Ring of Fire / Larson Fireball

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Larson International's older Ring of Fire, and there newer version called Fireball are both amusement rides that take the shape of a huge circle that is upright. It is similar to a roller coasters loop. Thus, came the name Ring of Fire. For the most part, the Ring of Fires have a black ring, and the Fireballs have a blue ring. There are lights going around the loop/ring.

1 Duration of Ride
2 The Trains
3 Super Loops
4 The Other Fireball
5 Ride Manufacturer Site

[edit] Duration of Ride

Both these rides do exactly the same thing. They circle around the entire circular structure. They will start slow, and then make there way around the entire loop/ring until the passengers are completely vertical. Considering that this is a manual ride, the employee needs to move the ride by control. Thus, they can literally keep the riders inverted for a short time, or a long time.

[edit] The Trains

The Ring of Fire, and Fireball both have trains similar to roller coasters. However, the trains are different. The Ring of Fire has lap bar restraints with cages on top of the riders, and the Fireball has over the head harnesses with no cages on top of the riders. Each train carries 20 passengers.

[edit] Super Loops

Before the Ring of Fire, and Fireball, there was another ride called Super Loops. The design as in the train is similar to the Ring of Fire. It even looks like The Ring of Fire and the Fireball, but the ride is white, and it has lights in the shape of triangles around the loop instead of lights just like the Ring of Fire and the Fireball.

This ride was also built was also built by Larson International. Murphy Brothers still owns a Super Loop, and I am sure that there are more out of this rides out there.

[edit] The Other Fireball

There is another ride called the Fireball in the U.S. This ride is completely different than the Larson Fireball. This ride is a KMG Fireball, or another name might be the Afterburner. This is a pendulum ride that swings back and forth while spinning.