Flying Scooters (Bisch Rocco product)

Flying Scooters

Original product advertisement
Introduced	July 21, 1934
Last built	1950
Statistics
Manufacturer	Bisch Rocco, USA
Type	Flying Scooters
Capacity	16 / 20 per cycle
Top speed	35 mph
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Flying Scooters, also referred to as the singular Flying Scooter, was a Flying Scooters product previously manufactured by defunct company Bisch Rocco. It consists of a main metal frame that spins on an axis with individual cars attached by cable to the main frame. These cars are able to change their trajectory via a large rudder that the rider manually operates. The ride vehicles have had a few different iterations and ultimately ended on the most well known Streamline versions.

History

The Flying Scooters product was introduced in the 1930s.

Models

Portable

The portable version of the attraction was slightly smaller and included 8 ride vehicles accommodating two passengers each for a total of 16 riders per cycle.

Stationary

The stationary version of the attraction was larger and included 10 ride vehicles accommodating two passengers each for a total of 20 riders per cycle.

Completed Attractions

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Name	Park	Location	Opened	Status
American Flyers Formerly American Flyers Formerly Phantom Flyers Formerly Flying Scooters	Lake Compounce Lake Compounce Kennywood West View Park	USA	2003 1997 1995 1937	Operating 2000 1996 1977
Dipsy Doodle	Kennywood	USA	1954 1940	Closed 1962 1951
Eagles Flight	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden	USA	1976 or 1977 1976 or earlier	Operating Closed 1976 or earlier
Flyer	Knoebels Amusement Resort	USA	1972 or earlier	Operating
Flying Aces	Lagoon	USA	1941	Operating
Flying Eagles	Kings Dominion	USA	1975	Operating
Flying Scooter	DelGrosso's Amusement Park	USA	1947	c1998
Flying Scooters	Conneaut Lake Park	USA	1997	2019 or later
Flying Scooters	Euclid Beach Park Great Lakes Exposition	USA USA	1938 1936	Closed 1965 or later 1937
Flying Scooters	LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park	USA	1946	2002
Mistral Flying Machine	Pleasureland Southport Clementon Park	UK USA	1997 1950s or earlier	2005 1987
Mountain Gliders Formerly Flying Eagles Formerly Flying Scooter	Carowinds Kings Island Coney Island	USA	2005 1972 1940	Operating 2004 1971
Rowdy Roosters	Canobie Lake Park	USA	1970 or earlier	Operating
Seabreeze Flyers	Seabreeze Amusement Park	USA	1940	Closed 2023
Thunderbirds Formerly Flying Scooters	Eldridge Park Fun Spot Park Fantasy Farm Amusement Park	USA USA USA	2012 1993 1972	Operating 2008 1991

See Also:

Larson International acquired the designs and patents of Bisch Rocco. Since then they have created their own improved iteration of this classic ride (still maintaining the same name) that should not be confused with this particular form.

External links

• Flying Scooters: Larson International product.