Carnival Rides

[[jonrev]]

http://schwarzkopf.coaster.net/ESapollo14GF.htm
This is the coolest flat I've ever seen.

[FRD714]

Ha, thats pretty cool.

[Trailblazer Tony]

^What does it do?

[[jonrev]]

It's a spinner.

[Shockwavegirl]

I am NOT a big fan of carny rides...I just don't feel safe on something that can be put up in a few hours.

I don' t know the name of this ride, help me out if you know what I am talking about..

It did the same thing as PowerDive, but there are 2 ships, that go in opposite directions, I think it's called kamakazi?

Anyways....that thing only has the shoulder harness to keep you in your seat, and the time that I rode it, the harness wouldn't lock all the way, and I kept sliding out of the harness, I held onto my then boyfriend for dear life, and I have never set foot on that thing again..

Not a big carny ride fan.....but in the interest of tradition, I would have to say Tilt-a-Whirl.

[[jonrev]]

The ''Dbl Power Dives'' are called Sky Masters.

[msoeagle]

I feel safe on tilt-a-whirl and scrambler. On the thing where there are 2 ships and ons on the top and the other ones on the bottom, I dont feel safe at all. If I would have let go I would have been dead. Also, when the ride opp stopped the ride to let off epople sparks came flying off.

[coasterinsane]

or USAs or Kamakazis

[FRD714]

I got stuck on a ride last time I was at a carnival.

[Trailblazer Tony]

^Me too, someone down on the ground told the carni to hit the emergency brake on the USA and we were stopped upside down. I know what you guys mean, those harnesses are loose and i am a pretty big kid.

[DejaVuGurl1203]

omg, I'd hate to be stuck upside down on that ride.

[Trailblazer Tony]

^It wasn't for too long so it wasn't so bad, however it was still long enough to see how loose the harnesses are on that ride.

[FRD714]

As shockwave girl said, carnival rides are not safe at all just because they are put up in a short amount of time. I agree with this and I really dont like going on carny rides that go upside down or something like that.

[[jonrev]]

You're more likely to die in a car crash than get hurt on a carnival ride.

[Trailblazer Tony]

^ Exactly. Mostly everything you do in life offers some chance of dying. Might as well have fun while doing it, that is my way of thinking.

[Rusty888]

I read on average 4-5 people die a year because of vending machines. So like Tony said when I die I'm gonna be having fun!

[FRD714]

How do you die from a vending machine?

[SueB]

The Zipper. If I remember correctly, the old ones used to have a handle that allowed you to control the ride. Pull it forward and you flip, push it back and the cage just moves around like a ferris wheel. The new ones don't have that - but I still go on it every time I see a carnival that has one.

[FParker185]

for Vending Machines, the sticker says dont rock the machine. Dont question that sticker, it knows best.

Not that anyone crushed by a vending machine after rocking it deserves to live anyways. Does make Darwin Awards more entertaining though.

[FRD714]

I always shake vending machines because my candy always gets stcuk, but maybe I should stop and just let the machine win.

[v2guy13]

my favorite is either zipper, fireball (only because its a different ride each time) or any gravitron.

[Trailblazer Tony]

^I would like Gravitron more if it didn't get so stinking hot in there.

[v2guy13]

youre right about that! Also, they could make the ride a little less rough when the seats go up and down.

[Sedir]

My favorites are the zipper, tilt-o-whirl, 1001 nachts, the drop zone.

And I tried a turbo force at Virginia beach by the boardwalk. It was awsome but very expensive.

[[jonrev]]

^The Drop Zones have some really good airtime.