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AndrewJohn 6,565 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 10 hours ago, oakley104 said: Anyone remember the name of this ride? That ride was called "Tom's Twister". They had one in Eureka, MO outside of St. Louis at Six Flags. Was on that ride many times!!! Earlier versions of the "Rotor Ride" date back to the 50's. Some history of the German scientist that created one of the early ones, can be found here: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/rotor-ride-pictures-1950-1970/ OK, we used to do stupid things, like turn upside down, or even spit gum out..., at full speed..., as the floor dropped out from under our feet... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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oakley104 479 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 1/14/2023 at 7:56 AM, AndrewJohn said: That ride was called "Tom's Twister". They had one in Eureka, MO outside of St. Louis at Six Flags. Was on that ride many times!!! Earlier versions of the "Rotor Ride" date back to the 50's. Some history of the German scientist that created one of the early ones, can be found here: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/rotor-ride-pictures-1950-1970/ OK, we used to do stupid things, like turn upside down, or even spit gum out..., at full speed..., as the floor dropped out from under our feet... Found some information that seems to say this ride i was asking abouts name was“Gravatron” . It only killed a few people, so it was not the safest… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitron#Locations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewJohn 6,565 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 15 minutes ago, oakley104 said: Found some information that seems to say this ride i was asking abouts name was“Gravatron” . It only killed a few people, so it was not the safest… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitron#Locations I imagine..., as there's nothing unique..., a number of carnival ride manufacturers made these, and branded them differently..., Here's the "Rotor Ride"..., same thing, different name. Rotor (ride) - Wikipedia It was a link in the Wikipedia article you linked to. Looking in that article, it lists many of the same/similar rides by their own amusement park branded names - including Tom's Twister (closed in 2005). The Tom's Twister in Six Flags Eureka, MO, ride must have been the branded name for Six Flags version of the puke-in-face (one of the things I witnessed! LoL) ride type/design. Lots of "remember when" nostalgia posted on FB, Pinterest and Reddit on the "Tom's Twister." What's interesting is that many of these rides were made by Chance Amusement..., and the one or two still operating today, no longer "drop the floor out" during the ride..., I suppose that is due to the potential of accidents when the floor comes back up, should somehow a rider slide down, ultimately getting pinched by the hydraulics, that would not be kind to human flesh... Reading some of the links, there was the Cajun Cliffhanger at Six Flags in Gurnee, IL up here where I live now..., it was closed in 2000, when two girls were injured... Cajun Cliffhanger - Wikipedia 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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