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Rock-O-Plane (Eyerly Aircraft Company product)

Product
Rock-O-Plane
Status Discontinued
Introduced 1948
Statistics
Manufacturer Eyerly Aircraft Company
Type Rock-O-Plane
Capacity 16 per cycle

The Rock-O-Plane is a Rock-O-Plane flat ride by American manufacturer, Eyerly Aircraft Company. The ride was originally developed in 1948.[1] Whereas some units are in operation at amusement parks, nowadays most completed attractions are touring with showmen.

Design

Each Rock-O-Plane has 8 enclosed vehicles, seating a max of 16 riders per cycle. Inside each "cage" can be found a large metal ring, allowing riders to control their own rotations by pitching back or forward.

Some updated Rock-O-Plane's have modern, open-air vehicles.

Completed attractions

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Name Park Location Opened Status
Rock-O-Plane All Star Adventures
USA
2005 Operating
Rock-O-Plane Arnolds Park
USA
1989 Operating
Rock-O-Plane Coney Island
LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park
USA
USA
2007
1949
Closed 2019
2002
Rock-O-Plane Euclid Beach Park
USA
1957 or earlier 1957 or later
Rock-O-Plane Fun-Plex
USA
2006 or earlier Operating
Rock-O-Plane Lagoon
USA
1954 Operating
Rock-O-Plane Lakeside Amusement Park
USA
1950 Operating
Rock-O-Plane Oaks Amusement Park
USA
2000 or earlier Operating
Rock-O-Plane Palace Amusements
USA
1966 or earlier 1966 or later
Rock-O-Plane Riverview Park
USA
Unknown Unknown
Rock-O-Plane Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
USA
1954 Operating
Rock-O-Plane Sylvan Beach Amusement Park
USA
1980s Operating
Rock-O-Planes Enchanted Forest Water Safari
USA
1978 or earlier Operating
Rock-O-Plane Knoebels Amusement Resort
USA
Unknown Operating

References

  1. “Billboard.” Google Books, Google, books.google.com/books?id=8h4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA91#v=onepage&q&f=false. Accessed 31 May 2024.