Frisbee (ride)

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title: "Frisbee (ride)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["upside-down-amusement-rides", "pendulum-rides", "goods-manufactured-in-germany"] description: "Type of pendulum amusement ride" topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisbee_(ride)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Type of pendulum amusement ride ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/SpinSpider.JPG" caption="Zamperla's giant discovery model, ''SpinSpider'', at [[TusenFryd]], [[Norway"] ::

The Frisbee is a type of pendulum amusement ride featuring a circular gondola that rotates as it swings back and forth. Riders are seated on the gondola facing inward or outward, depending on the model. On some models, the entire pendulum makes a full 360 degree swing.

Design and operation

A pendulum is suspended between two support frames. Attached to the base of this pendulum is a circular gondola. Riders are seated in the gondola, facing either inwards or outwards. When the ride cycle starts, the gondola begins to rotate. In addition, the pendulum arm begins to swing through an arc, maxing out between 120° and 360° (full revolution). Most parks require riders to be at least 48 in tall.

Variants

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Manufacturer	Model	Riders	Seating	Swing	Height	Speed
Chance Rides	Revolution	20–32	Inward	120°	16.4 m - 19.6 m
Fabbri Group	Boomerang	32	Inward		15 m
Space Jam	24	Inward		22 m
Top Swing	24–30	Outward	110°	24 m	31.4 mph (50 km/h)
HUSS Park Attractions	Frisbee	40	Either	180°	20 m
Frisbee XL	40	Outward	260°	36 m
Giant Frisbee	40–50	Outward	240°	43 m	68 mph (110 km/h)
Intamin	Gyro Swing	32–40	Outward	240°	25 m	47 mph (75 km/h)
Jiuhua Rides	Super Pendulum	54	Outward	220°	26 m
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Freak Out (ride)	16	Inward	240°	21 m
XXL	20	Inward	240°	40 m
Sicko	24	Rotating	240°	30 m
Inversion 12	12	Outward	360°	24 m
Inversion 24	24	Outward	360°	62 m
Luna-Park Rides	Extreme	20	Inward	120°	20 m
Mondial	Revolution	40–50	Outward	240°	35 m	54 mph (88 km/h)
Moser's Rides	Sidewinder	24–40	Outward	240°
Sidewinder 12	12	Outward
SBF Visa Group	Dance Party	40	Inward	180°
Maxi Dance Party	24	Outward	240°	27 m	37 mph (59.2 km/h)
Maxi Dance Party 360	24	Outward	360°	33 m
Technical Park	Street Fighter	16	Inward	240°	18 m
Street Fighter Revolution	16	Inward	360°	21 m
Typhoon	16–30	Outward	240°	30 m
Typhoon 360	16–30	Outward	360°	33 m
Zamperla	Discovery	30	Outward	240°	21 m - 26 m
Discovery Revolution	16–30	Outward	360°	18 m - 30 m
Giga Discovery	40	Outward	260°	52.5 m	75 mph (120 km/h)
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Mini Discovery	16	Outward	240°	15.5 m
Nitro	20	Inward	200°	15 m
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UltraMax

The UltraMax is a type of amusement ride manufactured by Mondial which is like the HUSS Frisbee however passengers face outwards and are sitting one of the four seats on one of the six gondolas as the ride gets higher momentum and eventually starts going upside down. The ride is built with one arm with two supports and then the arm with the gondolas attached. It also uses the same harness as the ones used on the Top Scans.

Installations

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Pendulus.jpg" caption="Pleasure Island]], [[Cleethorpes"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Oktoberfest_Schaugeschaeft_2007_Richard_Bartz.jpg" caption="Octoberfest]], some in traditional German dress]]* Rotator at Emerald Park does not go full 360° anymore due to people getting sick on it."] ::

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Name	Park	Location	Manufacturer	Model	Opened	Status
Apollo Wheel	Happy Valley Beijing	China China	Huss	Giant Frisbee
Aztec Swing	Energylandia	Poland Poland	SBF Visa Group	Maxi Dance Party
Beach Blaster	Belmont Park	USA United States	Chance Rides	Revolution 20
Beach Party	Coney Beach Pleasure Park	UK United Kingdom	KMG	Afterburner
Blizzard	Kumdori Land	South Korea South Korea	Zamperla	Discovery
Crazy Flywheel	Jin Jiang Action Park	China China	Zamperla	Discovery
Discovery	Dream Park	Egypt Egypt
Discovery Revolution	Wiener Prater	Austria Austria	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution
Freakout	Botton's Pleasure Beach	UK United Kingdom	KMG	Freak Out
Freak Out	Poor Jack Amusements	USA United States	KMG	Freak Out
Free Swing	Tongdo Fantasia	South Korea South Korea	Huss	Frisbee
Frisbee	Nagashima Spa Land	Japan Japan	Huss	Frisbee
Hurricane	Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park	China China	Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment
Side Winder	Adventure Island	India India
Sonic Twister	Galaxyland	Canada Canada	Moser's Rides	Sidewinder 12
Star Frisbee	Star City	Philippines Philippines
Super Gyro Swing	Happy Valley Shanghai	China China	Intamin	Gyro Swing
The Rattler	Camden Park	USA United States
Hurricane	Everland	South Korea South Korea	Huss	Frisbee	1996
La Máquina	Parque de Atracciones de Madrid	Spain Spain	Huss	Frisbee	1997
Frisbee	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	USA United States	Huss	Frisbee	1998
Tasmanian Devil	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	USA United States	Huss	Frisbee	1999
Tomahawk	Six Flags New England	USA United States	Huss	Frisbee	1999
Frisbee	Särkänniemi	Finland Finland	Huss	Frisbee	2000
Side Kick
Formerly Blazing Saddles	Movie Park Germany	Germany Germany	Huss	Frisbee	2000
Tomahawk	Walibi Holland	Netherlands Netherlands	SBF Visa Group	Dance Party	2000
Vudú	Six Flags México	Mexico México	SBF Visa Group	Dance Party	2000
Gyro Swing	Lotte World	South Korea South Korea	Intamin	Gyro Swing	2001
Mad Mill	Duinrell	Netherlands Netherlands	Huss	Frisbee	2001
Vortex	Thorpe Park	UK United Kingdom	KMG	Vortex	2001
Black Fly	West Midland Safari Park	UK United Kingdom	Fabbri Group	Boomerang	2002
Boomerang	Bosque Mágico Coca Cola	Mexico México	Fabbri Group	Boomerang	2002
Delirium	California's Great America	USA United States	Chance Rides	Revolution 32	2002
Maelstrom	Drayton Manor	UK United Kingdom	Intamin	Gyro Swing	2002
Psyclone	Canada's Wonderland	Canada Canada	Mondial	Revolution	2002
Delirium	Kings Island	USA United States	Huss	Giant Frisbee	2003
Dreggen	Kristiansand Dyrepark	Norway Norway	KMG	Afterburner	2003
Freak Out	Barry's Amusements	UK United Kingdom	KMG	Freak Out	2003
La Revolucion	Knott's Berry Farm	USA United States	Chance Rides	Revolution 32	2003
Manitou	La Ronde	Canada Canada	Zamperla	Nitro	2003
The Claw	Hersheypark	USA United States	Chance Rides	Revolution 32	2003
Tornado	Gyeongju World	South Korea South Korea	Zamperla	Discovery	2003
Crazy Beach Party	Playland	Canada Canada	Huss	Frisbee	2004
Eagle's Claw	Lightwater Valley	UK United Kingdom	KMG	Afterburner	2004
Giant Frisbee	Nagashima Spa Land	Japan Japan	Huss	Giant Frisbee	2004
Revolution	Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom	USA United States	Chance Rides	Revolution 32	2004
Sidewinder	Adventureland	USA United States	Moser's Rides	Sidewinder	2004
Sledge Hammer	Bobbejaanland	Belgium Belgium	Huss	Giant Frisbee	2004
SynKope	Terra Mítica	Spain Spain	Mondial	Revolution	2004
The Claw	Dreamworld	Australia Australia	Intamin	Gyro Swing	2004
Tondemina	Fuji-Q Highland	Japan Japan	Huss	Giant Frisbee	2004
Typhoon 360	PowerPark	Finland Finland	Technical Park	Typhoon 360	2004
maXair	Cedar Point	USA United States	Huss	Giant Frisbee	2005
Frisbee	Adventureland	USA United States	Huss	Frisbee	2006
Giant Discovery	China Dinosaurs Park	China China	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2006
Fandango	Knoebels Amusement Resort	USA United States	Moser's Rides	Sidewinder	2007
Flip Flop	Flamingo Land	UK United Kingdom	Fabbri Group	Top Swing	2007
Xtreme Frisbee	Canobie Lake Park	USA United States	Huss	Frisbee	2007
Super Frisbee	Europark Idroscalo Milano	Italy Italy	Technical Park	Typhoon	2008
The Rattler	Wild Adventures	USA United States	Moser's Rides	Sidewinder	2008
SpinSpider	Tusenfryd	Norway Norway	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2009
Vepsen	Kongeparken	Norway Norway	Fabbri Group	Boomerang	2009
Yukatan	Cavallino Matto	Italy Italy	Technical Park	Typhoon	2009
Giant Discovery	Kaeson Youth Park	North Korea North Korea	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2010
Luna 360	Luna Park	USA United States	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2010
Super Frisbee	Nova Nicolandia	Brazil Brazil	Technical Park	Typhoon	2010
Svend Svingarm	BonBon-Land	Denmark Denmark	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2010
Eretic	Festyland	France France	Zamperla	Discovery	2011
Giant Swing	Trans Studio Mini Bandung
inside the Transmart Buah Batu Square	Indonesia Indonesia	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2011
It	Morey's Piers	USA United States	KMG	Afterburner	2011
Nautilus	Drievliet	Netherlands Netherlands	KMG	Afterburner	2011
Black Widow	Kennywood	USA United States	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2012
The Rattler	Camden Park	USA United States	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2012
Thunder	Mirabilandia	Brazil Brazil	Technical Park	Typhoon	2012
Petir	JungleLand	Indonesia Indonesia	Zamperla	Discovery	2013
Scream Machine	Adlabs Imagica	India India	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2013
SpinCycle	Silverwood Theme Park	USA United States	SBF Visa Group	Maxi Dance Party 360	2013
Extreme Supernova
formerly Eclipse	Six Flags Great Escape
Luna Park	USA United States	Zamperla	Discovery	2014
2010 to 2013
Rotator	Emerald Park	Ireland Ireland	SBF Visa	Maxi Dance Party 360*	2014
Stratosfear	Rainbow's End	New Zealand New Zealand	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2014
Thor's Pendulum	Quancheng Euro Park	China China			2014
Cyclos	Kentucky Kingdom	USA United States	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2015
The Beast	Playland	Canada Canada	KMG	XXL	2015
The Riddler Revenge	Six Flags Over Texas	USA United States	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2016
Mega Swing 360	E-World	South Korea South Korea	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2016
Delirium	Kings Dominion	USA United States	Mondial	Revolution	2016
X	Särkänniemi	Finland Finland	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2016
Goliath	Adventure World	Australia Australia	Intamin	Gyro Swing	2017
Loke	Liseberg	Sweden Sweden	Intamin	Gyro Swing	2017
Sky-Force
Formerly Pendulus	Flambards
Pleasure Island Family Theme Park	UK United Kingdom	Huss	Frisbee	2017
2003 to 2016
Titan	La Ronde	Canada Canada	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2017
Twister	Park at OWA	USA United States	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2017
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	USA United States	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2017
Klake	Gyeongju World	South Korea South Korea	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2017
Trompo Loco	Barrio Frenezi Cuernavaca	Mexico México	SBF Visa Group	Midi Dance Party 360	2017
CraZanity	Six Flags Magic Mountain	USA United States	Zamperla	Giga Discovery	2018
Harley Quinn Spinsanity	Six Flags New England	USA United States	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2018
Pendulum	Dreamland Margate	UK United Kingdom	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2018
Trompo Loco	Barrio Frenezi Puebla	Mexico México	Zamperla	Midi Discovery	2018
Patatús	Kataplum!	Mexico México	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2018
Big Pendulum	Gwangju Family Land	South Korea South Korea			2018
Tigeren	Djurs Sommerland	Denmark Denmark	Intamin	Gyro Swing	2019
Axis	Adventure Island	UK United Kingdom	SBF Visa Group	Maxi Dance Party 360	2019
Pandemonium	Six Flags Over Georgia	USA United States	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2019
Chaos	Waldameer & Water World	USA United States	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2019
The Joker: Carnival of Chaos	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	USA United States	Zamperla	Giga Discovery	2019
Sea Swinger	SeaWorld San Antonio	USA United States	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2019
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth	Six Flags Great Adventure	USA United States	Zamperla	Giga Discovery	2019
CraZanity	Six Flags Mexico	Mexico Mexico	Zamperla	Giga Discovery	2020
Harley Quinn Spinsanity	Six Flags America	USA United States	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2021
Cyclonator	Paultons Park	UK United Kingdom	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2021
AtmosFear	Oaks Amusement Park	USA United States	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2021
Sledgehammer	Luna Park Sydney	Australia Australia	Zamperla	Discovery Revolution	2021
Giant Swing	Lotte World Busan	South Korea South Korea	Zamperla	Giant Discovery	2022
Swingi	Linnanmäki	Finland Finland	Intamin	Gyro Swing	2024
Sky Striker	Six Flags Great America	USA United States	Zamperla	Giga Discovery	2024
The Joker: Carnival of Chaos	Six Flags St. Louis	USA United States	Zamperla	Giga Discovery	2024
Midway Mayhem
Formerly Revolution
Formerly Pendulum	Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World
Six Flags Great America
Six Flags Great Adventure	USA United States	Huss	Frisbee	2024
2004 to 2023
1999 to 2003
Aviktas	Pleasure Beach Resort	UK United Kingdom	Intamin	Gyro Swing	2026
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Incidents

In May 2017, greasing material on a KMG Freak Out ride at Barry's Amusements at Portrush in Northern Ireland was dislodged, causing a loud bang and oil to spray over people and the nearby children's roller coaster. Nobody was injured, but the ride remained closed for the rest of the day whilst park staff investigated.

In July 2017, an 18-year old was killed while riding a KMG Fireball (aka Afterburner) ride that malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair, sending him flying more than 50 feet in the air. Seven others were injured as well. Numerous fairs and exhibitions have either shut down or pulled the Fireball from their attractions in response to the incident. KMG stated that the malfunction was due to a corroded support beam.

In June 2019, a Zamperla Discovery Revolution ride named Chaos, located at Waldameer Park in Erie, Pennsylvania malfunctioned, resulting in riders being stuck upside down for several minutes. There were no injuries, and the ride reopened several days later with no subsequent incidents.

In June 2024, the AtmosFear ride at Oaks Amusement Park got suspended upside down, trapping 28 riders for about 30 minutes.

References

References

1. "Revolutions". Chance Rides.
2. "Gyro Swing". Intamin.
3. "Super Pendulum Pictures and Stats".
4. Rotondo, Christie. (28 July 2011). "Riding 'It' is a hair-raising experience". Shore News Today.
5. [[:de:Afterburner (Fahrgeschäft). Afterburner (Fahrgeschäft)]]{{Circular reference. (November 2017)
6. "AFTER BURNER".
7. "Sledge Hammer".
8. Zane Sparling. (June 15, 2024). "More than 2 dozen people stuck for 30 minutes dangling upside down on AtmosFEAR ride at Oaks Park". The Oregonian.
9. (2017-07-26). "1 Dead, 7 Injured When Fire Ball Ride Flies Apart At Ohio State Fair". HuffPost.
10. (2017-07-27). "Ohio State Fair ride video: Video shows moment Fire Ball ride broke mid-swing, killing 1". [[Scripps Media]].
11. "Corroded beam caused fatal Ohio State Fair accident, ride maker says".
12. "AMUSEMENT RIDE SAFETY ALERT: KMG International BV Afterburner and Fireball". U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
13. "Waldameer Chaos ride operating in limited thrill capacity".

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