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List of amusement rides

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Amusement rides are mechanical devices or structures that move people to create enjoyment. They are frequently found at amusement parks, traveling carnivals, and funfairs.

Flat rides are usually considered to be those that move there passengers in a plane generally parallel to the ground, such as rides that spin around a vertical axis, like carousels and twists, and ground level rides such as bumper cars and The Whip.[1][2]

Gravity rides are those where gravity is responsible for all or some of the movement, and where any vertical movement is not about a fixed point, such as roller coasters and water slides.[1]

Vertical rides usually move their passengers in a vertical plane and around a fixed point, such as Ferris wheels, Enterprise, and Skydiver.[1]

Notable types

References

  1. ^ a b c Ferris wheels - an illustrated history, Norman D. Anderson
  2. ^ History of Fairs - Fairground Rides - Modern Rides - Dive Bomber :: National Fairground Archive
  3. ^ "Self-Powered Loop-the-Loop is Latest Ride" Popular Mechanics, April 1935
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