Round Up (ride)
Round Up is an amusement ride consisting of a circular horizontal platform with a vertical cage-like wall around the edge. The platform is attached to a motor on a hydraulic arm. The ride starts out by spinning until the centrifugal force is enough to push riders against the wall. Then the arm raises the horizontal platform to a vertical position in which riders, instead of spinning horizontally, are now spinning almost vertically.
The ride spins for a predetermined cycle until an automatic timer releases the hydraulic fluid from the arm, causing the platform to return to its horizontal position. The operator may be required to manually control the spin of the ride such that the ride's exit aligns correctly with the exit gate. Most Round Ups require the rider to be at least 42 inches tall.
In the UK this ride is commonly known as the 'Meteorite' or 'Meteor'. The first such ride to arrive in the UK was with Rose Brothers in the 1950s and the ride came from Germany.
Although Hrubetz examples exist in the UK other common makes include Cadoxton and Sam Ward.
Zero Gravity
The new portable model, made by Dartron, is known as Zero Gravity. The ride's lighting and appearance has changed also the ride has gone from tire rim drive to direct center gear drive, but its operation remains the same.
There are 70 Round Ups in the US, 40 in the UK, and 20 in Australia.[citation needed]
Locations
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| The Black Hole |
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Located in Springdale and serving festival locations citywide | ||
| Bulls Eye |
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Located at 1 mile past the Wayne County border in West Virginia | ||
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| The Tornado |
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| Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth |
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1974 as Electric Rainbow, then Turbo, Gordon/Grinder Gearworks | ||
| Riddle Me This |
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| Zero Gravity |
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Replaced Round Up in the mid-2008 season. | ||
| Bamboozler |
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| The Revolution |
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| Round Up |
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| Round Up |
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| Super Round Up |
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| The Eruption |
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| Super Round Up |
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| Super Round Up |
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| Round Up |
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| Super Round Up |
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| Super Round Up |
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| Cyclone |
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| The Genie |
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| Nemesis |
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| Zero Gravity |
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| Zero Gravity |
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| Zero Gravity |
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| Zero Gravity |
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| Zero Gravity |
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| The Cage |
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| Super Round Up |
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| Wave Rider |
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| Calkins Midway's Round Up |
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| Zero Gravity |
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| Zero Gravity |
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Past appearances
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| Halley's Comet |
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| Satellite |
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Later renamed Super Round Up, moved to Idlewild Park. | |
| Super Round Up |
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Unknown | Unknown | ||
| Propeller Spin |
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Situated in the park's former Roaring 20s Airfield section it featured a large propeller spinning in the center. | |
| Super Spiral |
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Located where Tilt-A-Whirl is. Removed due to age. | |
| Pharaoh's Eye |
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Was removed to make room for Racing Rivers in 1988. It was located in Grande World Exposition Of 1890. Psyclone and Sledge Hammer sit on the Former site of Pharaoh's Eye and Swing Of Siam (now Swing Of The Century across from Crystal Arcade in Action Zone).Pharaoh's Eye was bought by an amusement park in South America after the 1987 Season. | |
| The Round Up |
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| Round Up |
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References
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