Monster (ride)

The Monster at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA.

The Monster is an amusement ride manufactured by Eyerly Aircraft Corporation. This ride spins while moving up and down at a slow pace. Each car spins while giant arms move up and down in a circular motion. Riders may experience the feeling of weightlessness when going in the air and coming back down to ground level. [1]

One example of this ride opened in 1970 at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. One of the oldest Monster rides is located at Lakemont Park, Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Another Monster ride is at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota, which is a sister park to Cedar Point. There is a Monster Ride called the Spider in Waldameer in Erie, Pennsylvania. Tom Evans United Shows travels the U.S. and has one known as the Spider. Also, the now defunct Bell's Amusement Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma had one known as the Spider

The Monster and the Spider are 2 different rides. The Spider is an off shoot of the Octopuss, the Octopuss has 8 arms with either 1 or 2 seats at the end where the spider has 6 arms with 2 seats at the end of each arm. The Monster has 6 arms similar to the Spider however it has 4 seats on the end with a rotating arms operated by electric motors this is where the seats are connected