Ski Jump (Stewart Thom)

Ride
Ski Jump
Stewart Thom (UK)
Location Travelling
Status Defunct
Operated January 2005 to 2013
Chris Ibbs (UK)
Location Travelling
Operated November 2003 to January 2005
Marcia Mellors (UK)
Location Travelling
Operated May 2001 to November 2003
Cyprus
Location Cyprus
Operated unknown to May 2001
John Johnson White (UK)
Location Travelling
Operated March 1988 to unknown
Spanish City Amusement Park
Location Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England
Operated 1986 to 1987
Robert Nichols (UK)
Location Travelling
Operated 1973 to 1985
Kursaal Amusement Park
Name Flying Coaster
Location Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Operated 1962 to 1972
Statistics
Manufacturer Lang Wheels
Product Flying Coaster
Capacity 24 per cycle
HELP

Ski Jump was a Flying Coaster built by UK manufacturer Lang Wheels that was previously owned & travelled by UK showman Stewart Thom. The ride was scrapped in 2014.

Incident

On 20 October 1962, a woman died and another suffered serious head injuries after falling from the Flying Coaster.[1]

References

  1. "Woman Dies in Funfair Fall". Birmingham Daily Post. 1962-10-22. p. 23. Retrieved 2022-09-03.