The Rotor at Kennywood
While Kennywood Amusement Park is still operating, they no longer feature the Rotor. Given its 3Gs of force, in this day and age of tender litigious patrons, I'm surprised any park still does.
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AKA the Vomitorium
Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 04/25/15 at 08:32 AM
I've been on one of these called The Roundup but I don't recall any 3Gs involved.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 04/25/15 at 10:34 AM
Expat--the figure of 3G equivalent of centrifugal force is from the Wikipedia entry.
Posted by Paul on 04/25/15 at 01:10 PM
I want to go on the plane that does the parabola flying to simulate weightlessness like they do for NASA astronauts .. I read here you can for a price. :sick:
http://www.airzerog.com/en/
http://www.airzerog.com/en/
Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 04/25/15 at 06:34 PM
Ahh, what I always refer to as a puke ride.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 04/25/15 at 11:43 PM
Went on this kind of ride many times growing up. Only issue I ever had was getting my foot caught once in an alignment groove as the floor was coming back up. No damage other than taking my shoe off and the floor stopped a couple inches short of coming fully back up. We used to try to pry ourselves off the wall. The operators didn't like us doing that.
Posted by Gary Foster on 04/27/15 at 04:20 PM
I too have been on this one many times. The fun part was turning upside down as it spun and then getting upright before it stopped. I never got my foot caught.
The Roundup was quite different. It would begin spinning and then go from horizontal to almost vertical all while safely protected by a loose chain about your chest.
The Roundup was quite different. It would begin spinning and then go from horizontal to almost vertical all while safely protected by a loose chain about your chest.
Posted by Billy on 04/28/15 at 05:01 AM
We had one at Geauga Lake. It featured a guy who literally rode the thing all day long, earning him the nickname of RotorMan.
Posted by Mark on 04/28/15 at 12:00 PM
I took my nephew on a ride like that at a county fair in Grants Pass, OR, and it felt like more than three g's. I've done more than three g's in aircraft, since, but it didn't feel as strong as that ride. BTW, BrokeDad, you can do weightless in any light aircraft (preferably one that's acro-rated), but for not as long as NASA's vomit comet. And not as much room to play.
Posted by Cecil Rose on 04/28/15 at 03:56 PM
We have a "Roundup" like Billy mentioned at local fairs all the time. One of my friends rode a Rotor once, and it sounded scary to me. Now, I'd love to ride one, seeing as I love the Roundup/
Posted by Wow! on 06/28/17 at 05:24 PM
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Category: Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts | Science | 1950s