Swing Carousel Carnival Ride Set Up

Visiting the carnival grounds to see a few more rides set up. This time we are focusing on the Bertazzon Swing Carousel carnival ride set up.
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This particular model is a Bertazzon GS 11,00/64
This is also commonly called the Wave Swinger, however "Wave Swinger" is actually the version built by ride manufacturer Zierer. (Similar to the way Kleenex is a brand not a product) The main difference between the two is the Bertazzon ride is pushed up with hydraulic cylinders, the Zierer model is pulled up with cables.
I'm fascinated by the way carnival rides are engineered to fold up and stow away for storage and travel and I seem to learn a new trick with each ride.
Thanks to Jay and the crew from Majestic Midways for giving me the opportunity to document the setup of this classic carnival ride.
#CarnivalRides #GloryDaysAmusements

[@PeteRondeau]

🎡Check out all our ride setup videos: kzbin.info/aero/PL9JRE2uksm9u_RKVzyoFI-KzwAYVgMvPD

[@Ashley19927]

Are you planning on doing more set up videos on different rides

[@boblack4461]

Love the videos I've done some set up and tear down on the top spin years ago when the James E straights came in town where I lived

[@PeteRondeau]

@@Ashley19927 As long as I have operators willing to let me record. Majestic has been great giving me the unrestricted access they have provided. I'm grateful for their help in this.

[@Roadhardd]

The engineering that goes into making a traveling flat ride self-contained on one trailer is amazing.

[@cup_and_cone]

Especially when you realize many of these rides were designed before computers, using slide rules and paper.

[@kirgan1000]

Thought it "developed itself" with minimal human labor, then in reality it was more of a lego building kit.

[@DIYGene]

I am absolutely amazed that parts are not lost on every set up and brake down.

[@PeteRondeau]

Every part has a spot. It’s really easy to see if something is missing. You can see a couple shots of the central column that have places where pins are stowed just waiting for that step. The only stuff that really gets lost are the tools. They tend to get shared between rides.

[@mxp2000]

You do an excellent job at documenting these rides. Can't wait for more : )

[@PeteRondeau]

More to come!

[@jonathancook4022]

Wow! What an extraordinary large ride all on a standard trailer. That’s some well considered engineering!

[@PeteRondeau]

I know I was impressed!

[@davefroman4700]

I actually helped set up the older larger version of this back in the day, but it was on 2 trailers back then. One for the actual ride system, and one for the platform and scenery etc.

[@circuittoys]

Amazing video. Hard to believe that entire ride folds down and fits inside a tractor trailer.

[@JMarieCAlove]

The Swing carousel ride has always been my favorite and always a pretty looking ride. Thank you for sharing. 😁

[@user-my7od3wk1x]

That ride is a beauty!

[@PeteRondeau]

it really is!

[@simpsonsj]

Said it before...will say it again...love these build-up videos. Many more rides to see set up, and I hope Pete Rondeau will be there to film it. Thanks Pete for the awesome videos!

[@PeteRondeau]

I really appreciate the continued support!

[@ccabus]

I am always amazed by the videos the time spent on designing and engineering these rides is very impressive. Also the leads on these installs really must know every square inch of this ride to also be able to break it down and get it ready for the road after installing. thank you for documenting this for us viewers to watch

[@PeteRondeau]

Glad you like them!

[@bryanoates9393]

It's always so fascinating to me how all the parts of the ride are folded and stored in the trailer for transport.

[@PeteRondeau]

Me too!

[@murphyeduard7145]

Great video again.

[@richardlee1092]

That is one impressive ride. Involved setup sequence. Everything must done properly.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

This is probably the most in depth build up video I've ever seen on this ride (like all of your build videos). Thank you for this, as it answered a lot of questions I had about the ride.

[@PeteRondeau]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Crazcompart]

Interesting - I had no idea these particular flat rides completely stow into one trailer, as I've only ever taken notice of these up and running at a theme park and always just left it at that! What amazing engineering that goes into this! Thanks for sharing!

[@d4m4s74]

Wow. This is harder to set up and more intricate than many e-ticket attractions.

[@elcheapo5302]

Great video, Pete. Takes a lot of hands to set this ride up. Wow!

[@PeteRondeau]

To be fair, this was the first time of the season the ride was set up and it didn’t have a dedicated crew. So I think they were giving everyone a bit of experience before deciding who was going to crew it for the rest of the year

[@darenworboys7780]

Thanks for recording this, it is far more complex then I imagined Regards Daren

[@Free_Samples]

These videos are incredible. Really makes you appreciate the engineering feats that these rides are! Also the people that take them apart and put them together over and over!

[@ducatimikep]

Thank you Pete. I really enjoy these assembly videos.

[@PeteRondeau]

Glad you like them!

[@paulsmith3452]

I think it's great the amount of detail you show in the build up of these rides,it's amazing engineering how it all fits together.

[@PeteRondeau]

Thank you very much!

[@itstallionman]

Man now that's a cable chain! Thanks for the video. I was always fascinated with the assembly of these rides as a kid. A trip to the fair and I was building rides with Legos for weeks to come.

[@arealassassin]

This is a really good vid on setting up a swing- very detailed shots. I used to assemble and operate one of the first three Zierer Wave Swingers made- a 48 seat version. Trailerised very similarly to this one, it was the first and only travelling Swing in Australia at the time. Some notable differences in this (clearly) later model: l 1) The tower is somewhat thinner, and the two lift rams are on the outside. Ours had a single large ram in the guts of the tower, pulling cables over pulleys similar to how a forklift works. Wear was an issue, and the headpiece broke once, so I can see why this method was changed. 2) Our unit featured a maze of hydraulic plumbing and solenoid valves in the center of the trailer below deck, all operated by a simple Telemechanique computer. Basically all analogue. This is because our carousel and tower motors were hydraulic Char-lins, so there were massive swivel unions in the base of the tower, which leaked constantly whereas this unit appears to be all electrically driven. My old ride was eventually converted to full electric, kinda sad for me as I knew the old hydro system intimately, including having mapped the entire ride cycle in the computer. 3) Our decks lowered hydraulically, they had their own rams. 45 foot diam, which made our trailer overlength according to our road laws then, it also had special dispensation. Nowadays 45' container skells are commonplace. Before the electric conversion, if the computer shit itself or wouldn't cooperate, I could literally operate the ride by manipulating the valves in the deck, and so keep operating (and earning coin) until a fix was implemented. I simply needed my written program, and wristwatch to do it. I performed this job for a few years, back in the nineties, having previously built the only fully portable Wild Chipmunk rollercoaster in the world. Now my Carnie days are well and truly behind me, but i have finally begun construction of a FULLY OPERATIONAL Lego Swing model from memory of how the ride was constructed and worked. Needless to say- it's quite large, nearly 3 feet in diameter across the carousel! I may post to YT once it's completed. Thanks again, it brings back many memories.

[@michaelRFXF]

hey mate im also aussie any chance you still have those mapped files where you mapped the entire ride because I want to make a model of it myself at university.

[@irishfairground]

I have pulled down and built up many rides here in Ireland over the years, but I have never witnessed a Wave Slinger being built up. Great engineering. Great video Pete.

[@PeteRondeau]

Thanks! I'm glad I could share it for you!

[@crazycoasters_5520]

I worked one of these rides at Six Flags over Georgia, the DC SuperVillains Swing. I still work there and I operate Kid Flash Coaster.

[@TesserasNerfRoom]

I always wondered how these giant nuggets collapsed and opened up, awesome!

[@bryangrey4055]

thank you for these videos i was a carny as a young adult for a show out of PA and miss it but on the same hand i like having a steady pay check that dont rely on the weather 😂😂

[@JEdwardBanasikJr]

Thank you for taking your time and travel to film this! That's a lot of work to put together.

[@PeteRondeau]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nerdydev]

thats a whole bunch of scenery

[@tommyhanlon5903]

Amazing takes a team to build it up

[@allensworth79]

I will give credit where its due, I have respect for what we call roadies for these travelling carnivals. There is noooooo way I would want to do that much repetition of a job every so many days. Takedown and Setup.

[@xoxoxoxoxo7997]

Beautiful ride. All the work that goes into this 😮 I'll start taking that into account when I'm complaining about how many tickets it takes to ride lol. The set up guys looked and seemed very professional. Don't be in such a hurry at the end of the set up. Would be nice to see it running for a moment.

[@naderkaddoura9319]

Fantastic video. The technical motion concept of the ride is what is known as the eccentric motion similar to the trabant/hully gully motion . The 20 degree twist at the upper of the column makes up for the innovation and experience of the ride. Subscribed.

[@Gatf4]

Cool video. Nicely put together. Thats way more complicated than I expected

[@telechubby4life503]

This is crazy how 90% of the ride is held together by Carter pins and prayers.... I love it tho, amazing engineering

[@tw1gbo1]

AAA I love these videos so much! I find it so fascinating how they put these rides up and such. I'd love to see a video like this on the Spider/Octopus in the future. Keep it up dude! :)

[@chunkpowers]

As a former Carney of 21 yrs, I never moved a wave swinger, but this is a cool video. I moved a Gravitron and a Flying Bobs. Be safe ya'll.

[@Rustinox]

That was nice. It's really fascinating to see how the ride is installed. Thanks for sharing this.

[@PeteRondeau]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jakehelgoth9540]

The scenery is just spectacular!

[@garylamontagne7230]

Another fantastic video Pete! Please keep them coming!

[@PeteRondeau]

You got it!

[@dennisholtby2140]

Thanks Pete. I absolutely look forward to these videos and always watch for new ones. I continue to be amazed and the engineering that goes into these rides.

[@PeteRondeau]

Glad you like them!

[@SimonLiddo]

Far more labour intensive than I imagined for a modern ride. Brilliant engineering though! Great video 😊

[@user-rs1990]

I still miss riding a Wave Swinger.

[@zentran2690]

Ooooooooh!!!! Ilove how the operator/owner uses giant marble slabs for the support legs!

[@user-fl2wn5zr5z]

great looking scenery

[@marias3387]

WoW This was AMAZING 😮

[@Novaheart1998]

Genius design.

[@janmcguire5268]

Thank you for making these videos. It is fascinating to see how these things work! Your explanations along the way are very helpful, also. I very much enjoy your videos!😊

[@PeteRondeau]

You're very welcome! thanks so much for watching!

[@Jefflantern483]

That is way cool on how the Bertazzon waveswinger is set up from one trailer!🙂🙂 One of my mega fave rides & yup shitloads of fun too!👍👍 The prettiest ride on a midway & enjoyable to ride!👍👍

[@BIGTRUCK7.3]

Really cool video man keep them coming. I find it so interesting how engineers are able to take a big ride like this and make it fold up onto a semi trailer to travel down the road. My local amusement park has a permanent version of one of these rides It is so fun to ride.

[@PeteRondeau]

Thanks! Will do!

[@EricPenn1147]

Nice... I remember doing this... I hated that ride, but good to look back. Thank you...

[@Cloudyyyy88]

Such a good video. Well filmed and explained

[@Newsky79]

This was really cool to see thank you!

[@curiousmichael]

Incredible. Thank you!

[@PeteRondeau]

You're very welcome!

[@scose]

So impressive mechanical design! I would like to see the engineering process at work!

[@tomvoncharon6359]

Is it me, or does this one seem like a LOT of parts. Fascinating.

[@PeteRondeau]

It IS a lot of parts.

[@danielmkubacki]

So Cool! I love this ride!

[@jakjac645]

this blew my mind

[@Iamnot4Sure]

Hey Pete, now that was an interesting set up …. Doesn’t look to hard to set up… thanks for sharing your videos keep them coming…. 😊

[@PeteRondeau]

Thanks 👍

[@arealassassin]

About a day + a couple hours to set up and fully dress. I used to build a trailerised swing similar to this one.

[@chuckh.2227]

Very cool Extremely interesting Keep videos like this coming

[@PeteRondeau]

Will do! Thanks for watching!

[@Cajunadventures]

love this

[@crazyleyland5106]

In Britain we call swing rides Chair - o - planes. We do have the term Waveswinger for this type though.

[@teresaboucher9371]

❤this ride is awesome...I used to love it setup and tear downs when I got it do it was the best experience I've ever been able to do..I miss it...😊 wave swinger is so bitchen..❤❤

[@anthonyhitchings615]

Great video this is awesome

[@PeteRondeau]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DisneyMarkUK]

Brilliant, thank you

[@PeteRondeau]

Thank You!

[@wdsr5]

Love your carnival ride videos. From when I was little i was always fasinated with how they set sup carnival ride. I would spend hours just watching the local carnival rides being set up when they came to town. Can you do a set up video of the Music Express? I've always wondered how that ride was racked.

[@The_Weirdness42]

that is so cool!

[@Survivor1547]

Nice never knew how they Swing ride together on one flat bed trailer.

[@turtlehopper81]

I love watching your setup videos, well... I love watching all your videos. you do amazing work. how long did it take to setup the ride and how does the top of the ride tilt when it's in operation?

[@PeteRondeau]

This took two days to set up, but it was a training session with people who had never set up the ride before. Normally it takes four people 7 to 8 hours. If you notice when they’re raising the central column, the top of it is bent. That’s all there is to it - when the carriage gets pushed up and gets to the top, it follows the bent column. But that’s all hidden under the canvas top so it’s not apparent how it works

[@sonnygower8242]

On a side note.....since you are watching people do manual labor you should buy the next crew lunch! Little ceasers pizza or Double Cheeseburgers will work!!!

[@Joseph-zu5iz]

Now that’s cool

[@djdef5521]

Great video, love seeing the set up & tear downs of the rides. Would love to see a video just like this of the Polar Express (Mack) I believe Name runs it now, but remember when Conklin did. Also would be cool in the videos to tell us about how long it takes to set up & tear downs are. Thanks again

[@PeteRondeau]

I would love to see that myself, or a Reverchon Himalaya. just need to find someone willing to allow me to record.

[@djdef5521]

@@PeteRondeau I was gonna add that in my comment as well. A set up of a Reverchon Himalaya & even an Schwarzkopf Swiss Bob would be amazing. None the less, love the videos.

[@RayPVideos]

I assume one of those bottom panels is a door, otherwise those 2 guys inside are still in there! 😮. This is an amazingly involved setup for a one trailer ride and was absolutely fascinating to watch. Thank you!

[@PeteRondeau]

Absolutely! Someone has to stay in there and peddle! 😂 (That last panel going in has a door.) thanks for watching!

[@huntingclarkson7096]

Hey Pete awesome video as always Just a idea going forward maybe a total set up time at the end would be greatly appreciated

[@roberthollander4522]

guy is setting up and moving heavy metal parts and wearing Crocs. wow.

[@mjamesb66]

Great video. I can't wait for the next one. I too was wondering how long it took to set up as well as tear down. Have you watched any kermis videos from the Netherlands?

[@PeteRondeau]

This took two days to put up but it was a bit of a training situation as none of these people had set this up before. I suspect they can cut quite a bit off this time once everyone knows their job.

[@marcussorenson3380]

super cool it would be intresting to see a dragon wagon coaster get's set up at a carnival

[@PeteRondeau]

I will add that to the list! thanks for watching!

[@sduff7027]

Hi Pete, tip video this wave swonge looks very similar to the one I used to travel with here in the UK. The one I used Ito work on was Italian and was made by lamborghini, I'm wondering if there is a connection do you know?

[@BeerBellyBert]

Excellent video, thank you. I'd be interested to know how long this took to setup, it's got to be one of the most technical builds.

[@PeteRondeau]

Thank you! it was a lot of work to put together. I had multiple cameras running and had captured nearly 20 hours of footage. It took them 2 days to put it up, but they were being trained how to do it. I suspect once the regular crew was picked and they were all familiar with the jobs it would go faster. I've sent them a message asking how long its currently taking them. I'll report back if I hear anything.

[@Cowracer67]

18:52 That poor, old PanelView 300. She looks like she's taken a beating

[@timothyhughes6814]

Nice video Pete. That's one slick ride to set up there. I helped Tom out over the 4th in New Bloomfield .I helped him set up the Ferris Wheel and ran the Octopus all week for hin. How's the rocket ride coming along?

[@PeteRondeau]

I've got some really good progress to report in the new rocket update!

[@michaelcook426]

dude i live in deleware and im a huge fan

[@PeteRondeau]

Thanks!

[@FriendofMineralTown]

These always freaked me out as a kid. I thought you’d just be dizzy from the spinning and I didn’t wanna be sick. I think besides that, there were a few examples in tv and movies where a swing falls off and they go flying. Later on I rode the massive one that’s either in Disneyland or California Adventure, and it was fun, but I also remember it being even larger than a carnival size and the seat would twist a little bit and made it seem like I’d spin all the way around and twist the chain holding the seat. Anyway! No thanks to ever riding one again.

[@bigclivedotcom]

Ah yes, how many LONG days did those multi-circuit Harting connectors cause!

[@PeteRondeau]

Funny you should mention that, there was a connector related issue with the temporary cable that is used for setup prior to installing the igus cable track

[@williamboyle8918]

Do interviews with engineers of these rides. We wanna know how the sausage is made ! Lol

[@PeteRondeau]

I hope to make some contacts in the future that will allow me to do that.

[@gr8white144]

Great video. Always like the set up videos. Do you ever run across the sky wheel (double ferris wheel) set up?

[@PeteRondeau]

I know where there is one in storage, but that is the only one I'm personally familiar with.

[@gr8white144]

@@PeteRondeau would it be in Pennsylvania? Is it possible to get any pictures of it racked?

[@user-fl2wn5zr5z]

I laced canvas many times

[@stj53]

So interesting. Amazing how far up they work without fall/restraint systems. Obviously, these workers are not union. Do crews work several rides during set-ups, or does each ride have it's own experienced crew. How much local crew is used?

[@DrewChverha]

This actually gives me the idea of how the Italian Trapeze innerworkings actually goes at Knoebels. Thank you for showing this

[@PeteRondeau]

You're welcome!

[@DigitalAndInnovation]

Its always a hot topic... but can the mechanics / techs hook up the 3 phase power- or is a dedicated electrician required?

[@timmensch3601]

can you please make a kamikaze set up video if you can I love your videos I was always fascinated about how rides are set up and i loved the fact that they are on semi-truck trailers that is my first love semi-trucks keep em coming!!!

[@PeteRondeau]

If I can find one I'd be happy to!

[@LucasEmanuelbittencourt]

I'm curious to see the rides being assembled, Tornado, Disk'o, Scooter, zero gravity and Alibaba (RockStar) ARM Rides. Please, if you have the opportunity, record it for us. Thanks from Brazil.

[@dcsmooth]

This came from the York Fair. I recognized the route 30 signage at the start of the video.

[@PeteRondeau]

Not this particular one, but in the vicinity. Majestic is based out of Dover and I live near Gettysburg, so while I was driving to Delaware I was heading down 30. The York Fair ride provider for the last few years has been Strates Shows. Their swing is a true Wave Swinger made by Zierer from Germany. The main difference between the swing carousel and the wave swinger is the one is pushed up hydraulically, the other is pulled up with a cable.

[@dananderson3077]

Hope doing ok Pete!

[@PeteRondeau]

Doing good thanks. Trying to finish editing the next video.

[@kram2]

This ride must cost a lot to insure. So many fault scenarios. Fantastic non the less

[@Zeldadude17]

Hi Pete, can you please do Pharos Fury next?

[@tjmilford_01]

U should do a video of the Vertigo, Ring of Fire, Pharaohs Fury, Zero Gravity, Fun Slide, Freak Out, Cliffhanger, Magic Maze, Rock Star, Wacky Shack, Century Wheel & Euro Wheel how they set up

[@comiccoproductions1584]

whens the next ride restoration vid coming out? (also this is so cool to see it being set up)

[@PeteRondeau]

should be back to a more regular release schedule now that this video is out of the way. It took forever to finish it. I had 3 cameras rolling most of the time from different angles so I wouldn't miss anything- the down side of that was that I had nearly 20 hours of footage to go through. We have had some positive progress on the rocket ride and I'm looking forward to sharing it!

[@comiccoproductions1584]

@@PeteRondeau awesome 👍

[@defleppardfan87]

The swing rides always scared me…thinking the chains holding the swings were gonna break

[@crazyleyland5106]

I didn't feel much afraid of that, but I didn't like the idea of the centrifugal force. I used to love riding the kiddie sized Chair -o - Plane as it wasn't too fast, but I didn't graduate to the grown up sized one when I grew too big for the little one. These chair o planes didn't tilt, as a waveswinger does.

[@EM2theBee]

Are they all set up one at a time or are many going up at once?