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Type of amusement ride Not to be confused with Swing ride.
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A KMG Freak Out at the top of its swing with Super Star on the left

Pendulum rides are amusement rides based on the motion of a fixed pendulum. The Ali Baba, Looping Starship, and Pirate Ship are some examples.

Description

Pendulum rides are amusement rides based on the motion of a fixed pendulum. The configuration of the ride consists of a gondola, arm, and an axle. One end of the arm is fitted with a passenger-carrying gondola, while the other is attached to the axle. In some models, the arm extends beyond the axle and is fitted with a heavy counterweight. The counterweight is often used when the gondola swings through an inversion. In addition to swinging back and forth, some designs incorporate rotating gondolas and may send riders through a complete inversion. Pendulum rides are propelled by one of two methods: a series of DC motors driving the axle or wheels at the base of the station pushing the gondola as it swings by.

List of rides

Rides that can be considered pendulum rides include:

mach 1 (rcs fun)
mach 3 (rcs fun)
mach 5 (rcs fun)
mach 6 (rcs fun)
  • Niagara (Fabbri)
  • Pegasus (Technical Park)
  • Pirate Ship (Fabbri/Zamperla/Chance/Technical Park...)
  • Screamin' Swing
  • Sicko (KMG Rides)
  • Speed 32 (KMG Rides)
  • Speed (KMG Rides)
  • Street Fighter Revolution (Technical Park)
  • Street Fighter (Technical Park)
  • Swing boat
  • Topple Tower
  • Turbo 360 (Fabbri)
  • Typhoon 360 (Technical Park)
  • Typhoon (Technical Park)
  • Vortex (KMG Rides)
  • Voyager/Júpiter (Fabbri)
  • XXL (KMG Rides)

References

  1. "KMG - Machine construction - Freak Out". www.kmg.nl. Archived from the original on 2007-05-09.
  2. Bruce; Linda Bruce; Sam Bruce; Jack Bruce (2006). Entertainment TechnologyHow does it work?. Black Rabbit Books. p. 28. ISBN 1-58340-792-8.
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