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 centripetal 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.
.jpg.webp)
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 so that its exit aligns correctly with the exit gate. Most require the rider to be at least 42 inches tall.
In the United Kingdom, this ride is commonly known as the Meteor or Meteorite. The first such ride to arrive in that same country was with Rose Brothers in the 1950s and it came from Germany.
Although Hrubetz examples, exist in the United Kingdom other common makers, including Cadoxton and Sam Ward.
There are 70 Round Ups in the United States, 40 in the United Kingdom and 20 in Australia.
New Models
The new portable model, made by Dartron, is known as Zero Gravity. The lighting and appearance has changed and the ride has gone from tire rim drive to direct center gear drive, but its operation remains the same. The title is ironic because, the ride does the opposite of creating the sense of zero gravity, as it only gives off the illusion that there is an increase in gravity.
Another version, also made by Dartron, exists called "Zendar", where the platform tilts on the end of the arm.
Locations
| Name | Location | Opened | Notes | Ref (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Rainbow | Located in Ross, Ohio outside of Cincinnati | |||
| The Black Hole | Located in Springdale and serving festival locations citywide | |||
| Bulls Eye | Located at 1 mile past the Wayne County border in West Virginia | |||
| Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth | First known as Electric Rainbow between 1974 and 1986, then Turbo between 1987 and 1993, then Gordon Gearworks between 1994 and 1998 and finally Grinder Gearworks between 1998 and 2011. | |||
| Riddle Me This | ||||
| Zero Gravity | Replaced Round Up in the mid-2008 season. | |||
| Bamboozler | ||||
| The Revolution | ||||
| Round Up | ||||
| Round Up | ||||
| Round Up | ||||
| Round-Up | ||||
| Super Spiral | ||||
| Round Up | ||||
| Super Round Up | ||||
| Zero Gravity | ||||
| Super Round Up | ||||
| Super Round Up | ||||
| Round Up | ||||
| Super Round Up | ||||
| Super Round Up | Closed | |||
| Cyclone | ||||
| The Genie | ||||
| Nemesis | ||||
| Zero Gravity | ||||
| Zero Gravity | ||||
| Zero Gravity | ||||
| Zero Gravity | ||||
| Zero Gravity | ||||
| Zero Gravity | ||||
| Zero Gravity | ||||
| Zero Gravity | ||||
| The Cage | ||||
| Super Round Up | ||||
| Wave Rider | ||||
| Calkins Midway's Round Up | ||||
Past appearances
| Name | Location | Opened | Closed | Notes | Ref (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite | Later renamed Super Round Up, moved to Idlewild Park. | ||||
| The Round Up | |||||
| Round Up | |||||
| Satellite | Unknown | Located on the north end of the park. | |||
| Halley's Comet | |||||
| The Milk Churn | Unknown | Unknown | |||
| Spinnaker | Replaced by the Tidal Wave Shuttle Loop roller coaster in 1978. | ||||
| Propeller Spin | Situated in the park's former Roaring 20s Airfield section it featured a large propeller spinning in the center. | ||||
| Pharaoh's Eye | 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. | ||||
| Super Spiral | Located where Tilt-A-Whirl is. Removed due to age. | ||||
| Super Round Up | Unknown | Unknown | |||
See also
References
- "Round-Up - Enchanted Forest Water Safari". Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Zero Gravity". West Coast Amusements. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- "New Rides and Facilities To Be Found Found At Hershey Park". The Daily Mail. Hagerstown, MD. April 20, 1968. p. 6.
