Strange Rides

[evilcod]

Just remembered about this ride in Isla Magica Seville when I popped in a couple of years ago.
Nothing usual in itself in that its a Maurer shot & drop tower but the ride operations was something I've never seen before:

Every hour the ride program changes and the thrill level with it, sometimes its a panoramic viewing tower other times a full shot & drop and afew programs in-between. It was walk-on all night so never did find out what happens if you are queueing during a cycle change.

 

[blackholes crow]

Just remembered about this ride in Isla Magica Seville when I popped in a couple of years ago.
Nothing usual in itself in that its a Maurer shot & drop tower but the ride operations was something I've never seen before:

Every hour the ride program changes and the thrill level with it, sometimes its a panoramic viewing tower other times a full shot & drop and afew programs in-between. It was walk-on all night so never did find out what happens if you are queueing during a cycle change.

That needs to be emplyed on others around the world
Using a ride to it's full potential

 

[IDB]

The towers at Parque Warner Madrid run on a rota. But don't have a panorama option.

 

[DiogoJ42]

Traveling zip lines are a thing now?



Looks perfectly safe.

ROSS SWALLOWS ZIP LINE

 

[The_bup]

Traveling zip lines are a thing now?



Looks perfectly safe.

ROSS SWALLOWS ZIP LINE

You really think your feet are gonna crack against the tarmac!

 

[rob666]

Come on Diogo, do keep up.
I remember one off the South Pier at Blackpool about a decade ago, most amusing as the tide came in, he had a queue and kept them going, nothing like a fun splashdown!

 

[IDB]

Traveling zip lines are a thing now?

Mellors has/had one. Someone famously got stuck on it.

 

[pluk]

A water slide, not a ride, but that's a hard no from me.

The Fly Over was an underwater water slide, which is exactly how it sounds, and transported riders from one pool to another using the water as propulsion. Built in 1994, riders dove underwater to access the slide, using gravity to transport them upwa

The Fly Over was an underwater water slide, which is exactly how it sounds, and transported riders from one pool to another using the water as propulsion. Built in 1994, riders dove underwater to...

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[The_bup]

A water slide, not a ride, but that's a hard no from me.

The Fly Over was an underwater water slide, which is exactly how it sounds, and transported riders from one pool to another using the water as propulsion. Built in 1994, riders dove underwater to access the slide, using gravity to transport them upwa

The Fly Over was an underwater water slide, which is exactly how it sounds, and transported riders from one pool to another using the water as propulsion. Built in 1994, riders dove underwater to...

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Who wanted to be Augustus gloop-ed?

 

[Bowser]

A water slide, not a ride, but that's a hard no from me.

The Fly Over was an underwater water slide, which is exactly how it sounds, and transported riders from one pool to another using the water as propulsion. Built in 1994, riders dove underwater to access the slide, using gravity to transport them upwa

The Fly Over was an underwater water slide, which is exactly how it sounds, and transported riders from one pool to another using the water as propulsion. Built in 1994, riders dove underwater to...

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Ha I saw this on Instagram earlier and came to post it! Apparently the water could be released in 5 seconds in the event of an incident but was never used. Curious how that would be activated.

 

[cloudburster]

A water slide, not a ride, but that's a hard no from me.

The Fly Over was an underwater water slide, which is exactly how it sounds, and transported riders from one pool to another using the water as propulsion. Built in 1994, riders dove underwater to access the slide, using gravity to transport them upwa

The Fly Over was an underwater water slide, which is exactly how it sounds, and transported riders from one pool to another using the water as propulsion. Built in 1994, riders dove underwater to...

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That gives me all varieties of the heebies.

 

[pluk]

Ha I saw this on Instagram earlier and came to post it! Apparently the water could be released in 5 seconds in the event of an incident but was never used. Curious how that would be activated.

I imagine when the coroner asked them to empty it.

 

[Poisson]

Absolutely not. That looks like drowning.

 

[John_P]

Quite gutted that wasn't still there when I visited in 2018. Messaged relatives who live near to Duinrell but they don't remember going on it.

 

[Bowser]

Quite gutted that wasn't still there when I visited in 2018. Messaged relatives who live near to Duinrell but they don't remember going on it.

Drowning could well cause memory loss.

 

[DiogoJ42]

Drowning could well cause memory loss.

Good point.

I've also heard that if you drown, it can cause memory loss.

 

[rob666]

Two reports, must be true.