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27-467: Hollycombe Steam Collection has a chair-o-planes adapted from a bomb damaged roundabout in 1944. A Chair-O-Planes premiered in Germany in 1972, designed by Zierer and built by Franz Schwarzkopf , brother of Anton Schwarzkopf . In 1974 the first portable unit debuted under the same partnership. Since then Zierer has built about 200 units. Other manufacturers have followed creating their own versions of

54-410: A Chair-O-Plane called Archelon, which was themed to the extinct species of turtle of the same name. Chessington World of Adventures is home to a monkey-themed Chair-O-Planes, named the "Monkey Swinger", that squirts water at riders. This formerly had a theme based on Billy Whizz of The Beano . Paultons Park is also home to a Chair-O-Planes called "The Sky Swinger". This ride opened in 2008 and

81-540: A cutting. It reaches the top and bends to the left. The fairground is then on the left and the woodland gardens is on the right. It then heads into another cutting before a 360-degree loop onto an embankment. It runs parallel with a five-inch gauge line into the two-platform station. The collection has over 30 different steam engines of various types. 51°03′26″N 0°46′53″W  /  51.0571°N 0.7813°W  / 51.0571; -0.7813 Dreamland Margate Too Many Requests If you report this error to

108-405: A number of fairground organs and a range of side stalls. The farm includes a wide range of vintage steam-powered farm equipment including ploughing engines , a threshing machine , a baler , and a stationary steam engine driving small machinery through a line shaft . The sawmill is used to cut much of the wood used on-site and is powered by a large semi-portable Robey steam engine. Close by

135-432: A steam fair comprising rides originating from the 1870s and later. Rides are built and operated on a seasonal rotation to allow the volunteers of Hollycombe Steam Collection opportunity to maintain and restore the collection. The rides include a Tidman three-abreast Golden Gallopers roundabout , a single steam yacht, and a razzle dazzle (a grand aerial novelty ride with a rotating and tilting movement). S. Fields Steam Circus

162-475: Is Liphook in Hampshire . The collection includes fairground rides, a display farm, two railways, and the woodland gardens . The collection dates to the late 1940s when Commander John Baldock decided to preserve some steam traction engines that were rapidly disappearing from British life. By the early 1960s, he had acquired a significant collection of road vehicles and began collecting fairground rides. In

189-525: Is a Zierer model. Butlins is home to three Chair-O-Planes, one at each site, located at Butlins Minehead , Butlins Bognor Regis , and Butlins Skegness . Butlins Minehead is home to a Zierer Wave Swinger, and the other two resorts manufacturers are unknown. Most of the traditional-style swing carousel rides in North America are found in amusement parks, as well as at many seasonal fairs and carnivals. They are usually made by Zierer (which calls

216-473: Is a little patchy but is thought to have been built in Germany in the 1920s and imported to Britain with a blank canvas. It's generally the case that British roundabouts run clockwise, whereas their Continental and American counterparts run anti-clockwise. The Chair-o-Plane certainly runs the right direction to be a British-built ride, but it may have been adapted by an early owner. Adventure Island has

243-589: Is a play on the Italian name for Swing-Rides ( Calcinculo "kick up the arse"), and refers both to the ride and to the blows and setbacks that girls receive during adolescence. Hollycombe Steam Collection The Hollycombe Steam Collection is a collection of steam-powered vehicles, amusement rides, and attractions in South East England. It is based in West Sussex , but the closest town

270-483: Is the engine from the paddle steamer Caledonia . There are two railways: narrow gauge and miniature . A third standard gauge line formerly operated but is now abandoned; further detail below. John Clarke Hawkshaw planted over a million trees on the Hollycombe estate from the 1880s, so it is a Victorian garden in origin. Planting continued into the 20th century and then, after a long pause before and after

297-669: Is the first of its kind in Norway with double seats. The Swedish name for Swing ride is Slänggunga or Kättingflygare . At Gröna Lund , Stockholm , a swing ride with the name "Eclipse" can be found. With its 121.9 metres (400 ft), it shares the "world's second tallest" title with SkyScreamer in Texas, North America. The biggest amusement park in the Nordic countries is Liseberg , in Sweden's second largest city Gothenburg . Liseberg

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324-568: Is the home of a Swing ride named " Slänggungan ". Loudoun Castle Theme Park in Scotland claimed that its moon-shaped ride, "The Plough", was the largest Chair-O-Plane in the world. The Plough was originally called Apollo 14 and was owned by the Bembom family, operating in their Ponypark Slagharen in the Netherlands during the late seventies. It had gondolas travelling around the outside of

351-460: Is the location of Cedar Point . In John Updike 's short story "You'll Never Know Dear How Much I Love You" he mentions a WhirloGig. At the end of the Lilo & Stitch: The Series episode "Short Stuff", Experiment 297, a crab-like alien who was accidentally enlarged by his creator Jumba Jookiba 's growth ray and given the name "Shortstuff", has the ability to swivel his body from the waist up. He

378-560: The Oktoberfest and traveling funfairs . But swing rides are also common in amusement parks . Most of the German swing rides are from Zierer. Some of these include: In Italy , most swing rides travel with fairs . The ride is called " Seggiolini volanti " ("Flying chairs") or " calcinculo ", which literally means "kick in the bottom". Two people sit in contiguous seats, and the one sitting behind kicks or pushes their partner higher in

405-558: The Chair-O-Planes, including Zamperla , Chance Rides , Grover Watkins, Bertazzon , Preston & Barbieri , Vekoma , and Sanoyas Hishino Meisho . In the late 2000s, Austrian manufacturer Funtime developed the world's first tower swinger, known as the Star Flyer . Mondial followed with their WindSeeker , resulting in a lawsuit between the two companies. Zamperla also sells a Vertical Swing. The Prater Turm located in

432-544: The Genting Outdoor Theme Park closed since 1 September 2013 to make way for the world's first 20th Century Fox World , which was completed by 2021. The Metalocalypse episode "Motherklok" features a Wave Slinger. A Chair-O-Planes is featured on the cover of Dave Matthews Band 's 1994 album Under the Table and Dreaming . The liner note credit lists the site of this photo as Sandusky, Ohio , which

459-775: The Wurstelprater in Vienna opened in 2010 at a height of 117 metres (384 ft). The Star Flyer , located in Tivoli Gardens , Copenhagen , affords sweeping views of the city's historical centre. The Swing Carousel also located in Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen. Les Chaises Volantes in Walibi Sud-Ouest is a Zierer model from 1987 which was relocated to the park in 1992. In Germany, swing rides are often found on fairs , Volksfests like

486-542: The air, in order to reach a "tail" suspended beyond normal reach at a point in the ride's rotation. Any individual who manages to grab the tail wins a free ride. Attractiepark Slagharen located the same Chair-O-Plane as Loundoun Castle. Some Swing rides in the Netherlands: The second-largest amusement park within the Nordic countries is Tusenfryd (lit. “daisies”), located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) outside

513-439: The capital city Oslo, Norway . Tusenfryd features a Wellenflieger called Sverrehusken (“swear the chairs”) that has been in-operation since 1988. Sverrehusken was the first ride of its kind in the Nordic countries. At Kongeparken (lit. ‘the royal park’), located 10 km outside the third-largest city in Norway, Stavanger , is a Wellenflieger named Spinnvidle (“spin-wheel”) that has been in-operation since 2012. Spinnvidle

540-479: The collection continued to expand. The collection's bioscope was damaged in the Great storm of 1987 along with the roof of the then tea room. In the aftermath a Foden timber tractor was used to remove a number of the fallen trees. At the beginning of 1999, a charitable trust took over most of the collection and its operation, funded by a Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The Edwardian Fairground offers an example of

567-411: The late 1960s, he extended his interests again into preserving railway equipment. Baldock's collection was opened to the public and became a major tourist attraction. Over time the collection grew so large it became impossible for one person to maintain, and by 1984 Baldock decided he would have to close the operation. A society was formed by volunteers to operate the collection. This was successful and

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594-753: The ride ‘Wave Swinger’), although some are made by Bertazzon (which calls the ride ‘Swing Carousel’) or Zamperla (which calls it ‘Flying Carousel’ or ‘Lollyswings’). In recent years, many American amusement parks have opened towering (and considerably more thrilling) models, such as the WindSeeker (by Mondial ) or the Sky Screamer (by SNS ). These high-thrill swing rides are normally a minimum of 100 feet (30.48 m) tall, with several even surpassing 200’ (60.96 m). The Texas and New England Six Flags parks have Sky Screamers measuring 400’ (121.92 m). North American swing rides include: Spinner had dismantled when

621-526: The ride. When moved to Dreamland in England (then called "Bembom Brothers"), it was reconstructed into a Chair-O-Plane and named Heatwave. Leaving Dreamland, it opened in Lightwater Valley in 1998 where it operated until 2003 when Henk Bembom moved Heatwave to his new park, Loudoun Castle, where it was renamed "The Plough" and painted green. The park has been closed since 2010. Until 2016, there

648-405: The war years, Clarke's son Oliver planted the one-quarter-mile-long (400 m) Azalea Walk in the mid-1920s, with the new Mollis hybrids from Knaphill. Baldock continued to manage and develop the gardens from the 1950s. The miniature railway at Hollycombe is 7 + 1 ⁄ 4  in ( 184 mm ) gauge. It starts at the station by the saw mill and climbs past crossing gates and through

675-531: Was a Chair-O-Plane ride at Alton Towers in Staffordshire . Called Twirling Toadstool it was set in a fantasy themed area of the park called Cloud Cukoo Land, it was themed as a giant mushroom. This was formerly themed as a prehistoric dinosaur-type ride and located in an area called Ug Land. You can also find a Chair-O-Plane at Carters Steam Fair which is one of the largest vintage travelling funfairs including some steam driven rides. Their ride's past

702-413: Was allowed to stay at his enlarged size by being employed as a living swing ride for a carnival as his "one true place". The 2022 film Swing Ride ( Italian title: 'Calcinculo'), directed by Chiara Bellosi, is a coming of age story set in the world of travelling fairs. It recounts the friendship between a young girl seeking to escape her family and a transgirl from a family of show people . Its title

729-411: Was built between 1868 and 1872 and is the oldest surviving mechanically propelled fairground device. The fairground also has a set of steam swings, a set of Walker Chair-o-Planes, a big wheel , and a Bioscope show (an early travelling cinema). The rides are constructed mainly of wood and where appropriate are powered by steam engines . There are rides for all ages and the atmosphere is completed with

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