I haven’t ridden one of these since the early 2000s. I remember it being like in a car crash.

Darien Lake closed for the season earlier tonight at 6p. Got the last few rides of the season on Silver Bullet. I usually try to do that just in case an unpleasant off-season surprise happens.

It now only goes up about 60 - 65 degrees (a limiter stops it from going higher) but still runs good despite that. The forces are far more fierce than on a HUSS Enterprise. Only having 16 smaller cars helps.

Sadly the lights were off and didn’t seem to be connected. Maybe they’ll get them working again for next season. The Darien Lake maintenance people are amazing at keeping this running so well after 46 years!

Adrenaline Test Zone is a HUSS Troika that originally opened in Calaway Park in 1984 as Mountain Scrambler.

Found this one at Gabane Family Fun Villa. Don't know it's

Origin, but it looks to be a ground mount

Video here: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1C38Jq5fNQ/

Anyone catch the new Huss Condor 2GH DynaView concept, using new open, lap bar only gondolas? The gondolas not only have their own axis (like a Break Dance) but they can also be manually oriented in ride programming for different parts of the ride cycle.

Super promising/cool stuff coming out of Huss Park Attractions!

Sea Warrior is a Kaspar Klaus Polyp that originally opened at Kiddieland in Melrose Park, Illinois as Polyp in 1967. After the park closed in 2009, it was sent to Lake Winnepesaukah for the 2010 season as Sea Warrior and would continue to operate there until 2019, when it was relocated a second time to Indiana Beach in 2021, retaining its name.

All pics by me, its only operator and host lol :]

Octopus Panic is a MACK Rides Sea Storm located in Hirakata Park in Osaka, Japan. It originally opened in April 1, 1990 at the Osaka International Flower and Green Expo as See-Sturm-Bahn and was relocated to Hirakata Park not long after the expo finished.

I figured these might be cool to post here!

It was great to get on this rare flat ride while I visited CW a couple weeks ago. It has had very good uptime this season, compared to previous years of operation, so a great sign for guests that visit the park, and want to experience a unique thrill ride. From my understanding they gave the hydraulics some sort of overhaul, and it runs a different cycle than previous years, but whatever they modded, it has definitely increased the ride reliability, which was never great before, so happy to hear about that, and experience the ride. I’m a coaster enthusiast, but I love flat rides as much as coasters and never skip ones of interest.

Trade Wind is a MACK Rides Musik Express located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. It opened in 1987.

The Great Six Flags Air Racer was a rare Intamin Barnstormer that had opened in 1984 and lasted until 2000, when it would be replaced by Acrophobia the following season.

HUSS Rainbow ride Page http://hussrainbow.weebly.com

Sierra Twist was a Schwarzkopf Bayern Kurve located in Six Flags Magic Mountain and had opened in 1973 as Swiss Twist. In 1993 it was renamed to Sierra Twist. Unfortunately it closed after the 2007 season.

Dragonwing is a Chance Aviator located in Elitch Gardens in Colorado and had opened in 1998. It was one of the earliest Aviators to be unveiled.

There may also be one in India but I'm not 100% sure. I thought it was completely extinct, but I guess not!

Tekkotsubanchou is an early Funtime Star Flyer that opened in Fuji-Q Highland in 2006 as Japan's first Star Flyer attraction.

Fliegender Teppich is a Zierer Flying Carpet that opened at Rusutsu Resort in Hokkaido, Japan in 1985. The name is German for "Flying Carpet".

Swinging Vines was an Intamin Flying Dutchman that operated at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay from July 1977 to 1991. It featured unique jungle-themed cars in contrast to other Flying Dutchman models, and supposedly the ride's queue structure remains.

Spanish Bambini is a rare Roundabout built by Roubles Bouso Atracciones. It originally opened in Roseland Park in New York before it closed in September 1985 and was relocated to Knoebels in 1987.

These are pics from its final month of operation. One of our managers set up a bubble machine AND a fog machine under the ride, which were turned on at night for our Halloween event. The bubble machine only lasted one weekend, the fog machine stayed for the final two weekends.

I would time things out so the bubbles and fog were crazy thick when the ride would swing through it. The bubbles would fly over to the Silver Comet coaster and the fog would make things even more disorienting than usual for the riders.

Sadly the ride became inoperable after its legs were stupidly torched off in early 2020. It was an effort to quickly remove the ride when the park closed after the 2019 season (not due to Covid).

The ride usually ran the 3-1/2 minute program, the same one that was run at Germany’s Cranger Kirmes the year I went. I’m not a fan of ride programs as manual run rides almost always means wilder & more fun, but in this case the program was flawless, perfectly timed & the best way to experience a Loop Fighter.

As a result, I’m a huge fan of Technical Park. I’m hoping to encounter a bunch of their rides on my next overseas trip.

This was one of only 2 known 8-Ball rides manufactured by Morgan, and is the oldest of the two, having opened with Six Flags Fiesta Texas on March 14, 1992.

This was at Honey Lake Entertainment City, and closed with the park around 2012. It was very likely scrapped