Zodiac (ride)
| Zodiac |
| Location |
Thorpe Park |
| Area |
Lost City |
| Opening date |
2001 |
| Attraction Type |
Spinning Ride |
| Manufacturer |
Huss |
| Model |
Enterprise |
| Height |
59 ft (18 m) |
| Speed |
19 mph (31 km/h) |
| Vehicles |
1 |
| Riders per vehicle |
40 |
| Riders per row |
2 |
| Duration |
60 Seconds |
| Height restriction |
110 cm (3 ft 7 in) |
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Zodiac is a ride at Thorpe Park, United Kingdom.
History
The original type of the ride opened in 2000. In 2006 it was replaced by another Enterprise (ride) and the same name was kept. The ride is in the lost city area of the park.
Ride Experience
Riders enter small cabins that are suspended next to a large disc that spins once the ride is in motion. These small cabins seat two people and there are no restraints, the idea being that the force of the ride will hold you in place and allow you to experience the ride more freely. Ride operators run round the large disc to check that all the cabins have their gates closed correctly. When it is considered safe, Zodiac is put into motion. The disc starts to spin, slowly at first, but becoming faster and faster. Eventually, the suspended cabins are being forced almost completely sideways and the disc starts to pitch upwards into the air on a powerful motorised arm. Once the spinning disc is upright, riders are inverting in the suspended cars, completing a manuveure similar to a vertical loop element of a rollercoaster. After several full rotations, the arm lowers, the disc slows and riders slowly come to a halt as gravity takes over and reorientates the base of the cabins towards ground.
See also
Thorpe Park
Enterprise (ride)
References
Profile of Ride
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