iss_45_%28IA_sim_billboard_1922-11-11_34_45%29.pdf |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> 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 very rare.
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| [[Chaos (ride)|Chaos]]
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| [[Enterprise (ride)|Enterprise]]
| [[Enterprise (ride)|Enterprise]]
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| 1948
| [[Fly-O-Plane]]
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| [[Haunted swing]]
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| A haunted swing is a vintage amusement ride that creates the illusion of apparent motion by independently rotating the room around a swinging platform.
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| [[Kamikaze (ride)|Kamikaze]]
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| [[Old Mill (ride)|Old Mill]]
| [[Old Mill (ride)|Old Mill]]
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| The Rotor is an amusement ride designed and patented by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in 1948. The ride was first demonstrated at Oktoberfest 1949 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.
| The Rotor is an amusement ride designed and patented by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in 1948. The ride was first demonstrated at Oktoberfest 1949 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.
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|A ride that has an arm that spins carrying suspended riders. The riders can flip themself using the wings on each side of the seat.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://dreamisland.ru/park/maugli-v-strane-dinozavrov/attractions/letnaya-shkola/ |title=ЛЕТНАЯ ШКОЛА}}</ref>
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|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.buffalostories.com/out-of-the-past-the-skywheel-double-ferris-wheel/|title=Out of the Past: "The Skywheel" Double Ferris Wheel|website=Buffalo Stories Archives & Blog|date=10 August 2018 |access-date=2023-10-28}}</ref>
|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.buffalostories.com/out-of-the-past-the-skywheel-double-ferris-wheel/|title=Out of the Past: "The Skywheel" Double Ferris Wheel|website=Buffalo Stories Archives & Blog|date=10 August 2018 |access-date=2023-10-28}}</ref>
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|[[Ferris wheel#Somers' Roundabout|Somers' Roundabout]]
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| Witching Waves is a historical flat ride that propels light cars using waves created in its flexible metal oval track by levers underneath that rise and fall in sequence.
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File:Unknown. Russian swing. 1807.jpg
Early pleasure wheel in Russia, 1807

Amusement rides, sometimes called carnival rides, are mechanical devices or structures that move people to create fun and enjoyment.

Rides are often perceived by many as being scary or more dangerous than they actually are. This could be due to the design, having acrophobia, or from hearing about accidents involving rides that are similar.[1] For some, the adrenaline associated with riding amusement rides is part of the experience.[2]

They are common at most annual events such as fairs, traveling carnivals, and circuses around the world. Sometimes music festivals and concerts also host amusement park rides.

Types of rides

  • Flat rides are usually those that move their passengers on a plane generally parallel to the ground, such as rides that spin around a vertical axis, like carousels and twists; and ground-level rides such as bumper cars.[3][4] The term is also used to refer to amusement rides that are not classified as dark rides, rollercoasters, transport rides, or water rides.
  • In gravity rides, gravity is responsible for all or some of the movement where any vertical movement is not about a fixed point, such as roller coasters, water slides and drop towers.[3]
  • Vertical rides usually move their passengers in a vertical plane and around a fixed point, such as Ferris wheels, Enterprise and Skydiver.[3]
  • As of the 2010s, some rides employ virtual reality.

Specific themes

List of amusement rides

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Year Name(s) Image Type Notes
1954 Ali Baba File:Jambore.JPG Pendulum ride The Ali Baba is a type of amusement ride consisting of a stationary horizontal gondola with a 360 degree swinging pendulum.
1961 Alpine slide File:Alpine Slide in Golden.jpg 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.
1948 Balloon Race File:Pallokaruselli Linnanmäki Helsinki.JPG 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.
1965 Bayern Kurve File:Bayern Kurve Day 1.jpg 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 1965. It was invented by German engineer Anton Schwarzkopf.
1952 Booster (Fabbri) File:Hydro Max.JPG Pendulum ride Booster in an amusement ride made by Fabbri.
1998 Booster (HUSS) File:Kieppi Linnanmäki Helsinki.JPG The Booster is an amusement park ride made originally by HUSS Maschinenfabrik starting in 1998.
1985 Breakdance File:Breakdance-Mueller Corny.jpg Breakdance is an amusement ride designed by Huss Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG in 1985.
1972 Bumper boats File:Bumper boats (2).jpg 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.
1939 Bubble bounce
1920s Bumper cars File:BumperCar.jpg 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 1921.
Late 1600s Carousel File:ManègeLR1.jpg 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.
1922 Caterpillar File:Canobie Lake Park Caterpillar from overhead.jpg The Caterpillar ride is a vintage flat ride engineered by the inventor Hyla F. Maynes of North Tonawanda, New York, that seems to have been first operated by the Johnny Jones Exposition traveling show in 1922.[5] 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 very rare.
1996 Chaos File:Adventuredome Chaos ride (3).JPG
1954 Cliffhanger File:SantaCruz BeachBoardwalk CliffhangerInFlight DSCN9414.JPG The Cliff Hanger is an amusement park rider that is meant to simulate hang gliding.
1984 Condor File:Bounty Tower.JPG The Condor is the trade name of an amusement ride sold by HUSS of Bremen, Germany. It was debuted at the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair, under the name "Cyclo Tower".
2003 Disk'O File:Cavalerie Disk'O Zamperla Fraispertuis City.JPG 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.
Template:Hs c.1910 Devil's wheel File:Oktoberfest 2011 Teufelsrad.JPG
1943 Double Shot File:16-doubleshot.jpg Drop tower a drop tower that drops riders down at high speeds
1972 Enterprise File:Enterprise på TusenFryd.jpg
1992 Evolution File:FabbrGroup Evolution.jpg pendulum ride
1980 Explorer
1893 Ferris wheel File:London Eye Twilight April 2006.jpg
1972 Fireball File:Spring Fling Festival 2013 35.JPG
1989 Flight Trainer
1959 Flying Coaster File:Kennywood Kangaroo DSCN2833.JPG
1930s Flying Scooters File:Flyers-IndianaBeach.jpg
1948 Fly-O-Plane File:Fly-O-Plane Ride.jpg
1953 Freak out File:Freak Out, pendulum.jpg Pendulum ride
1982 Freefall File:Freefall at SFOG.jpg Drop tower riders freefall at a high speeds
1994 Frisbee File:SpinSpider.JPG Pendulum ride
1954 Fun Slide File:Astroglide slide.jpg
1983 Gravitron File:Gravitron At Night.jpg
1954 Gyro tower File:Aussichtsturm im Heide-Park.jpg
1893 Haunted swing File:Haunted swing patent.jpg A haunted swing is a vintage amusement ride that creates the illusion of apparent motion by independently rotating the room around a swinging platform.
Hayride File:Hayride.jpg
1905 Helter skelter File:Helter skelter.jpg
1940s Hurricane File:Hurricaneride.jpg
1960s Infinity File:Bonn-puetzchens-markt-2016-03.jpg Pendulum ride
1950s Inversion File:Rock It - panoramio - Corey Coyle.jpg Pendulum ride
1950s Jump and Smile File:Jumpin Frog, night.jpg
1984 Kamikaze File:Kamikase.jpg Pendulum ride
1977 Kiddie ride File:Kiddyride.jpg
1982 Looping Starship File:PhoenixBGA.jpg Pendulum ride
1952 Loop Fighter Pendulum ride
1933 Loop-O-Plane File:Feature. Belmont Park BAnQ P48S1P09132.jpg
1933 Loop-the-Loop[6] File:Loop the Loop, Luna Park, Coney Island.jpg
1929 Madhouse File:Efteling VillaVolta inside.jpg Dark ride
1989 Magic
1926 Matterhorn File:Terminator and Paratrooper, night.jpg
1930s Mechanical bull File:Woman riding mechanical bull.jpg
1982 [7] Template:Interlanguage link File:New Brighton outdoor funfair - Miami Trip ride-by-Duncan-Grant.jpg Thrill ride
1996 Mixer
1977 Monster File:Monster-ride.JPG
1986 Motion simulator File:Motion simulator.JPG
1954 Music Express File:Musikexpress.JPG
1952 Octopus File:Mustelaka linnanmäki.JPG
1895 Old Mill File:At the Pleasure Beach, Blackpool - geograph.org.uk - 522803.jpg Water ride
1968 Omnimover File:Doombuggies, Haunted Mansion, Disneyland.jpg
1976 Orbiter File:Extreme - Orbiter, spinning night.jpg
1957 Paratrooper File:ParatrooperRide2013.jpg
Template:Hs c.1893 Pirate Ship File:Viikinki Linnanmäki Helsinki.JPG Pendulum ride
1999 Power Surge File:Power Surge cr.png
1983 Rainbow File:Sateenkaari (Rainbow).JPG
1981 Ranger File:Hansa-Park Fliegender Hai.jpg Pendulum ride
1971 Red Baron File:Amusement ride in Gagarina park.jpg
Template:Hs c.1978 Reverse bungee File:Power Shot - Reverse Bungee 02.jpg
1956 River caves File:River Caves from Blackpool 2012.jpg Water ride
1980 River rapids ride File:Efteling Pirana.jpg Water ride
1978 Rockin' Tug File:Rockin' Tug at DippieDoe.JPG
1948 Rock-O-Plane File:Amusement park ride.jpg
1974 Rockstar Pendulum ride
1700s Roller coaster File:Luna Park Melbourne scenic railway.jpg The roller coaster is an amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson obtained a patent regarding roller coasters on January 20, 1885, which were made out of wood, but this patent is considerably later than the "Russian mountains" described in the article.
2013 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.
1970s Roll-O-Plane File:Roll-O-Plane - panoramio.jpg
1940s Rotor File:Rotormidcyclelunapraksyd.JPG The Rotor is an amusement ride designed and patented by German engineer Ernst Hoffmeister in 1948. The ride was first demonstrated at Oktoberfest 1949 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.
1990s Rotoshake
1940s Round Up File:Roundupride.jpg
1938 Scrambler File:ChaChaBBayBellsFair.jpg Flat ride
2004 Screamin' Swing File:Xtreme Swing.jpg Pendulum ride
1884 Shoot the Chute File:Snake River Falls-Cedar Point.jpg Water ride
2003 Sky Swatter File:Slammer at Thorpe Park.jpg
1992 Skycoaster File:Xtreme Skyflyer (Arch Tower).JPG
1965 Skydiver File:Lakemontparkrides.jpg
2012 Sky Fly Flat Ride A ride that has an arm that spins carrying suspended riders. The riders can flip themself using the wings on each side of the seat.[8]
1963 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.[9]
1891 Somers' Roundabout File:Somers Wheel (Roundabout) c. 1892.jpg Flat Ride A wooden precursor to the Ferris wheel.
1996 Space Shot File:Space Shot.jpg Drop tower
2000 Speed File:Speed ride crop.jpg Pendulum ride
1940s Star Flyer File:VolksfestStarFlyer.jpg Swing ride
1955 Super Shot Drop tower
1996 Super Star File:Super Star Ride.jpg
1960 Swing Around File:Ricochet (Six Flags Great America) 1.jpg
1830s Swing boat File:Carter's Steam Fair, Prospect Park - geograph.org.uk - 1002180.jpg Pendulum ride
1951 Tagada File:Picswiss BS-55-96.jpg
1948 Teacups File:Kahvikupit Linnanmäki Helsinki.JPG
1914 The Whip File:Fatty at Coney Island.jpg
1926 Tilt-A-Whirl File:Tilt-A-Whirl in Saskatchewan.jpg
1996 Top Scan File:Samurai Thorpe Park.jpg
1990 Top Spin File:Kieputin on Linnanmäki amusement park Helsinki Finland.JPG
2002 Topple Tower File:Toppletower.jpg Pendulum ride
1955 Tornado (Mondial) File:ShakeAachen.JPG
1951 Tornado (Wisdom) File:Tornado Ride.jpg
1944 Tow boat ride File:Luisenpark Mannheim Gondolettas.JPG Water ride
Late 1800s Train ride File:Miniature Railway.JPG
1977 Tri-Star
1970s Troika File:Troika Cedar Point.jpg
1930s Tumble Bug File:Kennywood Turtle DSCN2732.JPG
1970 Turbo
1950s Turbo Drop File:Down Time.jpg Drop tower
1953 Twist File:Twister, sunset.jpg
1978 UFO File:UFOHalflift.jpg
1957 UltraMax File:Oktoberfest Schaugeschaeft 2007 Richard Bartz.jpg
1933 Waltzer File:Mannings Supreme Waltzer, spinning 02.jpg
1963 Wipeout File:Trabant Valleyfair.jpg
1907 Witching Waves File:Witching Waves Luna Park Coney Island postcard.jpg Witching Waves is a historical flat ride that propels light cars using waves created in its flexible metal oval track by levers underneath that rise and fall in sequence.
1968 Zipper File:Zipper Ride From Paradise Amusements.jpg

Literature

  • Florian Dering: Volksbelustigungen. Eine bildreiche Kulturgeschichte von den Fahr-, Belustigungs- und Geschicklichkeitsgeschäften der Schausteller vom achtzehnten Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart. Greno, Nördlingen 1986, Template:ISBN.
  • Karl Ruisinger: Kirmes Special. Karussells 1950er und 1960er Jahre (= Kirmes Special 1). Gemi Verlag, Reichertshausen 2005, Template:ISBN.
  • Sacha-Roger Szabo: Rausch und Rummel. Attraktionen auf Jahrmärkten und in Vergnügungsparks. Eine soziologische Kulturgeschichte. transcript-Verlag, Bielefeld 2006, Template:ISBN (Zugleich: Freiburg, Univ., Diss., 2006).

References

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External links

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