Condor (ride)

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Field	Value
name	Condor
image	Bounty Tower.JPG
caption	The "Bounty Tower" at Holiday Park, Germany
status	In production
manufacturer	HUSS Park Attractions
custom_label_1	Variations
custom_value_1	Condor 2GH
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The Condor is the trade name of an amusement ride sold by HUSS of Bremen, Germany. It was debuted at the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair, under the name "Cyclo Tower".

The Condor has 28 steel-framed gondolas, each with a fiberglass shell, frequently painted to resemble a bird. The seats hold one to two people, one sitting behind the other if they decide to ride double. It can accommodate approximately 1,700 riders per hour. The automatic doors on the ride are operated by pneumatic air pressure and are manually opened and closed. The ride uses a cable and counterweight system within the tower to assist with the raising and lowering of the rotating assembly.

An AC induction motor located at the end of each arm rotates the gondolas; three more on the middle lifting structure rotate the entire assembly and move the tower. To start the ride, most Condors require three buttons be hit at the same time to start the cycle. (The operator in the booth uses their thumbs on the two buttons located on the panel, while an attendant in a location around the perimeter must be holding that one as well.)

Operators of the ride have options to operate the ride at different speeds and rotation configurations (forward and reverse), with the potential for unique computerized programs on each ride. These unique motions can also be controlled manually. Most Condor installations are park models. An exception is one of the few traveling models left in the world, Blume & Wollenschlaeger's "Ikarus-Der-Mythos". Ikarus was one of the fastest Condors still in operation, and featured different and unique manually operated ride cycles, usually with reverse rotation. Ikarus was taken off the funfair circuit and put into storage in 2007.

In 2007, Huss discontinued manufacturing new installations of the ride. In 2013, Huss re-introduced the Condor as Condor 2-G (2nd Generation).

In 2016, the first Condor 2GH (second generation hybrid) opened in Tivoli Gardens, Denmark. Called "Fatamorgana", it features both standard Condor gondolas and a "thrill version." In this variation, riders are seated in a ring, facing away from the center, and are spun around at high speed.

Installations

There are several Huss Condor locations throughout the world, including

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Name	Park	Location	Model	Opened
Condor	Pleasure Island Family Theme Park	UK United Kingdom	Condor
Hökfärden	Liseberg	Sweden Sweden	Condor	1985
Condor	Bobbejaanland	Belgium Belgium	Condor	1986
Condor	Phantasialand	Germany Germany	Condor	1986
Taifun	Tykkimäki	Finland Finland	Condor	1986
Condor	Morey's Piers	USA United States	Condor	1988
Condor	Six Flags Magic Mountain	USA United States	Condor	1988
Condor	Six Flags St. Louis	USA United States	Condor	1988
Ikarus	Gardaland	Italy Italy	Condor	1989
Rotor	Parque de Atracciones de Madrid	Spain Spain	Condor	1989
Sky Hawk	Marineland	Canada Canada	Condor	1989
The Condor	Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor	USA United States	Condor	1989
Condor	La Ronde	Canada Canada	Condor	1990
Condor	Six Flags AstroWorld	USA United States	Condor	1991
Condor	Six Flags Great America
Six Flags Great Adventure	USA United States	Condor	1991
1988 to 1990
Bounty Tower	Holiday Park	Germany Germany	Condor	1994
Ikarus	Freizeit-Land Geiselwind	Germany Germany	Condor	1994
Condor	Dream Park	Egypt Egypt	Condor	1995
Senga	Serengeti Park	Germany Germany	Condor	1995
The Eagle	Attractiepark Slagharen	Netherlands Netherlands	Condor	1998
Ikarus	Vidámpark	Hungary Hungary	Condor	1999
Drachenflug	Abenteuer Park Oberhausen	Germany Germany	Condor	2000
Lossepladsen	BonBon-Land	Denmark Denmark	Condor	2000
Drachenflug	Belantis	Germany Germany	Condor	2004
Le Condor	Luna Park Fréjus	France France	Condor	2007
Condor	Europark Idroscola	Italy Italy	Condor	2009
Sky Twister
Formerly Condor	Skyline Park
Heide Park	Germany Germany	Condor	2009
1990-2008
Ikarus	Fantasilandia	Chile Chile	Condor	2011
Condor	Miragica	Italy Italy	Condor	2012
Condor	Happy Valley Beijing	China China	Condor 2G	2014
Atlantis	Wunderland Kalkar	Germany Germany	Condor	2015
Giant Condor	M&D's Scotland's Theme Park	UK United Kingdom	Condor	2015
Fatamorgana	Tivoli Gardens	Denmark Denmark	Condor 2GH	2016
Falcon's Flight
Formerly Ikarus	Worlds of Fun
Vidámpark	USA United States	Condor	2017
1999-2013
Condor	Sun Tzu Cultural Park	China China	Condor 2G	2018
The Eagle	Ocean Park	Hong Kong Hong Kong	Condor	1994

References

External video

References

"Condor 2G/2GH Huss Park Attractions".

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