4-507: The Rock-O-Plane is an amusement park ride designed by Lee Eyerly in 1948 and manufactured by the Eyerly Aircraft Company of Salem, Oregon . It is sometimes nicknamed "the cages" or "the eggs". Its shape is similar to that of a Ferris wheel , but with seats that are enclosed and rock and roll as the ride rotates. If the rocking builds sufficient momentum, the seats will flip upside-down and roll end-over-end. There
8-410: Is usually a manual hand wheel inside that the riders can use to lock the seat and prevent it from rocking. This can be used to make the ride less scary by ensuring that the seats do not rock too much; or to make it more intense by locking the seats at crucial points in the ride's revolution, causing the seats to flip upside down and spin erratically. The minimum rider height requirement is 36 inches. In
12-529: The UK, many of these fairground rides are still travelling, and most were imported from the US in the 1980s. Some of these traveling examples have had their standard 'egg' shaped cages replaced with front-facing open cars. These rides are known as "Sky Dancer", "Hi Impact", "The Cages", or sometimes colloquially as an "Egg Roller". This ride can be found in various amusement parks throughout North America including: In 2016,
16-579: The door of one of the cages opened on the ride at the Morton Pumpkin Festival but no one was hurt . This article about an amusement ride or roller coaster is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Amusement ride Amusement rides , sometimes called carnival rides , are mechanical devices or structures that move people to create fun and enjoyment. Rides are often perceived by many as being scary or more dangerous than they actually are. This could be due to
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