This is Flat Ride Feature #3! The Tilt-A-Whirl is perhaps the most famous amusement park flat ride, today and throughout history. Most amusement parks have or have had one at some point in time.
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| Waldameer's Tilt-A-Whirl |
First debuted in 1926, the Tilt-A-Whirl was invented by Herbert Sellner. Immensely popular upon its debut, there is estimated to be 600 models across the globe.
Ride Experience
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| The traditional "bonnet" seat |
After stepping onto an undulating metal platform, riders take a seat in one of seven cars. These cars hang off to one side of a circular turntable from a central pivot. On most rides, the seats resemble a bonnet, but on some more modern rides the seats have open backs. Once started, the cars move up and down over small hills as they circle the platform. This results in the seats spinning back and forth around their individual turntables. Depending on the car's weight distribution, the car may spin very few or very many times at varying rates of speed during a ride. Sometimes a complete revolution is made, while other times the seat just rocks back and forth.
Examples in Pennsylvania
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| Idlewild formally had Kennywood's old Tilt-A-Whirl, but it was recently replaced with this model that sits on the old Caterpillar site. |
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| Waldameer's ride sports a very nice red, white, and blue color scheme. |
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| Conneaut's Tilt is a older model that was recently refurbished. |
Source:
https://www.ride-extravaganza.com/intermediate/tilt-a-whirl/
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