Status | Discontinued |
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Manufacturer | Chance Rides, USA |
Type | Rotor |
Rotor was a Rotor model previously manufactured by USA firm Chance Rides. Chance Rides purchased the rights to manufacture the ride from the Valare Brothers.[1] The ride consisted of a large drum that riders would stand against the wall inside of. The drum would begin to rotate about a vertical axis, pushing riders against the wall with centrifugal force. Once the drum reached its maximum speed, the floor inside the drum would lower and the riders would be held against the wall with the centrifugal force. The floor would then return to its original position and the drum would slow to a stop.
Completed attractions
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Name | Park | Location | Opened | Status |
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Cajun Cliffhanger | Six Flags Great America | USA | May 29, 1976 | Closed July 19, 2000 |
Finnish Fling | Worlds of Fun | USA | May 26, 1973 | Closed October 29, 2017 |
Mine Shaft | Elitch Gardens | USA | 1991 | Closed 1998 |
Rotor | Kings Island Coney Island |
USA | April 29, 1972 1968 |
Closed 1979 Closed 1971 |
Rotor | Lake Compounce Kennywood |
USA | 1997 1988 |
Closed 2010 Closed 1994 |
Rotor | Sylvan Beach Amusement Park Great Escape |
USA | 2009 1983 |
Operating Closed 2001 |
Rotor | Wicksteed Park | UK | 1983 | Closed 2004 |
Silly Silo | Adventureland | USA | August 16, 1974 | Closed 2013 |
Taz Twister | Six Flags Great Adventure | USA | June 9, 1975 | Closed September 5, 2005 |
Time Shaft | Kings Dominion | USA | May 26, 1979 | Closed 1995 |
Tumbleweed | Frontier City Six Flags Over Texas |
USA | 1992 1967 |
Closed 2019 Closed 1989 |
Tom's Twister | Six Flags St. Louis | USA | 1972 | Closed 2005 |
References
- ↑ Michelson, Harry (2018-12-09). "A Brief History of the Rotor". Amusement Parkives. Retrieved 2022-03-08.