Octopus (ride) - Wikipedia
The Octopus is a type of amusement ride in the shape of an octopus. Six to eight arms attached to a central axis of rotation and move up and down in a wavelike motion via a counter rotating eccentric, while cars at the end of the arms, either attached directly to the arm or fixed on spinning crosses, spin freely or stay in place, depending on ...
Worlds of Fun.Org: 9 Old Rides: The Original Rides from 1973
2013年5月25日 · Dear old Octopus another basic flat ride, in this case a Monster by Eyerly Manufacturing. Though an incredibly common ride, Octopus ties its unique story to its history at Worlds of Fun. It opened in 1973 as the Oriental Octopus, and was located where Bamboozler is today in the Orient section of the park.
Carters - Giant Octopus - First Ever Ride Footage & POV
Join me on my first ever ride on the absolutely stunning Carters Giant Octopus while located at the famous Carters Steam Fair Final Tour at West Wycombe I ha...
Bowes & Son - The OCTOPUS - YouTube
2011年1月23日 · This is the Octopus ride that was bought from Nigel Bowman @ Launceston Steam Railway in 2009. (This was also the video used to sell the machine)This is a Ha...
Old Tyme Funfairs' Blog: The History of the Octopus Fairground Ride
2014年8月22日 · Hayes Fabrication started producing Octopus rides around 1959. Shorter arms meant a machine that was easy to maintain, something which Hayes grasped from an early stage. The machines were also erected with the classic pay-box feature.
The Octopus and the Tent | Danny Forrest
2019年12月4日 · The earliest carnival ride known as the Octopus was built by Lee Eyerly of Eyerly Aircraft Company in Salem, Oregon. It had eight arms with one car per arm that rose up and down, rotated, and spun. It spread across America in the 1930s (Wikipedia).
Oriental Octopus - worldsoffun.org
Oriental Octopus or just Octopus as most have referred to it over the years was an original ride to the park, and the only ride to open with the Orient section of the park in 1973. It was originally located where Bamboozler is today and the queue line structure is almost identical even today.
The Octopus - manchesterhistory.net
The National Fairground Archive web site at the University of Sheffield, says this about the Octopus Ride: "The Octopus ride was built under licence from Eyerly by Lusse at Blackpool, where it is said that 12 machines were created for amusement parks around the end of the 1930s. ...
Octopus - Coasterpedia - The Roller Coaster and Flat Ride Wiki
2024年11月22日 · The Octopus is a type of ride resembling an octopus. It consists of five to eight arms each attached to a central axis, which move up and down. History. The Octopus was developed in the 1930s by the American Eyerly Aircraft Company. [1] The original design consisted of eight arms each with a single spinning car at the end seating two riders.
Octopus - The UKs Largest Brick Fairground
You’ll still find the odd one or two though, mainly at vintage fairs. This model was designed by GDale and has an improved drive mechanism to stand the rigors of a show environment, where models can run for 6 hours or more. This was the first ride to have an electrical slip ring fitted into the old technic turnatable.