Did you ever ride one of these?

[Duncan Grant]

The Rock-O-Plane: Eight pods on a wheel frame with the pods being able to rock and rotate (spin you head over heels) by the use of a brake operated by the rider. After entering the pod, the wire-mesh door was typically secured by a solitary popsicle stick. If you slipped the ride operator a tip, he would speed the ride up enough so that you could feel the G's.

I haven't seen one of these since the mid-70s. I imagine they've all been scrapped by now.

[gbate]

1. Yes, they called it the Zipper.

[trof]

3. Only ride I ever barfed on.

[unsavedtrash]

6. was that you in the cage above me?

It is the only ride I have ever been thrown up on while riding.
I nearly lost it too so one ride was enough.

[Duncan Grant]

12. The rock-o-plane claims another one.

I wouldn't want to risk it all these years later. I hate to hurl.

[MrSlayer]

20. That's not the Zipper.

This is the Zipper.

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28. The Zipper almost made me sick.

I've only been on it once in my life and that was enough.

[MrSlayer]

41. I love the Zipper.

But I can see where it's not for everyone. The three way motion is quite intense.

[mockmonkey]

36. I was on that in 2006

Never again. My partner lost everything in his pockets and I was sick for the rest of the day. I will never go on rides again. I don't know if it's because I'm older or what, but I was so miserable after that ride.:puke:

[MrSlayer]

38. Yeah you have to either have zipped pockets or leave your stuff with the operator.

Otherwise you'll lose everything. The Zipper is my favorite all time non-roller coaster ride. My buddy and I can get that car spinning nonstop the whole ride. Sorry you had a bad experience.

[Deja Q]

2. Of all the things I've wanted to ride, that ain't one of them...

:spray:

[Ariana Celeste]

4. one of the last rides i've been on

i'm never going on one of those things again :puke:

[Duncan Grant]

13. I can't imagine they were very safe.

I'm sure they were held together with bailing wire and duct tape. :scared:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

5. Only twice in my life has a ride mede me sick...

The other time was after riding this very tilt-a-whirl in Ocean City, after eating Thrasher's fries, well-coated with vinegar. The attendant thought he'd be nice, and give us an extra long ride.

[Duncan Grant]

14. Oh-h-h. With vinegar?

That had to hurt.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

24. The worst thing was

I couldn't just :puke: and get it over with. My stomach and head hurt miserably, my mouth tingled like I was going to lose my stomach any second; but I couldn't.

Mr GoG had to drive us home; and he wasn't feeling that great either...

[uppityperson]

7. I used to love those as a kid, get them spinning so fast! Now?

Tilt-a-whirls make me sick and that makes me sick. Those were great! Squirrel cage ferris wheels. Cool.

[Duncan Grant]

15. I'd probably try it again, if given the chance.

I think my life insurance would cover it. :D

[texas1928]

8. We used to get those things to spinning.

Man, that ride made more people barf, than any other.

[Duncan Grant]

17. We were the same way.

We only barfed for the first few rides, then we settled down and got into some serious spinning.

[Breeze54]

9. I think they're still around

at the traveling carnivals.

[Duncan Grant]

18. Do they still have traveling carnivals?

I haven't seen a carnival in decades. :)

[Breeze54]

22. yes indeed, they do!

:)



Companies operating carnivals in the United States and Canada.
http://members.aol.com/parklinks/carnivals.htm

[gbate]

10. Remember these?

I loved this ride.

[Deja Q]

11. Ever spit when riding in one of those?

I never did, which was probably for the best...

[Duncan Grant]

19. Great ride.

I've seen those in recent years. Still fun... :)

[Breeze54]

23. Isn't that called "The Round-Up"?

Centrifical force makes your feet leave the floor as it spins?

[MorningGlow]

25. The only "scary" ride I've ever been on

Well, except for a 100-year-old wooden rollercoaster, which is a whole different kind of scary.

But The Round-Up...my aunt and uncle, so naive, believed it just went around and around, didn't tilt--they convinced me and my cousin to go on it...luckily we were the only ones on it at the time because we MADE the operator stop it.

Why, yes, we WERE chickenshit 12-year-olds, in fact!

[pokerfan]

34. Picture of my then 7 year-old niece

and her friend riding the Super Round-Up at Silverwood by themselves. I am riding almost directly opposite them so I could take this pic.



http://www.silverwoodthemepark.com/

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29. The Round Up! I like it too.

[AlCzervik]

16. we used to call that ride The Skydiver and yup i've been on them plenty of times

they used have one at the city carnival when i was growing up, we also had the round up, thats where you stood and the floor dropped out.

[Duncan Grant]

21. That was a good one, too.

:hi:

[pokerfan]

35. I'm fairly sure that this is the Skydiver

Like a ferris wheel only your car swings side to side instead of front to back. You have a "steering" wheel that is attached to the frame. You can use it to keep yourself more or less upright or you can use it to spin yourself sick.

[bigwillq]

26. yes, when I was younger

now I hate rides and refuse to go on them.

[Fran Kubelik]

27. Yes. I was terrified.

Never again. :scared:

[RushIsRot]

30. I've ridden one. For some reason, I prefer it to a

FERRIS WHEEL!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

31. Yes, in an amusement park in Japan in 1978

I hated the feeling of spinning around like that but realized that it no longer felt so terrible if I went limp.

[pinniped]

32. No, but my brother did and puked.

Barf-o-fuge-rama

[SeattleGirl]

33. My dad took me on the Zipper when I was in junior high.

Scared the crap out of me! (My dad had a blast!)

[cboy4]

37. "popsicle stick" ....

:spray:

hilarious description!!

[Omphaloskepsis]

39. My dad was a Mechanical Engineer..

He would describe the strength of all the parts and the odds of failure. It was terrifying. I refuse to ride things at the fair. But I will go on the rides at places like Six Flags.

[HuffleClaw]

40. erm, a POPSICLE stick ???

yer not right in the head.