Frisbee (ride)


The Frisbee is a type of pendulum amusement ride featuring a circular gondola that rotates as it swings back and forth. Riders are seated on the gondola facing inward or outward depending on the model.

Design and operation

A pendulum is suspended between two support frames. Attached to the base of this pendulum is a circular gondola. Riders are seated in the gondola, facing either inwards or outwards. When the ride cycle starts, the gondola begins to rotate. In addition, the pendulum arm begins to through an arc, maxing out between 120° and 360°. Most parks require riders to be at least tall.

Variants

UltraMax

The UltraMax is a type of amusement ride manufactured by Mondial which is like the HUSS Frisbee however passengers face outwards and are sitting one of the four seats on one of the six gondolas as the ride gets higher momentum and eventually starts going upside down. The ride is built with one arm with two supports and then the arm with the gondolas attached. It also uses the same harness as the ones used on the Top Scans.

Installations

NameParkLocationManufacturerModelOpenedStatus
Apollo WheelHappy Valley Beijing ChinaHussGiant Frisbee
Aztec SwingEnergylandia PolandSBF Visa GroupMaxi Dance Party
Beach BlasterBelmont Park United StatesChance RidesRevolution 20
Beach PartyConey Beach Pleasure Park United KingdomKMGAfterburner
Crazy FlywheelJin Jiang Action Park ChinaZamperlaDiscovery
DiscoveryDream Park Egypt
Discovery RevolutionWiener Prater AustriaZamperlaDiscovery Revolution
FreakoutBotton's Pleasure Beach United KingdomKMGFreak Out
Free SwingTongdo Fantasia South KoreaHussFrisbee
FrisbeeNagashima Spa Land JapanHussFrisbee
HurricaneBeijing Shijingshan Amusement Park ChinaBeijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment
Side WinderAdventure Island India
Sonic TwisterGalaxyland CanadaMoser's RidesSidewinder 12
Star FrisbeeStar City Philippines
Super FrisbeeNicolândia Center Park Brazil
Super Gyro SwingHappy Valley Shanghai ChinaIntaminGyro Swing
The RattlerCamden Park United States
The RattlerWild Adventures United StatesMoser's RidesSidewinder2008
ThunderMirabilandia Brazil
TornadoGyeongju World South KoreaZamperlaDiscovery
HurricaneEverland South KoreaHussFrisbee1996
La MáquinaParque de Atracciones de Madrid SpainHussFrisbee1997
FrisbeeSix Flags Fiesta Texas United StatesHussFrisbee1998
Tasmanian DevilSix Flags Discovery Kingdom United StatesHussFrisbee1999
TomahawkSix Flags New England United StatesHussFrisbee1999
FrisbeeSärkänniemi FinlandHussFrisbee2000
Side Kick
Formerly Blazing Saddles
Movie Park Germany GermanyHussFrisbee2000
TomahawkWalibi Holland NetherlandsSBF Visa GroupDance Party2000
Gyro SwingLotte World South KoreaIntaminGyro Swing2001
Mad MillDuinrell NetherlandsHussFrisbee2001
VortexThorpe Park United KingdomKMGAfterburner2001
Black FlyWest Midlands Safari Park United KingdomFabbri GroupBoomerang2002
DeliriumCalifornia's Great America United StatesChance RidesRevolution 322002
MaelstromDrayton Manor United KingdomIntaminGyro Swing2002
PsycloneCanada's Wonderland CanadaMondialRevolution2002
DeliriumKings Island United StatesHussGiant Frisbee2003
Freak OutBarry's Amusements United KingdomKMGFreak Out2003
La RevolucionKnott's Berry Farm United StatesChance RidesRevolution 322003
ManitouLa Ronde CanadaZamperlaNitro2003
The ClawHersheypark United StatesChance RidesRevolution 322003
Crazy Beach PartyPlayland CanadaHussFrisbee2004
Eagle's ClawLightwater Valley United KingdomKMGAfterburner2004
Giant FrisbeeNagashima Spa Land JapanHussGiant Frisbee2004
Revolution
Formerly Pendulum
Six Flags Great America
Six Flags Great Adventure
United StatesHussFrisbee2004
1999 to 2003
SidewinderAdventureland United StatesMoser's RidesSidewinder2004
Sledge HammerBobbejaanland BelgiumHussGiant Frisbee2004
SynKopeTerra Mítica SpainMondialRevolution2004
The ClawDreamworld AustraliaIntaminGyro Swing2004
TondeminaFuji-Q Highland JapanHussGiant Frisbee2004
TyphoonPowerLand FinlandTechnical ParkTyphoon2004
maXairCedar Point United StatesHussGiant Frisbee2005
FrisbeeAdventureland United StatesHussFrisbee2006
Giant DiscoveryChina Dinosaurs Park ChinaZamperlaGiant Discovery2006
FandangoKnoebels Amusement Resort United StatesMoser's RidesSidewinder2007
Flip FlopFlamingo Land United KingdomFabbri GroupTop Swing2007
Xtreme FrisbeeCanobie Lake Park United StatesHussFrisbee2007
SpinSpiderTusenfryd NorwayZamperlaGiant Discovery2009
VepsenKongeparken NorwayFabbri GroupBoomerang2009
YukatanCavallino Matto ItalyTechnical ParkTyphoon2009
Giant DiscoveryKaeson Youth Park North KoreaZamperlaGiant Discovery2010
Luna 360Luna Park United StatesZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2010
Svend SvingarmBonBon-Land DenmarkZamperlaGiant Discovery2010
EreticFestyland FranceZamperlaDiscovery2011
Giant SwingTrans Studio Mini Bandung
inside the Transmart Buah Batu Square
IndonesiaZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2011
ItMorey's Piers United StatesKMGAfterburner2011
NautilusDrievliet NetherlandsKMGAfterburner2011
Black WidowKennywood United StatesZamperlaGiant Discovery2012
The RattlerCamden Park United StatesZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2012
PetirJungleLand IndonesiaZamperlaDiscovery2013
Scream MachineAdlabs Imagica IndiaZamperlaGiant Discovery2013
SpinCycleSilverwood Theme Park United StatesSBF Visa GroupMaxi Dance Party 3602013
Extreme SupernovaGreat Escape United StatesZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2014
StratosfearRainbow's End New ZealandZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2014
CyclosKentucky Kingdom United StatesZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2015
The BeastPlayland CanadaKMGXXL2015
The Riddler RevengeSix Flags Over Texas United StatesZamperlaGiant Discovery2016
Mega Swing 360E-World South KoreaZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2016
XSärkänniemi FinlandZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2016
GoliathAdventure World AustraliaIntaminGyro Swing2017
LokeLiseberg SwedenIntaminGyro Swing2017
Sky-Force
Formerly Pendulus
Flambards
Pleasure Island Family Theme Park
United KingdomHussFrisbee2017
2003 to 2016
TitanLa Ronde CanadaZamperlaGiant Discovery2017
TwisterPark at OWA United StatesZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2017
Wonder Woman Lasso of TruthSix Flags Discovery Kingdom United StatesZamperlaGiant Discovery2017
KlakeGyeongju World South KoreaZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2017
CraZanitySix Flags Magic Mountain United StatesZamperlaGiga Discovery2018
Harley Quinn SpinsanitySix Flags New England United StatesZamperlaGiant Discovery2018
PendulumDreamland Margate United KingdomZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2018
TigerenDjurs Sommerland DenmarkIntaminGyro Swing2019
AxisAdventure Island United KingdomSBF Visa GroupMaxi Dance Party 3602019
PandemoniumSix Flags Over Georgia United StatesZamperlaGiant Discovery2019
ChaosWaldameer Park United StatesZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2019
Joker Carnival of ChaosSix Flags Fiesta Texas United StatesZamperlaGiga Discovery2019
Sea SwingerSeaWorld San Antonio United StatesZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2019
Wonder Woman Lasso of TruthSix Flags Great Adventure United StatesZamperlaGiga Discovery2019
CrazanitySix Flags Mexico MexicoZamperlaGiga Discovery2020
Harley Quinn SpinsanitySix Flags America United StatesZamperlaGiant Discovery2020
CyclonatorPaultons Park United KingdomZamperlaDiscovery Revolution2020

Incidents

In May 2017, greasing material on a KMG Freak Out ride at Barry's Amusements at Portrush in Northern Ireland was dislodged, causing a loud bang and oil to spray over people and the nearby children's rollercoaster. Nobody was injured, but the ride remained closed for the rest of the day whilst park staff investigated.
In July 2017, an 18-year old was killed while riding a KMG Fireball ride that malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair, sending him flying more than 50 feet in the air. Seven others were injured as well. Numerous fairs and exhibitions have either shut down or pulled the Fireball from their attractions in response to the incident. KMG stated that the malfunction was due to a corroded support beam.
In June 2019, a Zamprela Discovery Revolution ride at Waldameer Park & Water World malfunctioned, resulting in the riders stuck upside down for several minutes. There were no injuries.