Poisson
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- The Giant Squid
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Strange Rides
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Ian
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- Dizz, Bobby’s Yarn Land
They're quite common in Asia. I think they must come as pairs though, so you get 4 tracks together which are classed as two separate rides.
https://rcdb.com/8764.htm
Either way they always look deadly
Edit
There is a single track one out there, but RCDB seem to suggest this is something of an exception to the rule
https://rcdb.com/11917.htm
Dem seats doe.
https://rcdb.com/8764.htm
Either way they always look deadly
Edit
There is a single track one out there, but RCDB seem to suggest this is something of an exception to the rule
https://rcdb.com/11917.htm
Dem seats doe.
Skyscraper
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- Nemesis
Found a replacement for ripsaw
here is a better video of the ride:
it looks absolutely insane!
Skyscraper
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- Nemesis
No way! I finally found a ride which is not for me
my gosh, that's absolutely insane; I'm keeping well away from it!
Been following a discussion on Coaster Force about Belle Vue in Manchester, from many years ago, and I thought I would stick this on here for younger geeks who might be interested about a very strange attraction from the past...
"The one other attraction I loved at Belle Vue was (I think) called Shoot the Rapids.
You paid your shilling (5p), then walked up a series of dark corridors, then had to wait in a strange dimmed room.
The ride attendant then called you through a door, and you sat in a sort of cramped cupboard, about five feet cubed, with a wide seat (for 2 or 3 people) made of rollers.
As the attendant closed the door on you in the cupboard, the rollers in the seat became a ramp, at about 45 degrees, and you rolled down through a trap door onto a massive canvas conveyor belt, about ten feet wide and about thirty feet down, again at an angle of about 45 degrees. As you slipped down the canvas slope, the conveyor system rolled up towards you, forcing you back up again, and you bounced over spongy rollers beneath the canvas, giving a sensation of riding waves, hence "Shoot the Rapids"...the strangest ride I have ever been on.
After about thirty seconds of falling, bouncing, rolling and turning, an attendant at the bottom switched off the conveyor, and you slipped down towards the bottom...the attendant would then switch the conveyor back on, and you would be zipped back up to the top, to roll back down again.
At the foot of the contraption there was a wide space for previous riders to watch the next riders coming down, very popular at the time with young gentlemen (including me) as half the young ladies ended up with their skirts and dresses around their heads.
It was the sort of ride that gave you an amazing first experience, but was a bit of a one trick pony, only really good if you took a "newbie" on it with you the next time.
Only rode it about three times, and have never seen another ride like it in the last forty odd years.
Would love to see one built again now, I would be first in the queue."
I double checked my distant memories on google, and I'm pleased to say I'm not making it up!
No real decent photos or videos sadly.
"The one other attraction I loved at Belle Vue was (I think) called Shoot the Rapids.
You paid your shilling (5p), then walked up a series of dark corridors, then had to wait in a strange dimmed room.
The ride attendant then called you through a door, and you sat in a sort of cramped cupboard, about five feet cubed, with a wide seat (for 2 or 3 people) made of rollers.
As the attendant closed the door on you in the cupboard, the rollers in the seat became a ramp, at about 45 degrees, and you rolled down through a trap door onto a massive canvas conveyor belt, about ten feet wide and about thirty feet down, again at an angle of about 45 degrees. As you slipped down the canvas slope, the conveyor system rolled up towards you, forcing you back up again, and you bounced over spongy rollers beneath the canvas, giving a sensation of riding waves, hence "Shoot the Rapids"...the strangest ride I have ever been on.
After about thirty seconds of falling, bouncing, rolling and turning, an attendant at the bottom switched off the conveyor, and you slipped down towards the bottom...the attendant would then switch the conveyor back on, and you would be zipped back up to the top, to roll back down again.
At the foot of the contraption there was a wide space for previous riders to watch the next riders coming down, very popular at the time with young gentlemen (including me) as half the young ladies ended up with their skirts and dresses around their heads.
It was the sort of ride that gave you an amazing first experience, but was a bit of a one trick pony, only really good if you took a "newbie" on it with you the next time.
Only rode it about three times, and have never seen another ride like it in the last forty odd years.
Would love to see one built again now, I would be first in the queue."
I double checked my distant memories on google, and I'm pleased to say I'm not making it up!
No real decent photos or videos sadly.
Skyscraper
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- Nemesis
^ Sounds dangerous; I'm not sure the HSE would approve it nowdays!
Poisson
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- The Giant Squid
I'm sure we can make a mega list of ride injuries worse, I'll volunteer making my knee a bleeding mess on Breakdance No.1 or Bandit stomach murder or Infusion temple shot or.....