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The HUSS Swing Around is an amusement park ride formerly manufactured by HUSS. It was HUSS Maschinenfabrik's first ride model, debuted in 1969. It is not manufactured by the company anymore, but there are a handful of known units left around the world. The ride rotates in a circle, and the arms swing out, and then come in. They keep on doing this during the ride, in bigger and bigger increments until the very end, where they all swing out, using pneumatic pressure. Most parks require riders to be 42 inches tall to ride; anyone under 48 inches tall must ride with an adult.


Seats

This ride has 14 seats which can fit two people at most. These rides have a metal bar that goes over both, or single riders. Some rides also have a seatbelt for extra protection, and there are no seat dividers.


Appearance

The ride itself looks circular with the bottom of it smaller than the top. Some of these rides have lights on them, but very little theming to them.


Appearances

*Fjörd Fjärlane—
Worlds of Fun Worlds of Fun is an entertainment complex with more than 235 acres located in Kansas City, Missouri. It is the largest amusement park and water park in the Midwest. Founded by American businessmen Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman, the park opened in ...
, Kansas City, Missouri (Huss) *Ricochet—
Six Flags Great America Six Flags Great America is a amusement park located in Gurnee, Illinois, within the northern Chicago metropolitan area. The amusement park originally opened as Marriott's Great America on May 29, 1976, as one of two theme parks built by the Ma ...
, Gurnee, Illinois (Huss) *Corn Popper—
Darien Lake Six Flags Darien Lake is a 1,200-acre (4.86 km2) amusement park and resort located in Corfu, New York, off of Interstate 90 between Buffalo and Rochester. Six Flags Darien Lake features a theme park, water park, campground and lodging. It i ...
in Darien Center, New York (Huss) *WaveRider—
Calaway Park Calaway Park is an amusement park and campground in Springbank, Alberta, Canada. The park occupies approximately of land, although the amusement park only occupies of it. The park is western Canada's largest amusement park, and is situated app ...
in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Huss) *Apollo—
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is an American amusement and water park located between Allentown and Emmaus, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The park features 64 rides, including six roller coasters, other adul ...
in Allentown, Pennsylvania (Soriani and Moser) *Klockwerks—
Canada's Wonderland Canada's Wonderland, formerly known as Paramount Canada's Wonderland, is a amusement park located in Vaughan, Ontario, a municipality within the Greater Toronto Area. Opened in 1981 by the Taft Broadcasting Company and the Great-West Life As ...
in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada (Huss) *Eier Tanzen—Tier und freizeitpark thuele, in Germany (Technical Park) *Super Swing—Pleasure Garden, in Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan (Unknown Manufacturer) *Super Swing—Enakyo Wonderland, in Ena, Gifu, Japan (Unknown Manufacturer) *Apollo—Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko, in Poland (Huss) *Unknown—Mangyongdae Funfair, in North Korea (Huss) *Swing Up (Traveling)—Various carnivals, Switzerland (Huss) *Swing Around—
Rusutsu Resort The is the largest resort in Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by Kamori Kankō. The resort is famous for its ski slopes but also offers year-round attractions including an amusement park and golf courses. Ski resort The ski resort extends over three ...
in Rusutsu, Abuta, Shiribeshi, Hokkaido, Japan (Huss) *Swing Around— Toshimaen in Mukouyama, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan (Huss) *Kabuki Trucks — Sunworld Da Nang Wonders (Asia Park) in Da Nang, Vietnam (Huss)


Past Appearances

* Cyclone -
Lagoon Amusement Park Lagoon is a privately owned amusement park in Farmington, Utah, United States, located about 18 miles north of Salt Lake City. It has ten roller coasters, five of which are unique; '' Colossus the Fire Dragon'', the last Schwarzkopf Double Loop ...
in Farmington, UT (1985) (Huss) * Swing Around —
Kennywood Kennywood is an amusement park located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, just southeast of Pittsburgh. The park opened on May 30, 1899, as a trolley park attraction at the end of the Mellon family's Monongahela Street Railway. It was purchased in 1 ...
in Pittsburgh, PA (1989–2005) (Huss) * Muddin' Monster Race/Big Ol' Trucks -
Freestyle Music Park Freestyle Music Park, formerly called Hard Rock Park, was a short-lived, music-themed amusement park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Built on , the park was located at the intersection of US 501 and the Intracoastal Waterway. It included part of ...
in Myrtle Beach, SC (2008 - 2009) (Huss)


Successors and Similar Rides


HUSS

The Bee Bee is a newer version of the Huss Swing Around that is usually themed relating to
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. In this version of the ride, the ride features 10 cars that seat two passengers each which are restrained by an overhead lap bar. The noticeable difference between the Bee Bee and the Swing Around is the Swing Around features 14 cars where passengers are restrained by a lap bar which acts as a handle for passengers to hold onto throughout the duration of the ride.


Moser Rides

The Dactylus is very similar to the Huss Swing Around except the ride only features eight cars with a maximum lift of 90° that each seats two passengers which are restrained by over the shoulder restraints. The Moser version also moves in a counterclockwise (anticlockwise) rotation, where the HUSS Swing Around rotates in a clockwise rotation.


SBF Visa

The Airborne Shot operates very similarly to the HUSS Swing Around. The major noticeable difference is the cars where riders are suspended (legs dangling) while seated being restrained by a shoulder restraint throughout the duration of the ride. The Airborne Shot features eight two-passenger open cars with an overall capacity of 16 passengers per ride.


Soriani and Moser

The Apollo (formerly Apollo 2000 from 1984-2006) is very similar to the HUSS Swing Around. However, it is manufactured by Soriani and Moser. The major difference is that there is a globe in the center of the ride and the lap bars are closer to the passengers. One of these is located at
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is an American amusement and water park located between Allentown and Emmaus, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The park features 64 rides, including six roller coasters, other adul ...
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Technical Park

Technical Park markets their Swing Around ride as Apollo 2000. It features 14 three-passenger cars, which is very similar to the Huss Swing Around, except the Huss Swing Around has cars that only seat two passengers. The cars on Technical Park's Apollo 2000 can swing to a height up to 23 feet (7 meters). The ride also rotates clockwise like the Huss Swing Around. The only noticeable difference apart from the three-passenger cars is the style of the restraint, which is an overhead lap bar, used to restrain the passengers throughout the duration of the ride.


Unknown Manufacturers

There are many rides that appear to be similar to the Huss Swing Around which currently have unknown manufacturers. These rides operate in the manner of a Swing Around except they possess features, which make them different than the Huss Swing Around such as restraint styles, car shapes, and the amount of arms on the ride. The Swing Around rides with unknown ride manufacturers will be given the unknown ride manufacturer title until more information is retrieved.


References

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