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Kieputin at the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland.
Tornado at Dunia Fantasi Jakarta (Zamperla Backflash - Suspended Windshear)

The Top Spin is a thrill ride developed by HUSS Park Attractions and Mondial, and is the generic name for a series of rides from other manufacturers that follow the same principle. The ride consists of a passenger platform suspended between two counterweighted arms. The arms are turned by motors, while the platform typically only has brakes that are engaged and disengaged at various points of the ride cycle. A typical top spin program runs the main arm motors while engaging and disengaging the platform brakes so that it will rotate in exciting ways. The minimum rider height requirement is 54 inches; maximum is 80 inches due to the seat and restraint design. The ride was introduced to the public in 1990 and proved an instant success with European fairgoers.

Ride experience

Huss has designed the ride so that park and carnival operators may choose one of eight preset ride "programs." Most last no more than two minutes and consist of several moderate-speed loops, flips, and face-down gondola "hangtime" before unlocking the gondola hydraulics and swinging the riders back and forth. Some Top Spin rides have the added feature of water fountains which are mainly used at the end of the ride sequence soaking the riders as they are slowly lowered face first into the un-escapable water jets. Cycles can be customized to include more intense repetitive flips and also be under manual operator control. A world record was set with over 100 gondola flips during a cycle with a theme park model in Germany.[1]

Variations

  • The original Topspin concept has two rows of seating with self lowering lap bars and rider spotlights.
  • The Giant Top Spin is a larger version of the Top Spin, seating up to 84 passengers in three rows on the platform. Only one park in the United States featured a Giant Top Spin, The Crypt at Kings Island in Ohio. However, its third row was removed in 2008, reducing the capacity. The ride structure was still larger than any other. It closed after the 2011 season.
  • The Suspended Top Spin is a floorless version of the ride that can hold up to 40 passengers in two rows back to back.
  • The Top Spin 2 is a smaller version of the original, designed for showmen who require a ride that fits onto a single trailer. This version enables the platform to perform almost endless loops. This version tends to have telescoping drum supports to hold the main control arms.[1]

There are also numerous other Top Spin rides that were later developed by other companies as rivals to the Huss versions.

In addition to this, various manufacturers such as Mondial, Moser, Vekoma, and Zamperla make an improved version of the Top Spin where each individual arm is controlled separately; this results in diagonal gondola inversions. Such rides are known by names like "Wind Shear", "Super Loop on Top", "Waikiki Wave Super Flip","Super Nova" and "Discovery".

Installations


The Top Spin was once a common ride at travelling funfairs, particularly in Germany. Over time, many of the travelling versions of the ride have been sold to amusement parks. Huss also makes several models of Top Spin specifically for static locations.

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Name Park Location Manufacturer Model Opened Status
Apocalipsis Salitre Mágico Colombia Colombia Unknown Unknown Unknown Operating
Aqua Spin Heide Park Germany Germany Huss Top Spin 1992 Removed
Bat Spin Funfair Italy Italy Huss Top Spin 2003 Operating
Blast
Formerly Excalibur		 Walibi Holland Netherlands Netherlands Huss Top Spin 2000 Operating
Buzzsaw
Formerly Screamer		 Walibi Belgium Belgium Belgium Huss Top Spin 2001 Operating
Splash Spin Romon U-Park China China Huss Suspended Top Spin 2015 Operating
Cliffhanger Lagoon United States United States Mondial Splash Over 2001 Operating
Demon La Ronde Canada Canada Mondial Roll Over 2014 Operating
Der Twister Six Flags Fiesta Texas United States United States Huss Top Spin 1998 Removed
Desorbitados Parque de la Costa Argentina Argentina Preston & Barbieri Suspended Top Spin Unknown Operating
Double Rock Spin Everland South Korea South Korea Huss Suspended Top Spin 2003 Operating
Ekatomb Hopi Hari Brazil Brazil Huss Top Spin Unknown Operating
Estrugensen Xetulul Theme Park Guatemala Guatemala Huss Top Spin 2002 Operating
Firefall
Formerly Texas Twister		 California's Great America
Geauga Lake		 United States United States Huss Top Spin 2008
1993 to 2007		 Removed
Flying Tornado Jawa Timur Park 1 Indonesia Indonesia Unknown Top Spin Unknown Operating
Galactic Spin Lihpao Land Taiwan Taiwan Huss Top Spin 1998 Operating
Galaxy Twister Galaxyland Canada Canada Moser's Rides Loop On Top 1995 Removed
Galeon Land of Legends Turkey Turkey Unknown Unknown 2016 Operating
Gantu Top Spin Serengeti Park Germany Germany Huss Top Spin 2 1995 Operating
GiraVolta
Formerly Top Spin		 Miragica
Gardaland		 Italy Italy Huss Top Spin 2015
1993 to 2015		 Closed
Hang Time Dorney Park United States United States Huss Top Spin 1998 Removed
Hell's Gate Playland Canada Canada Huss Top Spin 2000 Operating
Huracan Six Flags México Mexico Mexico Vekoma Waikiki Wave Super Flip 1993 Removed
Hurakan Tibidabo Spain Spain Huss Top Spin 1992 Removed
Hurricane Dream World Thailand Thailand Huss Top Spin Unknown Operating
Kieputin Linnanmäki Finland Finland Huss Top Spin 1994 Removed
King Chaos Six Flags Great America United States United States Huss Top Spin 2004 Removed
King Kahuna Kennywood United States United States Huss Top Spin 2003 Removed
King Kong's Spin Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park China China Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
La Tornade La Ronde Canada Canada Huss Top Spin 1997 Removed
Lex Luthor's Invertatron Parque Warner Madrid Spain Spain Huss Top Spin 2002 Operating
Lex Luthor's Invertatron Six Flags New Orleans United States United States Zamperla Windshear 2003 Closed
Luna Swing Space World Japan Japan Vekoma Waikiki Wave Super Flip Unknown Removed
Miner's Revenge Gold Reef City South Africa South Africa Huss Top Spin Unknown Operating
Monster Spin Dragon Park Ha Long Vietnam Vietnam Huss Suspended Top Spin 2017 Operating
Montezuma's Revenge Avonturenpark Hellendoorn Netherlands Netherlands Huss Top Spin 2 1998 Removed
NYC Transformer
Formerly Riddler's Revenge		 Movie Park Germany Germany Germany Huss Top Spin 1999 Operating
Perfect Storm Happy Valley Shenzhen China China Huss Top Spin 2002 Operating
Perfect Storm Happy Valley Wuhan China China Huss Top Spin 2012 Operating
Quake Kentucky Kingdom United States United States Vekoma Waikiki Wave 1992 Removed
Rameses Revenge Chessington World of Adventures United Kingdom United Kingdom Huss Top Spin 1995 Removed
Rampage Adventure World Australia Australia Moser's Rides Maverick 2001 Operating
Ripsaw Alton Towers United Kingdom United Kingdom Huss Top Spin 1997 Removed
Revolution Funfair Germany Germany Huss Top Spin 1990 Unknown
Revolution Parque de Atracciones de Zaragoza Spain Spain Atracciones Lorente Top Spin Unknown Operating
Revolution Funfair Spain Spain Atracciones Lorente Top Spin Unknown Removed
Riptide Canada's Wonderland Canada Canada Mondial Splash Over 2000 Operating
RipTide Knott's Berry Farm United States United States Huss Suspended Top Spin 2004 Removed
RipTide Valleyfair United States United States Huss Suspended Top Spin 2005 Removed
Salto Eram Park Iran Iran Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Formerly Avalanche		 Elitch Gardens United States United States Huss Top Spin 1995 Removed
Splash Over Adventureland United States United States Moser's Rides Maverick 2006 Removed
Storm Morey's Piers United States United States Moser's Rides Super Loop on Top Removed
Talocan Phantasialand Germany Germany Huss Suspended Top Spin 2007 Operating
Terminator Tir Prince Family Funfair United Kingdom United Kingdom Moser's Rides Maverick 1993 Removed
Terror Rack Pleasure Island Family Theme Park United Kingdom United Kingdom Fabbri Tsunami 1998 Removed
The Crypt
Formerly Tomb Raider: Firefall		 Kings Dominion United States United States Huss Suspended Top Spin 2005 Removed
The Crypt
Formerly Tomb Raider: The Ride		 Kings Island United States United States Huss Giant Top Spin 2002 Removed
Thor Thunder Spin Ride IMG Worlds Of Adventure United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Huss Suspended Top Spin 2016 Operating
Thunderhawk Worlds of Fun United States United States Huss Top Spin 2002 Removed
Tidal Wave Flamingo Land United Kingdom United Kingdom Vekoma Waikiki Wave 1993 Removed
Tomb Raider Machine Movieland Park Italy Italy Zamperla Windshear 2007 Removed
Trojan Horse Happy Valley Beijing China China Huss Top Spin 2006 Operating
TopSpin Liseberg Sweden Sweden Huss Top Spin 1993 Removed
Top Spin Astroland United States United States Huss Top Spin 2 2004 Removed
Top Spin Fantasilandia Chile Chile Huss Top Spin 2004 Operating
Top Spin Vidámpark Hungary Hungary Huss Top Spin 2004 Removed
Top Spin EsselWorld India India Huss Top Spin 2012 Operating
Top Spin Parque de Atracciones de Madrid Spain Spain Huss Top Spin 1993 Operating
Top Spin Funfair United States United States Huss Top Spin 1993 Unknown
Top Spin Myrtle Beach Pavilion United States United States Huss Top Spin 2006 Removed
Top Spin Romon U-Park China China Huss Suspended Top Spin 2014 Operating
Top Spin Dreamland Japan Japan Huss Top Spin 1999 Removed
Top Spin Siam Park City Thailand Thailand Huss Top Spin Unknown Unknown
Top Spin Nagashima Spa Land Japan Japan Huss Top Spin 1994 Removed
Top Spin BenyLand Japan Japan Huss Top Spin 2 1995 Removed
Top Spin Dream Park Egypt Egypt Huss Top Spin Unknown Unknown
Top Spin E-World South Korea South Korea Huss Top Spin Unknown Operating
Top Spin Seoul Land South Korea South Korea Huss Top Spin 1997 Operating
Top Spin La Feria de Chapultepec Mexico Mexico Huss Top Spin Unknown Removed
Top Spin Luna Park Tel Aviv Israel Israel Unknown Unknown Unknown Operating
Top Spin Joyland Pakistan Pakistan Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Top Spin FRESH Funfair Germany Germany Huss Top Spin 1993 Operating
Top Spin FRESH Funfair France France Huss Top Spin 1991 Operating
Top Spin Nº1 Funfair Germany Germany Huss Top Spin 1990 Operating
Tornado Dunia Fantasi Indonesia Indonesia Zamperla Windshear 2007 Operating
Tornado F5 Parque Diversiones Costa Rica Costa Rica Huss Top Spin 2010 Operating
Tumbling Waves Quancheng Euro Park China China Unknown Top Spin 2014 Operating
Twister Six Flags Darien Lake United States United States Huss Top Spin 2000 Removed
Twister Lake Winnepesaukah United States United States Moser's Rides Maverick 2016 Operating
Twister Six Flags Great Adventure United States United States Huss Top Spin 1999 Operating
Twister Six Flags New England United States United States Huss Top Spin 1997 Removed
Twister Harborland Ningbo China China Huss Top Spin Unknown Removed
Vortex Sea World Australia Australia Huss Suspended Top Spin 2020 Operating
Vortigo Etnaland Italy Italy Moser's Rides Super Loop on Top 2013 Operating
VooDoo Six Flags Discovery Kingdom United States United States Huss Top Spin 1998 Closed
Waikiki Wave Lotte World South Korea South Korea Vekoma Waikiki Wave 1991 Removed
Waterspin Duinrell Netherlands Netherlands Huss Top Spin 1996 Closed
Wipeout Dreamworld Australia Australia Vekoma Waikiki Wave Super Flip 1993 Removed
Yukan Raft Fort Fun Abenteurland Germany Germany Huss Top Spin 2 2013 Removed

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Top Spin (ride).

References

  1. ^ a b "107 Flips on Top Spin (onride.de)". YouTube. 2007-09-30. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
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