greatest carnival rides of the 20th century

shart attack · Dec 30, 2013

Because of loose bolts, random aggravated assault charges, angry mothers, lawsuits, American dependence on foreign oil, Obamacare's dental plan and such, it's sadly likely that the traveling carnival is going the way of the Dodo bird.

What was your favorite 20th-Century carnival ride?

Why?

Roller coasters are not on the poll because it's by and large that their having been in traveling carnivals is the exception, not the rule.

ecofarm · Dec 30, 2013

A ride ends.

Excon · Dec 30, 2013

The Zipper.

Risky Thicket · Dec 30, 2013

shart attack said:
Because of loose bolts, random aggravated assault charges, angry mothers, lawsuits, American dependence on foreign oil, Obamacare's dental plan and such, it's sadly likely that the traveling carnival is going the way of the Dodo bird.

What was your favorite 20th-Century carnival ride?

Why?

Roller coasters are not on the poll because it's by and large that their having been in traveling carnivals is the exception, not the rule.

My favorite carnival ride? Her first name was Brenda. That's all I'm saying.

Lutherf · Dec 30, 2013

shart attack said:
Because of loose bolts, random aggravated assault charges, angry mothers, lawsuits, American dependence on foreign oil, Obamacare's dental plan and such, it's sadly likely that the traveling carnival is going the way of the Dodo bird.

What was your favorite 20th-Century carnival ride?

Why?

Roller coasters are not on the poll because it's by and large that their having been in traveling carnivals is the exception, not the rule.

It's been a few years but I used to love that ferris wheel thing where the cars spun around upside down. I'm also a fan of the tilt-o-wheel.

americanwoman · Dec 30, 2013

Excon said:
The Zipper.

I got stuck on the top of one of those for three hours one time. The best part was once they fixed it me and my friends got to ride it all day for free. These days I'm a little more cautious but mostly because I'm a lot more prone to motion sickness now.

shart attack · Dec 30, 2013

Excon said:
The Zipper.

Dude, I have lost soooooooooo many wallets on that frick'n thing.

Hate hate hate hate hate HATE IT!!!!!!!

Excon · Dec 30, 2013

shart attack said:
Dude, I have lost soooooooooo many wallets on that frick'n thing.

Hate hate hate hate hate HATE IT!!!!!!!

Which really means you love it, being as you keep going on it in order to lose "soooooooooo many wallets".
iLOL

shart attack · Dec 30, 2013

Excon said:
Which really means you love it, being as you keep going on it in order to lose "soooooooooo many wallets".

iLOL

Alas, true. :2razz:

There are ride jocks who make a whole bunch of spare change via just standing under that thing all day, watching for falling objects.

ecofarm · Dec 30, 2013

Mr. Toad's
Space Mountain with the lights out

Slartibartfast · Dec 30, 2013

shart attack said:
Because of loose bolts, random aggravated assault charges, angry mothers, lawsuits, American dependence on foreign oil, Obamacare's dental plan and such, it's sadly likely that the traveling carnival is going the way of the Dodo bird.

What was your favorite 20th-Century carnival ride?

Why?

Roller coasters are not on the poll because it's by and large that their having been in traveling carnivals is the exception, not the rule.

The bearded lady

Excon · Dec 30, 2013

shart attack said:
Alas, true. :2razz:

There are ride jocks who make a whole bunch of spare change via just standing under that thing all day, watching for falling objects.

Slartibartfast · Dec 30, 2013

shart attack said:
Dude, I have lost soooooooooo many wallets on that frick'n thing.

Hate hate hate hate hate HATE IT!!!!!!!

use a pocket with a zipper ...

Gipper · Dec 30, 2013

americanwoman said:
I got stuck on the top of one of those for three hours one time. The best part was once they fixed it me and my friends got to ride it all day for free. These days I'm a little more cautious but mostly because I'm a lot more prone to motion sickness now.

I'm so glad the zipper never gets stuck with us.

shart attack · Dec 30, 2013

tacomancer said:
The bearded lady

I expect it's not tough to end up on that ride, yeah — if you're not careful.

Slartibartfast · Dec 30, 2013

shart attack said:
I expect it's not tough to end up on that ride, yeah — if you're not careful.

She is desperate for some and is willing to do anything

shart attack · Dec 30, 2013

tacomancer said:
She is desperate for some and is willing to do anything

Sounds like she prolly oughtta be in rehab, then — not the carnival.

Have you ever ridden the Pigs in a Blanket?

Maybe it hasn't come to the Deep Southern U.S. yet, I dunno.

Slartibartfast · Dec 30, 2013

shart attack said:
Sounds like she prolly oughtta be in rehab, then — not the carnival.

Have you ever ridden the Pigs in a Blanket?

Maybe it hasn't come to the Deep Southern U.S. yet, I dunno.

Unfortunately the people I spend most of my time with tend to be low risk types. So I don't get the opportunity to do these things very often. Also, those places annoy the **** out of me for other reasons.

Muhammed · Dec 30, 2013

americanwoman said:
I got stuck on the top of one of those for three hours one time. The best part was once they fixed it me and my friends got to ride it all day for free. These days I'm a little more cautious but mostly because I'm a lot more prone to motion sickness now.

I got stuck on the Wicked Twister one day at Cedar Point.

They let us languish in the sun for what seemed like hours and hours.

But after checking our watches it was only about 25 minutes.

We didn't get any freebies!

shart attack · Dec 30, 2013

tacomancer said:
Unfortunately the people I spend most of my time with tend to be low risk types. So I don't get the opportunity to do these things very often. Also, those places annoy the **** out of me for other reasons.

Sounds to me like you prolly shouldn't go there, then.

Just sayin'.

shart attack · Dec 30, 2013

Muhammed said:
I got stuck on the Wicked Twister one day at Cedar Point.

They let us languish in the sun for what seemed like hours and hours.

But after checking our watches it was only about 25 minutes.

We didn't get any freebies!

Cedar Point = not a traveling carnival.

greatest carnival rides of the 20th century

What was your favorite ride in the 20th-Century traveling carnival?

The Ferris Wheel/ Double Ferris Wheel.

The Merry-Go Round/ Carousel.

The Scrambler.

The Tilt-a-Whirl.

The Octopus/ Spider.

The Super Himalaya/ Thunderbolt.

The Hurricane.

The Sea Dragon/ Pharoah's Fury/ Pirate Ship.

The Zipper.

Other (Teacups, the Kamikaze, the Spin Out, the Tornado, the Power Surge, etc.)

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