Parachute tower variant

Parachute tower variant

Status	Discontinued
Introduced	1930s
Discontinued	Unknown
Number built	Unknown
Statistics
Manufacturer	Von Roll, Switzerland

Parachute tower variant or Observation crane is an industrial cargo-crane converted into observation ride by Von Roll. The ride consists of a Y-shaped crane with two metal bird-cages which were attached to cables at the end of each structure's Y-shaped girder arms, and an elevator shaft in the middle. Each basket could hold up to 14 guests. Each rider would sit on a bench inside metal bird-cages, which would slowly rise into the air, stop halfway up, whilst the top crane portion of the tower would slowly rotate 180 degrees, and slowly rise again, while the other basket on the other arm would be loaded into a new set of riders, before the aforementioned cage would slowly descend down to the ground. The ride was operated similar to a construction crane, as the ride did not have brakes, and relied on friction via pulleys and motors. A different variant of the ride consisted of four-girder arms instead of two, which was demonstrated at the 1964 New York World's Fair in Flushing, New York, USA.

Completed Attractions

Name	Park	Location	Opened	Status	Version
Sky Hook	Expo 58 Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Over Georgia Magic Springs	Germany USA	1937/1939 1958 1963 1969 1978	Closed 1995	Observation Crane
Space Capsule Moon Rocket Kiddie-land Hi-Ride	The Pike	USA		Removed
Cloud Grabber	(Silver Dollar City) Dollywood	USA	1980	Removed	Observation crane
Belgian Aerial Tower Crow's Nest	1964 New York World's Fair Pirate's World	USA	1964	Closed in 1973	Aerial Ride