The Enterprise is an amusement ride, manufactured primarily by HUSS Maschinenfabrik in 1972. Thorpe Park is a theme park located in Surrey, United Kingdom. Rides redirects here For the album by Reef see Rides (album, and for the BBC television series see Rides (TV series. HUSS Park Attractions is a company specialising in the development and manufacture of Amusement rides, and is based in Bremen, Germany. [1] The ride was an adaption and improvement of a design produced earlier that year by Schwarzkopf, with an increased passenger capacity and a hydraulic lift arm (as opposed to electro-mechanical). Anton Schwarzkopf (1924–2001 was a prolific and very highly regarded German Engineer of Amusement rides and founder of the Schwarzkopf Industries company which [1] Despite not owning the original incarnation of the ride, HUSS was issued the patent. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an [1]
Enterprises are manufactured by HUSS, Schwarzkopf, and Heintz Fahtze; all sharing the name Enterprise. Both trailer and park versions have been created and in use.
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Design and operation
In the ride, up to two people sit in one of 20 gondolas arranged in a circle, one in front of the other. [1] The ride moves counter clockwise, dispelling a slight amount of centrifugal force. [1] A hydraulically-powered arm underneath the ride then raises and tilts the frame so that the ride is rotating at 87° from the horizontal, transforming the ride from a horizontal experience to a vertical one. [1]
There are no safety restraints; the force applied to the riders is sufficient to keep them pinned in their seats. [1] Most parks and carnivals require riders to be at least 48 inches tall, though it is not uncommon to see restrictions as much as 54 inches or more. The transportable version of the ride racks onto two trailers, the first carrying the wheel, arm, and drive systems while the second is loaded with the gondolas, platforms, and any additional equipment. [1] The first trailer also acts as the base of the ride while in operation. [1]
Variants
Schwarzkopf
The Schwarzkopf version of the Enterprise has sixteen gondolas, reducing the diameter of the wheel. [1] The gondolas are also smaller than the HUSS version. Originally, the gondolas were produced in-house; they were later replaced by gondolas manufactured separately by Reverchon. Reverchon Industries was a developer designer and manufacturer of amusement park attractions that were sold all over the world [1]
Heintz Fahtze
Heintz Fahtze manufactured some 16-gondola Enterprises. The last known operating park model is at Darien Lake, installed in 1983. Darien Lake is a theme park resort located between Buffalo and Rochester in Darien New York, United States, south of the [2] Another portable ride is traveled in New Zealand by Mahons Amusements, loading on 2 trailers complete with backflash.
HUSS
- An expanded version of the HUSS Enterprise is known as the Skylab. This variant consists of fifteen four-person gondolas. [1]
- The Enterprise was the basis for the larger UFO amusement ride. The UFO is an Amusement park ride designed by HUSS Maschinenfabrik in the 1970s based on the company's Enterprise and Skylab amusement rides [1]
Appearances
- Note: Schwarzkopf versions of the ride are indicated with "(SDC)" following the park or operator name. The Heintz Fahtze Enterprise is marked "(HF)".
- Australia - Four Enterprises; The Enterprise at Luna Park Melbourne, Reef Diver at Dreamworld (SDC), one traveling model. Melbourne's Luna Park is an historic Amusement park located on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay in St Kilda, Victoria, which is an inner suburb Dreamworld is a large Theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The fourth is under refurbishment, location unknown. [1]
- Canada - At least three Enterprises, one at Playland, The STORM, at Calaway Park, and several portable models. Playland is an amusement park at in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Calaway Park is Western Canada's largest outdoor family amusement park At least one Skylab, The Orbiter at Canada's Wonderland
- Denmark - One Enterprise, 'Enterprise' at Bakken. Canada's Wonderland is a theme park located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, 30 kilometres north of downtown Toronto. Dyrehavsbakken ( English, "The Deer Park Hill" referred to informally as Bakken ("The Hill" is the world's oldest intact still-surviving
- England - At least four, Black Widow's Web at Lightwater Valley, Zodiac at Thorpe Park, Enterprise at Alton Towers, and a traveling Enterprise owned by Funfair Props. Lightwater Valley is a theme park in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. Thorpe Park is a theme park located in Surrey, United Kingdom. Alton Towers is a Theme park and Resort located in the grounds of a former stately home in Staffordshire, England. [3]
- Estonia - At least one, a traveling model owned by Tivoli Tuur. [4]
- Finland - At least one; Enterprise at Tykkimäki Amusement Park (SDC),[5]
- Germany - Only one travelling Enterprise; Mondlift owned by Zehle. Tykkimäki (translates to Cannon Hill in English) is an amusement park in Kouvola, Finland. [6]
- The Netherlands - Three Enterprises; Enterprice at Attractiepark Slagharen (SDC), G-Force at Walibi World, Spaceloop at Drievliet. Walibi World is a Theme park in Biddinghuizen, Dronten in the Netherlands, owned by European leisure attraction group CDA Parks (part
- New Zealand - One Traveling Enterprise, 'Enterprise' Mahons Amusements"(HF)".
- Israel - One in the Luna Park in Tel Aviv (this is the only mobile built Sky Lab ride that had been travelled in Germany in 1979-1990). Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel
- Scotland - One Enterprise, The Captain's Wheel at Loudoun Castle. Loudoun Castle is a popular Theme park set around the ruins of a 19th century Castle near Galston, in the Loudoun area of Southwest Scotland
- Spain - At least one; La Turbina at Parque de Atracciones, Madrid. [7]
- United States of America[8] - At least seventeen; Enterprise at Casino Pier, Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Valleyfair!, Lake Compounce, Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, the Strates Shows traveling railway carnival, and Murphy Bros. Casino Pier is an Amusement park situated on a Pier (Amusement Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, USA. Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is an amusement and Water park located in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, just outside of Allentown Valleyfair is a 90 acre (05 km² Amusement park located in Shakopee Minnesota, USA and is currently the largest amusement park in the Upper Midwest Lake Compounce is an Amusement park located in Bristol, Connecticut, United States and a part of the neighboring town of Southington Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, located in Louisville Kentucky, is the ninth Amusement park to use the Six Flags name Strates Shows is America's only Railroad Carnival. It travels the United States during a seven-month season transporting personnel and equipment with Exposition; Highland Fling at Six Flags St. Louis (SDC); Screamer at Lagoon Amusement Park; Silver Bullet at the Darien Lake Theme Park Resort (HF); Vertigo at Alabama Adventure; Volcano at Kennywood Park; Wheelie at Six Flags Over Georgia (SDC); Witches' Wheel at Cedar Point; The Orbit at Six Flags Great America (SDC) and Great America California (SDC); Scream Weaver at Carowinds; and Zulu at Worlds of Fun. Six Flags St Louis (formerly known as Six Flags over Mid-America, initialized sfstl) is an Amusement park owned by Six Flags, Inc Lagoon is an Amusement park in Farmington Utah, United States located about seventeen miles (27 km north of Salt Lake City. Darien Lake is a theme park resort located between Buffalo and Rochester in Darien New York, United States, south of the Alabama Adventure is an Alabama Theme park, located off Interstate 20 / 59 in Bessemer, west of Birmingham. Kennywood is an Amusement park near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, in the borough of West Mifflin. Six Flags Over Georgia is a 230-acre theme park located west of Atlanta, in Austell Georgia. Cedar Point is a 364 acre (15 km² Amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, U Six Flags Great America is the Chicago metropolitan area's Six Flags Theme park located in Gurnee Illinois. Carowinds is a Theme park, located adjacent to Interstate 77 on the state line between North and South Carolina, in Charlotte Worlds of Fun (WOF is an amusement park in Kansas City Missouri, United States.
Major Incidents
- May 18, 2007 - An Estonian Enterprise owned by Tivoli Tuur and operating at a carnival in Rakvere caught fire. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Rakvere (Wesenberg or Wesenbergh) is a Town in northern Estonia and the county seat of Lääne-Viru County, 20 km south of the Gulf [4] The ride was in motion, with riders aboard, when the fire suddenly ignited at approximately 11:00p. m. . [9] The ride was stopped and evacuated, but not before injuries were sustained by the riders. [9] 31 patients were hospitalized with first- and second-degree burns, with an additional 10 admitted and checked for possible smoke inhalation. Six burn victims required further treatment, although they had either been released or were due to be released by May 23. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne [4][9] The fire damaged the ride's electrical systems and five of the twenty gondolas. [4] The ride owner suggested arson was to blame, although preliminary investigations found no evidence supporting this. [4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Burton, David. Amusement Ride Extravaganza - Enterprise. Retrieved on 2007-03-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,
- ^ The Flat Joint - Heintz Fahtze Enterprise. Retrieved on 2007-03-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,
- ^ Funfair Props Rides List. Retrieved on 2007-03-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger
- ^ a b c d e "Cause of amusement park fire in Estonia remains unknown", Helsingin Sanomat International Edition, 2007-05-21. Helsingin Sanomat is the biggest Subscription Newspaper in Finland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Retrieved on 2007-06-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins (English)
- ^ TYKKIMAKI AMUSEMENT PARK (2001-07-08). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Retrieved on 2007-03-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger
- ^ Zehle. Mondlift (German). Retrieved on 2007-05-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus.
- ^ Ruchard Bannister (2003). Coaster Trips 2003: Parque de Atracciones Madrid. Retrieved on 2007-03-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger
- ^ According to Amusement Rides Extravaganza, there are 23 HUSS Enterprises in North America; this does not include other manufacturers and may or may not include Canada.
- ^ a b c Roman, Steve. "Investigation into fun fair blaze continues", The Baltic Times, 2007-05-23. The Baltic Times is an independent general interest weekly covering the news business and culture issues of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Retrieved on 2007-06-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins (English)
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