Mega-Twist (Billing Aquadrome)

Mega-Twist

The ride in 2019

Billing Aquadrome
Location	Great Billing, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Status	Operating since April 2016

Specht (Germany)
Location	Travelling, Germany
Operated	May 2010 to 2016

Dietz & Son (Germany)
Location	Travelling, Germany
Operated	1966 to May 2010

Statistics

Manufacturer

De Boer

Product

Airborne

Capacity

24 per cycle

Power consumption

50 kW

Mega-Twist is a Lifting Paratrooper currently owned by Richard Jennings and operated at Billing Aquadrome in Great Billing, Northamptonshire, England, UK. It has operated at the park since 2016 following its purchase from Germany.^[1]

History

The ride was built by the Dutch De Boer company in 1966 for German showmen Dietz & Son ^[2]. They operated the ride on travelling fairgrounds for many years until May 2010, when the ride was sold to German showman Specht. The ride was formally known as Airborn.