Freak Out (ride)
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A Freak Out is a pendulum-based fairground ride. It is a smaller version of the Afterburner (Fireball) ride; both of which are manufactured by KMG of the Netherlands.
The riders sit facing each other on chairs suspended around the bob on the pendulum. The pendulum is supported by two A-frames with a height of 13 meters, and the base of the ride is filled with water to give the weight needed to prevent base movement while in motion. During motion, the pendulum climbs to a maximum angle of 120° and reaches a height of 22 meters. Whilst swinging, the chairs rotate around the axis of the pendulum. It seems to go upside down and is thrilling to most riders. Most Freakout rides you have to be 52" or 54 inches.
[edit] References
- Billy Danters Funfair on the Freak Out
- Chaos ride at the Luxembourg Schueberfouer (Chaos is a variant of Freak Out that has 6 gondolas instead of 4)
- Reithoffer Shows Website Owner of "The Wild Claw" (a renamed Afterburner) and "The Freak Out".
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