That’s when it happened! It's so much fun, it's so much fun! Safety is a way of life at River City Carnival. It’s always fun! it takes longer than putting up a giant wheel.To add about Fiesta Shows: They just got rid of thier Sky Diver.I am the person who purchased Fiesta Shows Skydiver. Ducharme renewed vows with the Skydiver, a Ferris wheel-like ride, earlier this year — in Florida, a state that currently prohibits same-sex human beings from getting hitched. Instead of a commentary on how the ride is, here is a comment from DoD3 reader Brooke G. about her experience with the Skydiver’s diabolical restraint system. I thought the ride would be fun and scary, but it just hurt. Over the decades through regulations the operators had to tame it down, that’s what I have been told.The first time I saw the sky diver was at a carnival in Virginia Beach.It looked so scary for me being 12 at the time.I would not ride it until.I was 20.I clearly remember the ride operator cranking up The Rolling Stones “Tumbling Dice” loud as hell as it hit top speed.Getting a good ride on one of these is absolutely phenomenal so it’s too bad they can be in such clunky condition but I don’t think I’ve ever felt as giddy as when my friend and I rode this and, going down, he yanked the wheel and we did this crazy vertical spin. I don't take risks like Skydiving. There used to be one at the old Elitch Gardens in Denver, CO in the early 90’s.

Instead of a commentary on how the ride is, here is a comment from DoD3 reader Originally, Sky Diver rides were outfitted with long florescent tube lighting. SH*T! I swear to you, the entire center console where the carnie sits looked like it was being held together by duct tape. Skydiver cars are mounted on a circular frame – like a Ferris wheel – that spin on … Both non-operating.

Beings that we were still loading people, we just sat there with NO way to upright the car and get relief. If you hold on to the wheel and don’t let the car spin mindlessly (and you’ll need your friend’s help for that), it’s actually pretty cool.I want to say though that this list needs the addition of one more WTCR: the Gravitron. It brought back this memory.

I felt a pop then quickly another pop! It actually wasn’t that scary. I was actually looking to see if anyone had a similar experience (broke a rib) on this ride?The DoD3 (formerly the Domain of Death 3) is a personal blog by Brian, a millennial from New Jersey that enjoys theme parks and carnivals, photography, going "down the shore", and bloviating about said topics.Jul 18 | Trip Report: North Brunswick Youth Sports Festival 2019Jun 15 | Trip Report: Corpus Christi Parish Carnival 2019May 15 | Trip Report: Our Lady of Peace Country Fair 2019Nov 23 | Trip Report: Holiday in the Park 2018 – Six Flags Great AdventureWhat I remember about the most infamous water park in history.
Hopefully in time it will run again. It wasn’t a very pleasant experience. Yes, that's a looping waterslide.A look at one of the most well known and wildest rides on the midway.Retro-tastic park map from one year after EPCOT opened its doors. Here’s the vid:This is a fitting choice for number one, all the more so because Chance seems to have retrofitted the pods from the Toboggan for use on this ride. I loved this ride and it deserves this #1 ranking! It wasn't the best deal in the world but was a lot of sentimental value to me. I used to run that ride in the 80s, but I have run a few other as well in the northeast.

it is going to take me a while to get it going. The Skydiver is an amusement ride produced from 1965 to 1987 by Chance Rides, an American manufacturer based in Wichita, Kansas.. Skydiver cars are mounted on a circular frame – like a Ferris wheel – that spin on a front-back axis similar to a barrel roll. Anyhow, I was working on my car the other day, pulling very hard on a wrench w/that same side of my rib cage against the car and pop! The decorations kind of make Sky Diver look like a buzzsaw, and the sight of riders trapped in their cages at odd angles is intimidating to say the least.Sky Diver is a 60s era Chance Rides creation that was seen virtually I have never been on this ride, but I will ride a Sky Diver…one day. I nearly kissed the floor when it was over.I was thinking about putting Gravitron on the honorary list’ I’ve seen some pretty rough looking ones! When Turbolite lighting became popular in the last 70s, many Sky Divers were converted to that style of lightning to eliminate the hassle of tube lighting while freshening up their appearance. Took 3 years, but I finally was tall enough, and must have went on it about a dozen times that first year!I discovered a carnival in Malibu that has one of these complete with the old style lighting scheme I really want to ride it now.OMG yes I remember this ride as a kid.

I still think it is one of the most aesthetically pleasing rides ever created. I’ve been on it many times and I would be receptive to attempting a two hour non-stop on this. The one in the photos has static LED lighting in similar colors to the original Sky Diver lighting package.
However it did not get sold until late February of 2011. The line was always crazy long to get on it because it took them forever to load it and I remember the painful smashing while stuck on it waiting for them to load the rest of the cars.