Talk:Parachute tower variant

Are these all Von Roll?

I'm not sure that these rides are all by Von Roll. The gondolas in the "Aerial Ride" at the World's Fair (later operated at Pirate's World) look different to the Sky Hook gondolas. The Six Flags Over Texas unit is the only one I can confirm is Von Roll.

Other point - the World's Fair website also talks about a dispute ("Surprisingly, more than 40 years after the Fair ended there would be a patent battle of the ride design when a new ride in Europe was said to have infringed on the Aerial Tower design. It is unclear how the issue was resolved."). I have no more details than this. Lachlan (Talk | contribs) 17:26, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

We have sources confirming the addition of Sky Hook at Magic Springs in 1978 which also discusses it operating at Six Flags and at the World's Fair. We also know Cloud Grabber opened in 1980. So these have to be two seperate rides. Lachlan (Talk | contribs) 17:33, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

I can't find much on the Space Capsule ride other than the Wikipedia article for The Pike - @AD94-2000 do you know more? Lachlan (Talk | contribs) 17:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)