Amusement ride

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An amusement ride at the 2007 Seville Fair in Seville, Spain.
An amusement ride at the 2007 Seville Fair in Seville, Spain.
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4 second exposure night photography .
Flying Scooter ride at Kings Island, Ohio
Flying Scooter ride at Kings Island, Ohio
An assortment of rides at the Royal Melbourne Show
An assortment of rides at the Royal Melbourne Show
Amusement ride in Oak's Park in Portland, Oregon
Amusement ride in Oak's Park in Portland, Oregon
Breakdance Ride, Royal Melbourne Show 2005
Breakdance Ride, Royal Melbourne Show 2005
Dodgem Cars, Royal Melbourne Show 2005
Dodgem Cars, Royal Melbourne Show 2005
Amusement Ride Prater 2008
Amusement Ride Prater 2008

An amusement ride is any number of devices found at carnivals, fairs/funfairs, or amusement parks meant to appeal to various senses of the rider.

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[edit] Types

[edit] Amusement Park rides

Larger rides, normally only found in amusement/theme parks

[edit] Carnival or Funfair/Fair/Fairground rides

Traditional and transportable rides found at Carnivals/Fairs, many of which may also be found in amusement parks

Thillers (big coasters etc)

[edit] Amusement ride manufactures

Most new amusement rides are innovations of one of the major amusement ride manufacturers, and in fact many ride types are virtually brand names for particular product line.

From time to time, individual rides are manufactured or reproduced by large engineering companies, but the major manufacturers in the history of amusement rides are:

  • Norson Power (UK)
  • Owen Trailers (USA) [22]
  • Premier Rides (USA)[23]
  • Protech
  • Pollards (UK)
  • PWS (UK)
  • Reverchon Industries (France)[24]
  • Rollercoaster Corporation of America (USA)
  • Ronald Bussink Professional Rides (Switzerland)[25]
  • S&S Power Inc (USA)[26] - Arrow Dynamics
  • Safeco (Spain)
  • Sally Corp (USA)[27]
  • Sartori Rides Int'l Group (Italy)[28] - Claudio Sartori
  • SBF Rides (Italy)[29]
  • Anton Schwarzkopf (Germany)
  • Sellner Manufacturing Co (USA)[30]
  • Smart Amusements Co (Australia) [31]
  • Sobema
  • Sother
  • Soli s.r.l. (Italy)[32]
  • Soriani
  • Joe and Perrin Stevens (UK)
  • Superides International (UK) [33]
  • Sywell Fabrications (Britain) - Henry Thurston
  • Technical Park (Italy) [34]
  • Thrilltime, Inc
  • Tivoli Enterprises (UK) - Richard Woolls
  • Top Fun (Italy) [35]
  • Traver (US) (bought by Ralph E. Chambers in the 1930s)
  • Vekoma (Netherlands)[36]
  • Wards (UK)
  • White Water West Industries (Canada) [37]
  • Wisdom Rides (USA)[38]
  • Zamperla (Italy)[39]
  • Zierer (Germany)[40]

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