Flying Scooters

*Air Crow* at Indiana Beach. Note the "No snapping of cables" sign

Flying Scooters, also known simply as Flyers, is an amusement ride consisting of a center post with ride vehicles suspended from arms attached to the center post. The ride dates back to the 1930s and 1940s when Bisch-Rocco manufactured the ride. In the early 2000s, Larson International revived the concept and is the sole manufacturer of these rides.

When the ride is in operation, a motor causes the arms to spin, with centrifugal forces causing the ride vehicles to fly outwards. Each ride vehicle is equipped with a large rudder, allowing riders to control the motion of their vehicle. The minimum rider height requirement is usually 36 inches tall or more.

Cable snapping

Although Flying Scooters are generally considered a mild ride, a skilled rider can "snap" the cables suspending the vehicle, and thus gain a more extreme and out-of-control experience. Snapping is caused by the cables slacking due to quick motions of the vehicle. Snapping is made easier on older and faster Flying Scooters rides such as the Flyer at Knoebels or others manufactured by Bisch-Rocco. Some newer models, such as those manufactured by Larson, are designed to prevent snapping. Snapping is sometimes discouraged due to maintenance and safety reasons, and in the case of some parks, snapping is punishable by the ride cycle being stopped early and the offending rider being removed from the ride.

Installations

Name	Park	Location	Manufacturer	Opened	Status	Ref
Flyer	Knoebels Amusement Resort	United States	Bisch-Rocco	Unknown	Operating	^[1]
Flying Fish	Story Land	United States	Larson International	Unknown	Operating	^[2]
Flying Scooter	Bland's Park	United States	Bisch-Rocco	Unknown	Removed	^[3]^[4]
Flying Scooter	Americana Amusement Park	United States	Bisch-Rocco	Unknown	Removed
Flying Scooters	Erieview Park	United States	Bisch-Rocco	Unknown	Operating	^[5]
Flying Scooters	Stricker's Grove	United States	Unknown	Unknown	Operating
Flying Scooters	Whalom Park	United States	Bisch-Rocco	Unknown	Removed	^[6]
Rowdy Roosters	Canobie Lake Park Palisades Amusement Park	United States	Bisch-Rocco	Unknown	Operating
S.S. Stingray	Jungle Jack's Landing	United States	Unknown	Unknown	Operating
Seabreeze Flyers	Seabreeze Amusement Park	United States	Unknown	Unknown	Operating
Spirit of Kitty Hawk	Frontier Village	United States	Bisch-Rocco	Unknown	Removed
Phantom Phlyer	Kennywood	United States	Bisch-Rocco	1937	Removed
Aerial Joy Ride	Hersheypark	United States	Spillman Manufacturing	1941	Removed
Flying Aces	Lagoon Amusement Park	United States	Bisch-Rocco	1941	Operating
Unknown	West View Park	United States	Bisch-Rocco	1946	Removed
Flying Scooter	Bushkill Park	United States	Bisch-Rocco	1950	Removed	^[3]
Flying Scooters	Playland Park, Justice, IL	United States	Bisch-Rocco	1950	Removed	^[7]
Flying Scooters	Geauga Lake	United States	Bisch-Rocco	1958	Removed
Flying Eagles	Kings Dominion	United States	Bisch-Rocco	1975	Operating
Eagle's Flight	Holiday World	United States	Bisch-Rocco	1976	Operating	^[8]
Flying Scooter	Conneaut Lake Park Euclid Beach Park Old Indiana Fun Park	United States	Bisch-Rocco	1997 Unknown Unknown	Operating
Flying Eagles	California's Great America	United States	Larson International	2002	Operating
American Flyers	Lake Compounce	United States	Bisch-Rocco	2003	Operating
Frontier Flyers	Hersheypark	United States	Larson International	2003	Operating	^[9]
Air Crow	Indiana Beach	United States	Unknown	2004	Operating
Tink's Flying School	Oakwood Theme Park	United States	Unknown	2004	Operating
Woodstock Gliders Formerly Flying Eagles	Carowinds Kings Island Coney Island	United States	Bisch-Rocco	2005 1972 to 2004 1935 to 1971	In storage
Flying Scooters	Camden Park	United States	Unknown	2006	Operating
Flying Aces	Idlewild Park	United States	Larson International	2007	Operating
Dragons Fly	Castle Park	United States	Larson International	2008	Operating	^[10]
Hornet's Nest	Darien Lake	United States	Larson International	2012	Operating	^[11]
Thunderbirds Formerly Flying Scooters	Eldridge Park Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo Fantasy Farm	United States	Bisch-Rocco	2012 Unknown Unknown	Operating
Lakeside Gliders	Michigan's Adventure	United States	Larson International	2013	Operating
Screamin' Eagles	Great Escape	United States	Larson International	2013	Operating	^[12]
Surfside Gliders	Knott's Berry Farm	United States	Larson International	2013	Operating	^[13]
French Quarter Flyers	Six Flags America	United States	Larson International	2014	Operating
Lake Erie Eagles	Cedar Point	United States	Larson International	2014	Operating
Professor John's Flying Machines	Kentucky Kingdom	United States	Larson International	2014	Operating
Winged Warrior	Frontier City	United States	Larson International	2014	Operating
Cedar Creek Flyers	Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom	United States	Larson International	2015	Operating
Kong	Morey's Piers	United States	Larson International	2015	Operating
Woodstock Gliders	Kings Island	United States	Larson International	2015	Operating
Flying Eagles	Canada's Wonderland	Canada	Larson International	2016	Operating
Flying Eagles	Valleyfair	United States	Larson International	2016	Operating
Phoenix	La Ronde	Canada	Larson International	2016	Operating	^[14]
Woodstock Gliders	Worlds of Fun	United States	Larson International	2016	Operating
Wonder Woman Flight School	Six Flags Over Georgia	United States	Larson International	2016	Operating	^[14]
The Mad Mocking Bird	Dollywood	United States	Larson International	2019	Under construction

References

^ Futrell, Jim (17 May 1999). "Not all the good rides are new". Amusement Business. 111 (20): 21.
^ Ruben, Paul (7 May 2009). "Story Land". Park World Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Futrell, Jim (2002). Amusement Parks of Pennsylvania. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0811726711.
^ Futrell, Jim (10 September 2001). "Name change helps Bland's keep up with special sauce". Amusement Business. 113 (36): 53.
^ O'Brien, Tim (25 November 2002). "Attendance increase highlights 57th season". Amusement Business. 114 (47): 9.
^ O'Brien, Tim (12 November 2001). "Whalom Park assets to go on block". Amusement Business. 113 (45): 39.
^ "Playland Park (Justice, Illinois, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
^ Kyriazi, Gary (1 November 2006). "Holiday World: Redefining family entertainment". Park World Magazine. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
^ Barbieri, Kelly (3 February 2003). "Hersheypark prepares for new rides, food". Amusement Business. 115 (5).
^ "Dragons Fly at Castle Park: Larson Scooters now open". Park World Magazine. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Kernels – May 2012". Park World Magazine. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Screamin' Eagles at the Great Escape". Park World: 12. August 2013.
^ "New at Knott's". Park World Magazine. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b MacDonald, Brady (September 3, 2015). "Six Flags unveils new attractions for every park in 2016". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

External links

Cable snapping performed on the Flyer at Knoebels

[1] Futrell, Jim (17 May 1999). "Not all the good rides are new". Amusement Business. 111 (20): 21.

[Story_Land-2] Ruben, Paul (7 May 2009). "Story Land". Park World Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Amusement_Parks_of_Pennsylvania-3] Futrell, Jim (2002). Amusement Parks of Pennsylvania. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0811726711.

[4] Futrell, Jim (10 September 2001). "Name change helps Bland's keep up with special sauce". Amusement Business. 113 (36): 53.

[5] O'Brien, Tim (25 November 2002). "Attendance increase highlights 57th season". Amusement Business. 114 (47): 9.

[Whalom_Park_assets_to_go_on_block-6] O'Brien, Tim (12 November 2001). "Whalom Park assets to go on block". Amusement Business. 113 (45): 39.

[7] "Playland Park (Justice, Illinois, USA)". rcdb.com. Retrieved September 1, 2015.

[Holiday_World:_Redefining_family_entertainment-8] Kyriazi, Gary (1 November 2006). "Holiday World: Redefining family entertainment". Park World Magazine. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

[9] Barbieri, Kelly (3 February 2003). "Hersheypark prepares for new rides, food". Amusement Business. 115 (5).

[Dragons_Fly_at_Castle_Park:_Larson_Scooters_now_open-10] "Dragons Fly at Castle Park: Larson Scooters now open". Park World Magazine. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Kernels_–_May_2012-11] "Kernels – May 2012". Park World Magazine. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[12] "Screamin' Eagles at the Great Escape". Park World: 12. August 2013.

[New_at_Knott's-13] "New at Knott's". Park World Magazine. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[SF_2016-14] MacDonald, Brady (September 3, 2015). "Six Flags unveils new attractions for every park in 2016". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

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