Top 20 STRANGE & INSANE Carnival Rides

Who doesn't love carnival rides. Today we're looking at the coolest carnival rides out there, be they strange, insane, or both.
0:00 Intro
0:53 The Contact
1:38 The Challenger
2:14 The Tornado
3:00 The Dragon 360
3:41 The Evolution
4:59 The Y Factor
5:57 The Tumbler
6:52 The Rollover
7:47 The Big Shock
8:38 The Swinger
9:26 The Speed 32
10:15 The Tropical Dance
10:54 The Trompo Loco
11:39 The Dschunke
12:44 The Maxxx
13:37 The Inferno
14:18 The UFO
15:04 The Super BARCA VIKINGA
15:47 The STAND UP STAR FLYER
16:37 The Choas Pendle
17:36 Outro
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[@ThemeParkCrazy]

NOTE: His name is Ronald Bussink, not Bussnik.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Please do another video on a same topic as the other insane carnival rides videos but more insane and unique carnival rides like Stampede, Rodeo, The Alcatraz, Hang Ten, among others!

[@Fenrir6543]

Being originally born in Nottingham, I can't imagine that anything like that ever came out of the city! haha Lots of research into these videos, really appreciate the time and effort! La Barca, number 3, often comes to my local Festa Major each year Going today myself to Catalonia's biggest ThemePark, so perfect time for an upload!

[@charlienicklin2850]

Rollover was indeed built by Nottingham UK Ltd, later renamed Eagle Miami Flyers around 2007ish

[@Phoenix_is_a_furry]

I've ridden excalibur, it's intense and will leave you disy.

[@DJDistruxion]

The rollover was built by Nottingham, U.K. who were purchased and renamed to Eagle Flyers. So your research is correct. Also the ride isn’t defunct, the ride still operates just with a standard Miami bench seat.

[@gravestonegaming10]

Sometimes I think about carnival rides… and I wonder, “Why?”

[@louiselanthier5135]

To keep your heart warm with great memories???

[@herbyplayz5813]

To remember how you survived and didnt die on those sketchy feris wheels

[@ZachGrabas]

Maximize profit and vomit.

[@PineappleSquuid]

M o n e y

[@alexmills9223]

Science isn't about Why, it's about "Why not?!" - Cave Johnson

[@JamesonThomas24]

Some of these “rides” are actually torture devices.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Yeah! They’re straight out of Danganronpa!

[@happypizza0256]

11:13 🤦‍♂️

[@magicalwindowshopping7670]

@@happypizza0256 THAT RIDE LOOKS SO BAD. I would hurl. HURL

[@happypizza0256]

@@magicalwindowshopping7670 exactly

[@incredibletoyreviews]

17:06 is basically one

[@ScreamingAllTheTime]

That Danganronpa joke came so out of nowhere and absolutely killed me with laughter lmao

[@djmcdva]

I got freaking shocked and started laughing about it

[@Buvucyxfubvydrztcib]

wheres the timestamp i cant find it 😭

[@imbored5095]

@@Buvucyxfubvydrztcib 8:28

[@Buvucyxfubvydrztcib]

@@imbored5095 thank you!

[@elizabeththemusicalfan2151]

God my brother came into my room thinking I'm choking because I laughted so hard

[@AirtimeThrills]

The stand up pirate ship needs to go in my back yard

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

I'd love one in mine!

[@codybuehrer8099]

Hey airtime thrills

[@carminecdinoproductions]

@@ThemeParkCrazy Totally worth a ride!

[@chaoslemonrollerposting5063]

wish granted but you also get a Skyrush clone in your back yard

[@codybuehrer8099]

@@chaoslemonrollerposting5063 yes he needs a skyrush

[@hollowmm6044]

I swear, TPC does the most research on his vids than any other youtuber

[@BenneLuke]

Technology connections would like to have a word with you...

[@satan6412]

The mostest than any other youtuber

[@fennoscandianmapping7037]

History youtubers would like a word (no offence to TPC they do amazing research)

[@iseneau27]

No!

[@jacobcoburn3269]

Defunctland would like to have a word with you...

[@katashworth41]

The number 19 doesn’t remind me of training for space, it looks like a double ended potato peeler 😂

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

Damn, I should have picked up on that food reference. 😂

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

You’re actually so right.

[@thelostrebel6475]

Trompo Loco should just be “Beyblade: The Ride”😂

[@thesoccergirl30]

In a way, i wish there was a theme park that was dedicated to continuously add onto the park as they continue to add new and unique rides to its park. There are so many incredible rides out there, but you have to travel all over the world to find them. It would be incredible if each country had a park with all the unique rides in one place.

[@arioctober]

Like a museum for rides, but they're all still operating!

[@TheKayasto]

someone should do this as a sort of interactive amusement park museum where you can ride all the rides. and like you said, constant expansions. would be an absolutely HUGE park. would likely have roads to take golf karts on to make getting around the park easier. I bet they'd also put in all sorts of food options as well as a hotel in the park.

[@skycentipede74]

Cedar Point is the closest to that I think. They try

[@zidesce7961]

I had this exact same thought. If multiple people are coming to the same thought independently then there is definitely a market for it. Some investor watching this, TAKE NOTES!

[@Rickmarine1]

Wiener Prater is probably the closest thing to a park with lots of unique attractions. They don't have it all, but they do have the most unique line up of flat rides out of any park I've ever seen.

[@kelath5555]

I cannot stand riding these sorts of rides. But I am endlessly fascinated with them! Thanks to you, I get to experience them from the comfort of my couch, instead of crying, puking, and passing out on any of them.

[@GloomyFish]

same

[@harpieunion5802]

im a ride operator at six flags st louis getting trained for the evolution (xcaliber, as we call it). its only running half its cars. its just so old and being the only one still standing gives us a hard time keeping it in tune, but by the sheer fear of guest reaction if we remove it, shes still going! on average, we have two downtimes DAILY for guest illness. being right next to our turkey leg stand and our spinning coaster, Pandemonium, really doesn't help. does matter though. every ride operator will still recommend it! i know i do!

[@rinetabolden3408]

Was just there yesterday; had to get on. It was fun!

[@Zeta_Beetle_at_Zenkai_Studios]

As the only Evolution I’ve personally ever ridden, Xcalibur was an awesome, unique experience. Or, should I say, Xperience?

[@MILF_slayer666]

That's so cool! I was just there during Fright Fest last year and we had to wait for a while while it was getting worked on before we could ride it

[@gamerincorporated154]

I liked Six Flags saint louis, but compared to the other amusement park rides, Six Flags Saint Louis seems like Sesame Street and the others are Elm Street as in Nightmare on Elm Street

[@ice-giant]

@@gamerincorporated154 as someone who literally grew up in st louis six flags, I agree

[@ciclon5682]

ah yes... the best videogame franchise i think about all the time while at carnivals *Danganronpa*

[@gordonramsae5198]

ITTTTSSSS PUNISHMENT TIME!!!

[@yeahimjustbrianna]

@@gordonramsae5198 *Insert execution music and cutscene*

[@francesca4810]

@@yeahimjustbrianna *junko poses violently

[@atis9061]

I feel like a kid again watching your videos. I was obsessed with theme park rides and collected many books on the subject. Some of these rides are pure art and so exciting and beautiful at once.

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

Wow, thank you!

[@mitchelldoesthings7023]

I do have to commend TPC, as an epileptic I appreciate the disclaimers. (These videos for me are fine, generalised epilepsy is what I've got, stress and tiredness triggers it more so than strobes. 4 years seizure free.)

[@Hannah-lw5zw]

Praise God! Awesome prayers for you to get better. My aunt did so you can to!

[@mitchelldoesthings7023]

@@Hannah-lw5zw I'm officially discharged now. In the clear.

[@Hannah-lw5zw]

@@mitchelldoesthings7023 praise God! So happy! :-) God bless

[@jalenaa6895]

Congrats on being 4 years seizure free!

[@melw3758]

@@Hannah-lw5zw yeah, "god"...

[@StamfordBridge]

Red jacket boy during closing credits (and earlier) is NOT enjoying himself. Sometimes you ride, sometimes you just survive. 😂

[@itscat322]

knowing that peter knows enough about danganronpa to make a reference is deeply unsettling to me

[@coltonandjen]

I mean he made a JoJo reference on another video, he's clearly a man of culture

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Exactly! I’d like to see some Danganronpa rides and attractions like a roller coaster/dark ride hybrid attraction through the high school and some insane spinning flat rides! Maybe an anime themed theme park could include a Danganronpa section called Danganronpa Monokumaland which is a carnival style amusement park designed, owned, and operated by the nasty Monokuma who plans to use the guests as dummies for his intense ride creations!

[@BleachFan9891]

It’s not a real carnival ride until someone yacks up their recently eaten hot dog and cotton candy

[@cdngamer1433]

Facts: i renember when i was 7 this guy threw up on a spinning gravity ride and everyone had to get off

[@emerydoesroblox760]

Lol

[@simmerszalai9196]

though I wouldn't touch the hot dog or cotton candy here in Canada make your run nears the bathroom and I do not mean throwing up...

[@ashes2444]

and that's why I eat after being on the rides

[@jalenaa6895]

@@cdngamer1433 I’d freak out. I have emetophobia ;-;

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

That nausea warning is going to give me nightmares.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Same here!

[@dripaliousbatman]

yeah i was dying lmao

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

Why?

[@CrystalRose7850]

You really gotta admire the art skills of the guys that decorate these rides with nothing but spray paint. The level of precision needed for character painting like that.

[@asalahhh]

I’d honestly love to go on all of these rides.

[@Austin.D]

I'm quite the opposite you wouldn't pay me to go on any of these rides Lol

[@billieseyelashesflewoff]

​​​@@Austin.D the only one i MIGHT not have a meltdown on is the first one.

[@metropod]

"Wouldn't it be great if this came to the US..." That sound you're hearing is OSHA screaming bloody murder...

[@LGN_of.the.hiddenmist]

“the carnival Equivalent of DANGANROMPA” so so good you spit up pink blood got it

[@gravestonegaming10]

“Inspired by space travel”, this is when I notice the background for the ride is the desert…

[@carter3012]

I think that might be for another ride

[@sergioquintero4594]

Star Wars

[@Annie_Annie__]

The one in the video was called Stargate. Stargate was a movie and tv show that involved a lot of Egyptian mythology. Basically the Egyptian gods were actually aliens that came to Earth via Stargates and in the movie the humans rediscovered the Stargate and how to use it. That’s the gist from my shaky memory. But the desert is because of the Egypt connection.

[@gravestonegaming10]

@@Annie_Annie__ k

[@technicolortabby4239]

Roswell. Aliens crashed in the desert 🏜

[@HumanStateOfEmergency]

No better feeling than seeing a ride for the first time! Thank you I appreciate all the work and research that goes into your videos. 💗

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@benjaminfowler-eg5oq]

Jesus rides I love the Iron Man roller coaster

[@DJGive1]

Why does nobody ever cover the classic Zipper? Love that ride and it never fails to please. Long live the Zipper!! 👍👍👍

[@yasminemobley7858]

I was thinking about that one. It's always at the Lee County Fair in Fort Myers, FL.

[@juneohara65]

Honestly I’ve been looking at that ride my whole life and never had the balls to try it. I’m 57 and thinking it may be time. 🤪😵‍💫😅

[@skepeazy5707]

@@juneohara65 I just went on it after all these years of being too scared and it was not nearly as bad as some of the others I've been on, so give it a try

[@xman12009]

I was scared to go on the zipper and accidentally found out I got motion sick with a friend

[@treatwomenright33]

or the graviton, which has several different names around the world. i loved going upside down in it.

[@no_one563]

When I was this early I would watch Theme Park Crazy without re-uploads

[@danthblackwinter8635]

Actually, the "Super Barca Vikinga" exists in Italy, too. On the 23rd of April of every year, here in Ferrara, a small town near Bologna, there's a a carinival fair to celebrate the town's patron, and in this fair the swinging ship with cages is one of people's favourite ride! I used to get a ride on the ship like three times in an afternoon

[@callawaysam11]

The worst experience I ever had on a ride was “The Zipper”. I was in middle school the one and ONLY time I went on it and I just remember screaming the whole time and hoping it stopped! I should’ve held on to the cage bars but I was clinging to the lap bar and felt like I was just tumbling over and over again in a giant wave. Give me a giant rollercoaster over that any day!

[@trinny_y]

Thank gosh I did not go on that when I saw it

[@atis9061]

I loved the Zipper as a kid. I used to stare at pictures of it with excitement when summer came around. They always had it at the county fair.

[@Raccoonciity]

The zipper is my favorite carnival ride!!

[@gemfyre855]

I went on the Zipper once and to balance up the ride one of the ride operators sat beside me in the cage. HE was not into thrill rides and screamed in terror while I laughed all the way around.

[@arioctober]

I refuse to go on that thing because it always breaks down and I do not want to get stuck on it!!!

[@Kitarinki]

14:28 My favorite ride as a kid, the Enterprise. As poor girl living in a small country with not that many rides (let alone exciting ones), the Enterprise was my favorite. I remember once getting on it 7 TIMES in a row, enjoying every second of it. Sadly now, checking the website of the amusement park, they no longer have Enterprise, but instead some chiller version of it. Maybe someday I can hop on one again. ❤️

[@melissawright6851]

Did you ride it at knotts? It’s the only ride I ever cried on in my life. My mom soothed me and we ride again. I’ll never forget kt

[@wasuptime]

ive been on the stand up viking ship!! its so so fun, but definitely not for first time riders. the little kids in my “cage” kept falling and almost knocking over other riders. but id definitely recommend it for flat ride enthusiasts!! (i believe i rode it at a fair in Mexico but i cant be certain)

[@fl0pZ3]

looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen lol

[@dimon22g]

everybody is a first time rider in the beginning

[@Aight__4]

i hate boat ride honestly, i keep only thinking about falling lol. i dont like them any more i think im good!! lol

[@diegoavventura9385]

I’ve been on the stand up pirate ship so many times! It’s one of the most popular ride at funfair in Italy. I’ve also been on the stand up star flyer in Milan. Before it was a normal star flyer then they added cages.

[@TheAnchorArmsChad]

15:19 So it's basically Alcatraz mixed with a Pirate Ship

[@Benjorunner]

Nice content as usual, love all of this insane ride footage 😍

[@SleepyKittenz]

I remember The Swinger being at the Houston Rodeo one year, never got a chance to ride it because it kept breaking down. I remember the design looking absolutely amazing!

[@gamingwithbanned1027]

I've been on The Tornado. Well a knockoff verison called "Avatar". It was really fun! I loved how it just goes in random directions and everytime you ride it you get a new and different experience!

[@ethanowen1416]

Really looking forward to seeing your next top 25 coasters list!

[@beetleboi-ym7xr]

Congrats on 250,000 subs! Ur videos are great!

[@njmaxrocks]

I remember riding #7 at Great Adventure when I was a kid. It was a fun smooth ride. I had completely forgotten about it until seeing this video

[@ThunderDashHub]

Ooh! I rented out Awesome Rides way back when I was little! I loved that VHS. This video alone makes me wanna travel more so I could ride all these crazy rides.

[@drewcorry5056]

Absolutely Loved This Video. Outstanding Job

[@AlexysB]

I'm new to this channel. I love the research and detail you put into your content especially listing the manufacturer!

[@alexb-lu1ev]

15:40 the pirate ship attraction is also present in some funfairs in Italy. I've been in one few years ago

[@Gelaviation]

I would definitely ride the Chaos Pendle, The Evolution and the Speed 32 cause I like high altitude and high intensity thrill rides! Edit: I like the music❤

[@PoopBaronGOAT]

This is probably the most underrated channel on KZbin

[@Susan06239]

watching this a year behind.. awesome vid!! tyty

[@lindseymathias1688]

TPC never disappoints!! What a great video! But something I've always wondered, why are all crazy carnival/festival rides spinning aka nausea inducing??

[@Feelthefelt]

TPC's similies are as crazy as something right out of Planet Coaster.

[@louiselanthier5135]

I love your work, voice and videos! Wow!

[@felsiccanis]

It's awesome hearing Canada's Wonderland mentioned in a video!! I've been on Soaring Timbers and really, you have to be on the outside seats for it to really have an affect, but it's pretty fun!! Way more tame than it looks imo

[@louiselanthier5135]

Wow! Great job handsome!

[@dankiedefoxy7662]

I remember the swinger being at my state fair a few years ago! I never went on it, as I wasn't too into rides yet, but is definitely a sight to see

[@sydneydietrich]

You mentioned little mix and I realized you were a person of exquisite tastes💛 subscribed!

[@FunfairWorldwide]

Nice vid and many thanks ;)

[@jackcapell8471]

That pirate ship with the cage is legit insane like what!? I need to ride that!

[@StarzzyJJASD]

Sounds very dangerous to be honest , especially having nothing to hold you in place could you imagine if some off the people got flung all over the place or into other people on the ride it’s a disasters waiting to happen or worse case seniro some one gets killed terrible ride

[@ohkellno4699]

I geeked out when you mentioned danganronpa

[@the_angry_empath]

Awesome video! I love this series

[@infamouschris8607]

I´d never seen most of this. Thanks!!

[@carminecdinoproductions]

There’s just so many insane carnival rides for everyone to enjoy!

[@imdbtruth]

I rode Excaliber for the first time last week, and I loved it! I was worried that I wouldn't like it, because I don't really like Spinsanity at Six Flags Over Texas, but I think the speed helps on Excaliber.

[@Violent_C]

Wow your videos are the best keep up the work

[@plasmagd3223]

Fun fact: When I was around 8 years old I rode the dragon 360 but was too short too reach the bars to hold on to, I could've most likely died but they stopped the ride because people were complaining too much

[@thequackenscoasterchannel2927]

Always a good day when Peter uploads

[@louiselanthier5135]

Peter has a lovely voice!

[@360coasters]

Agreed, and I don't know why but his voice is soothing

[@davidlins5689]

I love coasters... But these at rides are too crazy for me haha. I'd get so dizzy on most of these.

[@jalenaa6895]

11:21 *”There are PEOPLE in that thing.”*

[@Linaskye143]

I seriously want to ride 17 out of 20 of these. Looks SO FUN.

[@bumsybear]

Cool video. I always feel like I've seen every "unique" ride out there and then another video comes along and I basically know none of them. The Mondial Swinger one (they called it Tomb Raider) was at the NC State Fair a while back so I have a credit on that one. It wasn't too intense, but a ton of fun.

[@rcjew]

Chance Turbo in my opinion is still the #1 flat ride! I rode it in the 70's only once, and to this day it has a lasting affect. It's the only flat I would like to see a comeback! It beats out anything I ever rode!

[@mjyg3058]

This was awsome thank you.

[@jimmythegamer2231]

Bro the Danganronpa reference caught me off guard and was awesome. Loved this video even more because of that.

[@chockfullofmoxie]

I loved Great Adventures Joustabout!

[@BAKU2K2]

All of the ride on this list from "unknown" manufacturers appear most likely to have been made by showmen

[@TopHatJack4970discord]

The evolution looks the funnest out of all of them to me.

[@cozybabe]

great video!!

[@havoc8702]

Idk why I have anxiety watching these.. it's interesting. Haha

[@clevelandbci9562]

My kids made fun of me cuz I couldn't ride the spinning rides without getting nauseous. Then my son hit age 11 and it got him too🤢🤮 They had to literally hose off the ride and him😂😂

[@friendthebarrel154]

My favorite kind of TPC video, I love me some weird rides

[@notacatNAC]

Yay you brought back the crazy music!

[@melskunk]

"Inferno, also known as Airwolf" Me, a Canadian: wait isn't that Soarin' Timbers?

[@jaydenxz]

LOVE YOUR VIDS!!

[@melissawright6851]

Omg that caged pirate ship swing is my bucket list for sure! That’s like a dream come true!!!!!! Bring it bring it bring it!

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

Failed Coasters Request: Shockwave at Six Flags Great America!

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Carnival flat rides are absolutely beautiful and bizarre I really wish more of these ride types were at normal amusement parks

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Yep! The bizarre and insane variety! Right?

[@TheRollingBear]

Great rides! 👍👍

[@AnaisAzuli]

Love these vids!!

[@cristi4n.anderson]

Tornado is known as "liquidificador" here in brazil they're made by unknown manufacturers too, and are very rare, at least where I live

[@cristi4n.anderson]

There's are some "evolutions" here in brazil too One is on Hopi Hari, Park Tupã, playcity, líder park, Ita park, Vitinho park And others you

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

@@cristi4n.anderson Hopi Hari has the rights to DC characters. If they don't name their Tornado "Cyborg Cyber Spin," we riot.

[@cloeprice1953]

I live near St. Louis and just watching the revolution made me want to get ill

[@denniscunningham1647]

On the # 4 ride ...the UFO...there used to be one on Sportland Pier in Wildwood NJ...from 1972 to 1980. I rode it once. So much for my dinner staying down !!!!

[@kaelynnmarion5447]

As someone with epilepsy, I appreciate every time you give warnings. Thank you so much.

[@daisu4151]

no way this guy just made a danganronpa ref

[@DoswarePictures]

He didn’t even say “Despair”.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Indeed! I’d like to see some Danganronpa rides and attractions like a roller coaster/dark ride hybrid attraction through the high school and some insane spinning flat rides! Maybe an anime themed theme park could include a Danganronpa section called Danganronpa Monokumaland which is a carnival style amusement park designed, owned, and operated by the nasty Monokuma who plans to use the guests as dummies for his intense ride creations!

[@DoswarePictures]

@@carminecdinoproductions but why an Anime Park? Danganrompa was a game first.

[@skstonesmith]

When Theme Park Crazy uploads, you have to rewatch all his other videos

[@smittensammy4130]

I would happily strap into all of the above. These just sound fun!

[@abbyw.134]

I was NOT expecting a mention of DR in a theme park vid

[@PineappleSquuid]

It’s so cool how they can pack up these rides and set them back up in a different area

[@gohbejesuschrist1209]

Thanks!

[@izaakz12]

Great video at ride looks like fun 5:34 and this ride too 7:21

[@CarnyJared.]

That was an awesome video! 😄 My dad and I have been in the carnival business for years and I could give you the names of some more crazy weird rides if you’re interested.

[@ThemeParkCrazy]

Sounds awesome! Feel free to email me any pictures/info to [e-mail]

[@kaylawhipple7570]

I have ridden Soaring Timbers and it does seem less intense than how these other ones look (which was also reported by Coaster College in Flat Ride of the Week). Also as a female who is 6 feet tall, it wasn't exactly a comfortable experience, I didn't fit super well.

[@Copperthefox]

As a 6 foot guy I can agree with it being not too comfy but I will say it’s not a bad ride and laid the ground works for tundra twister which is actually pretty good

[@miniwini5901]

My new bucket list to ride all these monsters

[@tobiasholst8946]

This is the best youtubechanel ever i freking love every sinngel video on this super awesome chanel keep it upp

[@Kapottezuiger]

The airbornes arms are swinging arround when you get back to normal speed if you where going full speed it is kinda scary couse you dont expect that but u get used to it really fast