Octopus

A travelling Polyp in the United Kingdom

The Octopus is a type of ride resembling an octopus. It consists of five to eight arms each attached to a central axis, which move up and down. The Polyp develops on the Octopus.

History

The Octopus was developed in the 1930s by the American Eyerly Aircraft Company.[1] The original design consisted of eight arms each with a single spinning car at the end seating two riders. Eyerly also produced a 16-car version, with two cars attached to each arm.[2] The design was manufactured under license by Lusse of Blackpool, UK.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Octopus". National Fairground and Circus Archive. https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/nfca/researchandarticles/octopus. Retrieved 7 February 2020. 
  2. "Eyerly Octopus". Leisure Technical Consultants Limited. https://www.ltci.co.uk/LTC_Technical_Bulletins/EYERLY_OCTOPUS.pdf. Retrieved 7 February 2020.