Huss Frisbee/Giant Frisbee Info and History - Flat Ride of the Week 46

[@poppiarlin5612]

The Huss Pirate that I dealt with originally was on 4 trailers. Cliff Lowe always said it that it could be racked on 3. Bingo it was done and very well organized.

[@-abacchus]

I went on one of the inward facing Frisbees a couple of years ago in Skegness, UK. Two things I remember: *A)* It had issues with starting due to the sensors weren't lining up properly. and *B)* I felt sick as a pig by the time I got off!

[@CoasterCollege]

Sounds like a Huss!

[@Coyotek4]

Here's my current wishlist for future FROTW videos (unchanged from last week): Matterhorn / Flying Bobs & Trabant / Hully Gully - these were mentioned in a previous video, and I look forward to seeing them. . Rainbow / 1001 Nacht Paratrooper Orbiter Miami Hurricane . [old-school and/or unique] 'Cuddle-Up' (basically an 'n'th-degree teacup ride) ... I'll never forget the in-the-dark "Iceberg" at Dorney Park Boomerang ... I remember seeing this at Casino Pier a LONG time ago, when I was too young for such things 'Sidewheeler' (or maybe 'Sidewinder') ... looking a bit like the inner workings of a watch, this one-of-a-kind SFGA installation was something to see

[@christianlewis6789]

I'm looking forward most to the Trabant and its contemporaries. I went to Malibu Jack's on New Year's Eve, they had an SBF version of the ride and I was instantly taken back to when I was a little kid at my local cou to fair prior to 2016.

[@christianlewis6789]

I know it's nothing compared to flats like the Matterhorn and Round-Up rides' rotation speed, but that first clip of the original Frisbee... holy moly, that's a fast spin for what the ride is!😮 Also, all the music tracks are well and truly *bops*

[@CoasterCollege]

Thanks, yea the og frisbees really spin good!

[@The_CKY]

I've rode one of the original frisbees by Huss in "Parque de atracciones de Madrid" in Spain, built in 1997, still standing strong. I loved it. It has the tyre drive mechanism original from Huss. We also have a similar ride in "Terra Mítica park" in Benidorm called Synkope which is a Mondial Rides Revolution model, which is their version of the Giant Frisbee from Huss. This one is facing outwards and it's super intense as well. Love both of them.

[@j_reaume5248]

Current original Huss Frisbee rides operating in the US : 1. Frisbee - Gillian’s Wonderland - Ocean City, NJ (This is the former Goetzke Frisbee from Germany that traveled around the US in 2018/19). 2. Xtreme Frisbee - Canobie Lake Park - Salem, NH 3. Tomahawk - Six Flags New England - Agawam, MA 4. Frisbee - Adventureland - Farmingdale, NY 5. Revolution - Six Flags Great America - Gurnee, IL (formerly Pendulum at Six Flags Great Adventure, NJ). Former Huss Frisbee rides in the US: 1. Frisbee - Six Flags Fiesta Texas - San Antonio, TX (scrapped 2015) 2. Taz’s Texas Twister - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - Vallejo, CA (scrapped 2021)

[@joshkund]

Whoa, didn't know they were so rare! As they're so fun to ride!

[@katelynamato5396]

Didn’t know they were so rare adventureland is my home park!

[@j_reaume5248]

You can add 5) Revolution - Six Flags Great America - Gurnee, IL to the former rides list. Six Flags scrapped the ride for 2024.

[@Mrbombs102]

I've ridden both US Huss Giant Frisbees, and the Tomahawk, the old Frisbee that was at Six Flags New England. But I've never been on a Discovery because SFNE always has a 2 hour line for theirs and I haven't been able to justify that wait. Absolutely love these rides. Six flags New England used to run theirs pretty fast, but it started slowing down towards the end of its life.

[@CoasterCollege]

I thought SFNE still had tomahawk?

[@Mrbombs102]

@@CoasterCollege it's still standing but on my last 3 visits in 2019-2021 it's been closed. I'm hoping it's just staffing issues. But SFNE isn't really good at communicating what the hell they are doing. But that thing never has a line and is very out of the way to get to, so it wouldn't surprise me if it doesn't reopen. I could also just have the worst luck with my visits.

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Thank you for the upload and hard work 😊

[@CoasterCollege]

Thank you!

[@Coyotek4]

I remember "Pendulum" at SFGA; I very much enjoyed that Frisbee, and I miss it to this day. I know there's another old-school model in Ocean City NJ, but I have not ridden that one.

[@bobwigg761]

That one is still there at Gillian’s Wonderland

[@MrFlightdeckfan]

Pendulum is still operating! It’s now at Six Flags Great America as Revolution.

[@CMH-aviation]

Good to know when i rode Delirium last year for the first time its the OG huss giant frisbee. And on the Zamperla note i love the endeavour after riding Sol Spin at Kings Island

[@dustmybroom288]

My local park PNE PlayLand has a Huss Frisbee and a KMG Afterburner

[@quentk8886]

5:23 not sure about the speed, but I’ve recorded this with the ride forces app, and it does indeed pull around 4.5 Gs

[@CoasterCollege]

That's interesting to know, now I really wonder about that speed.

[@Thesmokercoaster]

@@CoasterCollege I'm sure that some math nerd would be able to work out the speed from the other stats. Either that or a Chinese preschooler. (Not meant to be racist just a truth that Chinese children are the best in the world at maths.)

[@mikewalker4950]

QuentinDB from Reddit?

[@Kris_Kitten]

Adding this to my bucket list. These rides look like they're fun

[@CoasterCollege]

The giant frisbees are great, the smaller ones look to have intense spinning.

[@astrinymris9953]

OT: What's the ride at 0:02?

[@mikewalker4950]

I have a few force graph recordings from Delerium at KI. The max I’ve gotten is 4.38g, so not far off from the advertised 4.5g. Max negative is -.5. It is very quick spikes though, essentially like a sine wave shaped force graph, unlike coasters that tend to hold their forces for a bit. I didn’t get a speed reading.

[@d4m4s74]

I was wondering if the frisbee at Duinrel was an original. Glad to hear it is.

[@Hasse-swe]

Liseberg in Gothenburg, Sweden has a Intamin swing. I like it and the restrains are minimal.

[@markvolpe2305]

How is this ride compared to a Mondial Revolution Like Psyclone at Canada's Wonderland?

[@jameslitwin5635]

I'm glad maXair is coming back. Cedar Point's flat collection isn't the greatest and it was even weaker without this ride. I know people wanted it to be removed to add space for a roller coaster in Twister's former plot, but honestly I think there already is more space over there than people realize. I think their next coaster is going to be filler rather than an earth-shattering ride anyway, and they'll have even more room if they move Giant Wheel.

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

I’ve ridden Max Air and the one at Kings Island as well

[@5cream5]

r.i.p fiesta texas frisbee gone but not forgotten

[@djmajik862]

there was a huss frisbee at the 2019 erie county fair in hamburg NY

[@VinceHere98]

The first Pendulum ride I’ve been on I believe was Titan at La Ronde, a Zamperla Giant Discovery. I’m willing to get a ride on a HUSS Frisbee at some point in the future.

[@lycanthroperailway]

There's also a huss giant frisbee at Dreamworld amusement park in Thailand Not sure if its 40 or 50 seats tho

[@SnoopyMan6000vids]

I’m Glad that Maxair at Cedar Point is located 45 mins away from my house.

[@CoasterCollege]

Only 15 minutes from mine!

[@humbleAndkind.]

Awesome video! 👏👏👏

[@HerrBjork]

Great video! This is unrelated to it, but I've heard that the wooden coaster Balder in Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden is undergoing major repairs due to a design flaw where water collects under the tracks. Do you know if and how its sibling coasters are affected?

[@davidfrischknecht8261]

I don't remember hearing you guys discuss the Moser Sidewinder rides in either this video or the one about the Discovery. Knoebels Amusement Resort has one called Fandango.

[@CoasterCollege]

With the new format, unless stated otherwise, assume that we will just be discussing the ride in the title. We may mention some popular competing models, but the goal is for every ride to get its own video.

[@gummiebear12386]

It seemed different when it reopened! I was sad I felt like it wasn't as intense

[@christianlewis6789]

Oh geez I've never heard Alex swear on a video😆

[@jackschissler255]

Why has MaxAir been down? My last trip to CP was in 2007 when Maverick came in and I enjoyed MaxAir more than the coasters.

[@timothykaczmarek5871]

MaxAir has been rumored to be removed from Cedar Point, as of last year as an employee, but you know how rumors are! It was down due to problems with the drive motors the first time, and was down last year supposedly for a stress crack somewhere in the structure itself, that's why it was rumored to be removed. Glad to hear it should be operating this season.

[@G.M.C2005]

They have a frisbee at one of the parks I go to (canobie lake park) and I think its a Huss according to Wikipedia

[@HaruMochizukiVT]

I got to ride Delirium at KI this last summer, and honestly, it wasn’t as forceful as I thought it would be. That’s said, I’d say that if maXair has a more intense cycle, maybe Delirium would just be a good starter for anyone up to try out non-inverting pendulum swings…?

[@hatenayousei]

once I went on a ride at a carnival that was like a mini version of this, but it swung back and forth instead of side to side, and the seats were facing outward. the thing is, the operator didn't make sure I was buckled in correctly, and I almost fell out. never. again.

[@zack9777]

I have ridden Tomahawk at SFNE that is a fun ride, HUSS frisbees are fun

[@paulh4700]

There is still a travelling huss frisbee in Ireland

[@medea27]

Interesting... I wonder what the differentiators are when the parks decide whether to get one of these original Huss models versus their competitors like Zamperla? I can appreciate that size, weight & logistics of the mobile models would make something like an Afterburner more attractive... but the permanent models sound very similar (if not identical) in size, capacity, etc. I wonder if there's a notable difference product-wise... or perhaps the decision is mostly price-driven, such as deals with the likes of Zamperla to buy multiple rides? 🤔 (I'm an engin-nerd at heart but also find the business of the amusement industry interesting too LOL)

[@oriolat2]

I was under the impression that there was a second Huss Giant Frisbee at Bonbon-land in Denmark. If not Huss, who is the make of that one?

[@MondoCoasters]

That one is a Zamperla Giant Discovery

[@pokemonfanwsbgalt8574]

Sundail in plaent coaster I thought it was based of one of the discoverys or maxi dance party but nvm

[@Phobos_Anomaly]

You used the phrase "standard candle" which leads me to believe you are an astronomy fan!

[@poppiarlin5612]

There is one portable model in the US

[@CoasterCollege]

Yes, it seems to mostly spend time at parks though, so we counted it as "permanent" for the video.

[@poppiarlin5612]

@@CoasterCollege Actually I just found out there are two. They are a nightmare to setup, tear down and keeping them running. The last time I had any dealings with one was at the South Carolina State fair. There was always something wrong with it. The pirate uses a little bit different drive. Two drives each drive rinds in one direction only and is this shit passes over the drive drops out of place. Then comes back up

[@CoasterCollege]

@@poppiarlin5612 oh that's interesting that there are two. Yea, from what I found researching it seems like the setup/transport of the original frisbee was it's downfall. Interesting that the system is different between the pirate and the frisbee as well, I wonder why they would change the design.

[@poppiarlin5612]

@@CoasterCollege Weight of boat vs the round disk. The one I dealt with also had round weights that were added to each drive motor. Tire first then the weight. It looked similar to a wheel off of a Railroad boxcar. It’s been a few years back but it seems like this was like an aftermarket add on by Huss. I think it’s not just the weights that come with it it is some valves also for the hydraulics. I had to go pick a ride up from a company that does amusement ride refurbish and repairs. They had one set up from a park. They were telling me what was going on and I remember looking at the drive system and I said this diagnosis isn’t difficult. It needs the upgrade kit for the hydraulic drive system.

[@poppiarlin5612]

@@CoasterCollege Cliff Lowe, who moves Michael Woods wheel, Told me he has seen two. They use that wheel to book in to all the major spots Minnesota Texas Oklahoma and I think Wisconsin is one of them.

[@thesaucyslurp]

Ive always called these especially delirium at Ki the white trash magnets. that's where I see all the looney toons tattoos on fat chicks calves at my lovely home park.

[@timothykaczmarek5871]

The ugly assed tattoos are fucking EVERYWHERE. TOTALLY agree with you, but those 'people' are everywhere, because they can 'express their individuality'. Shit, they look like ugly assed walking comic books!!

[@Sokobansolver]

I thought I remembered reading/hearing someone somewhere mentioning Huss being pronounced "Hoos" yet pretty much everyone pronounces it like bus with an H

[@5cream5]

i think Theme Park Crazy

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

The original is super spinny I rode the one at Six Flags New England

[@CoasterCollege]

I really want to ride one.

[@44bthknuckles]

THERE SO MUCH HATE ON THE ORIGINAL FRISBEE CAUSE OF THE SPIN AND PEOPLE SAY THERE NOT THAT INTENSE THE SWINGS.