Zamperla Kiddie Rides Information and history - Flat Ride Of The Week 10

[@prettypinkwitchlaura9213]

Really enjoying this series. Got way too excited to see my favourite park Blackpool Pleasure Beach pop up in this one. Also I can hear and understand your friend just fine. Can never understand why there are always comments complaining.

[@generalbacon6955]

Maybe it’s an American thing cause I can understand them just fine and I’m from the uk

[@generalbacon6955]

@Dexter Frebish's Electric Roller Ride I don't know then maybe they just have bad audio quality?

[@BoyRoy18]

I feel your pain hahaha, kiddie rides are not fun to operate. Only if you are manual in control continuisly they are fun. Kids are little davils on these rides. In the Efteling you have little trains that kids need to paddel them self. You as a opperator are there to make sure that mostly in the station nobody gets hurt, while getting in and out, with manual breaks. The rest of the track it is the wild west. Its fun! Kids are kids and they play around, dont lissen, hit the person in the train infrond of them, maybe derail them, and laugh all the time. If they derail the trains and I walk to them to help and I need to be angry, but I cant keep a staight face when I see al of them laughing and smiling. I self have good memmorys on this ride when I was young. XD that whas when I was around they age of 6 and older. I am 23 now ;)

[@welding_guy7524]

My company would punish workers who didn’t show up for set up with kiddie rides for the week..

[@tismejaytee]

Ah yes. Zamperla kiddie rides. The only type of ride that could possibly be better than RMCs.

[@DavidPerez-cf8ju]

Lol

[@Coasters3356]

Have you ever ridden an rmc happy swing? 100/10

[@your.L0cal.jester]

@@Coasters3356 RMC HAS KIDDIE RIDES???? HOW HAVE I NEVER KNOW????

[@bob8mybobbob]

I forgot I was watching in 2x speed and was surprised how fast those rides were whipping around, lol

[@meanstreak205]

"already served my sentence" in reference to planet snoopy lmao .. truth .. that mf place had me missing vengeance metal detectors -__-

[@molestingfood]

Don't worry elot, you'll be sent there when dragster breaks down

[@meanstreak205]

@@molestingfood facts!

[@AmusementLabs]

Fun fact: the whip rides at the Disney parks (Mater's Junkyard Jamboree, Alien Swirling Saucers, etc) are by Zamperla as well.

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Yeah but so was Time Warp at Canada’s Wonderland, easily the worst roller coaster in Canada…

[@ThunderDashHub]

Ah yes, the moment you remember the operator telling you that you're actually too big to get on these rides.

[@Coyotek4]

Loving this series! Episodes I would love to see at some point: (1) Musik Express / Himalaya (2) Tilt-a-Whirl / Waltzer comparison (basically a US-vs-UK thing) (3) 'stick-to-the-wall' rides (Rotor, Round-Up, and of course, Gravitron)

[@davidfrischknecht8261]

Morey's Piers in Wildwood, NJ actually has both a Tilt-a-Whirl and a Waltzer.

[@austingrozier1520]

"I served my sentence in Planet Snoopy" I felt that, those where not good days.

[@christineelmore5923]

I think this is one of my favorite flat ride videos - lots of good memories going to CP with my kids - I remember Camp when it was new - lots of giggles! My kids have both worked at CP - one in the culinary dept and one as a costume supervisor. Ride on!

[@DawsonsMemes]

A flying whip I have always loved a whip but never heard of a flying one

[@Coyotek4]

At Sesame Place, the cars are flying garbage cans (in honor of Oscar the Grouch).

[@cancercentral9997]

Ooh hot.

[@dwarfbunni]

My park just left the unlocked seatbelts dangling from the cars when they didn't have riders lol. Probably not anymore though

[@okumuracosplay8316]

I derailed little train or what we call it at six flags fiesta Texas,”foghorn leghorn’s barnyard railway” 3 damn times. I became a goddamn legend and got the nickname of “kiddie killer”. No one has derailed it but me. This train ride was a pain in the ass to operate. It also was so old that it squeaked and we called it the squeaky bitch.

[@darkride_enthusiast69420]

im not joking when i say barnyard rides are pretty intense

[@JeffreyPiatt]

Nice of Zamperala to film there global marketing footage for the tram at Dorney Park's Planet Snoopy. They got great footage of it passing Hydra and Balloon Race the station is next to the only remaining building from Bernstein Bear county.

[@calibunnyVT]

Oh man, I used to operate probably around half of these when I worked in Kennywood’s kiddieland. Absolute NIGHTMARE for me and I’m sure y’all can attest to how stupid the PARENTS could be with these rides. I once had to emergency stop our rocking tug ride because a mother had decided to try and climb up the exit ramp and stand on the ride platform when the boat was IN MOTION because she wanted a picture of her kids. Could NOT understand why I yelled at her and was forced to stop the ride

[@ZeldaACFan17]

I think you forgot something... One of the rarest and most unique carousels on my bucket list is one actually made by Zamperla... The Musical Carousel, a carousel where you ride on musical instruments. There's one at Kentucky Kingdom and I really want to see it in person...

[@ZeldaACFan17]

I love music and carousels, and I've even had dreams about what a music themed carousel would look like... And now, I know that one exists in the US, and I only just found out about it last year through KZbin

[@haiderodes]

In high school I worked a quite a few Zamperlas (big and small) between MGM Grand Adventures and The Adventuredome in Vegas. Just wanted to share that the Crazy Bus @ Adventuredome (named B.C. Bus) is run in manual mode which made it a bit more fun to operate as hitting start initiated a timer on the panel for you to deliver a 90 second cycle. Also, the doors on the bus used a key lock.

[@44bthknuckles]

Kite flyer is a family ride but sometimes its labeled. A thrill ride,butler amusements puts there kite flyer as a thrill ride.same with the samba balloons

[@paperbucket8071]

How come cedar point has two of everything XD

[@bombsquadbh2277]

It’s because there’s multiple kid zones

[@jstyxx4110]

They often got a lot of their duplicates from Geauga Lake (Formerly SF WoA).

[@coltonandjen]

Cedar Point is the Noah's Ark of theme parks

[@NaniteCity]

I operate a mini jet at a small amusement park in the US, and adults Can ride in the front seat of the plane, at least according to our SOP, however, it does severely limit how high the unit is able to rise. We also have a jumping star model that technically allows for 2 adults to ride. "technically" bc, again, it sort of restricts how the ride operates and it takes a good while for it to climb to the top, and the adult seats are only slightly larger than the the other four. Zamperla kiddie rides are special to me but also a huge pain lol. Like c'mon, no restraints in the lower front kiddie seats of the convoy ride is a recipe for disaster (unless you count the gate with a window just large enough for unsupervised kids to climb out of). so. many. E-stops. Anyways, as always, fantastic video! very neat and informative !!

[@princesskristan]

The crazy bus used to be my favorite ride as a kid! I used to go to this really small theme park called Adventure City which is across the street from Knotts and they had one if I remember correctly

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Canada’s Wonderland has a Crazy Bus ride too it’s called Jumpin’ Jet and it’s airplane themed I’ve been on it!

[@princesskristan]

@@jasminejohnston6393 that sounds really cool and fun

[@dwarfbunni]

We had a sorta scaled up version of the crazy bus at my local park for years until it apparently sold to a Ukraine traveling fair :( we called it the rainbow ride cause it had this scary sun face on the counter weight and the ride was sky themed. It was pretty big though it had a minimum height restriction

[@BassGuitarSlide]

Well that sounds like a "Rainbow" from German Manufacturer HUSS Rides. Those rides are quite rare, I really want to experience it...

[@jenweber2857]

I hear ya on the kiddie swings! I operated that ride at six flags discovery kingdom and it was awful having to check every single seat even with just one rider!! I wasn’t too thrilled with that lol 😂. I love your videos tho!!! Keep up the good work

[@wrestlingandamusementparkl7789]

My home park has quite a few Zamperla. From the happy swings to the monster trucks, to the speed way, to the Ferris wheel even the ballon’s. But now we have the balloon tower.

[@blackhawks81H]

Happy swing, Super happy swing... I wanna ride the ANGRY SWING! lol

[@Rollback_Productions_]

I operated a few of these as well. I worked a Jump Around, Happy Swing, and Kite Flyer at iPlay America in NJ. The Kite Flyer had to be modified to fit inside the building when its on full tilt!

[@lightningbot85]

luna park at coney island is my home park and I think its owned by zamperla cause they only have zamperla rides. so i watched this whole video seeing all these rides i grew up riding lol great vid

[@victoriapschen]

In Malaysia there were a whole bunch of zamperla rides at the theme park genting highlands. Good memories. The outdoor area is all demolished now though.

[@showbizcec4985]

I made it through. Interesting stuff. The series is really improving. I appreciate having input from another person, but he is incredibly hard to understand. You should see if you could get him to record his lines on a better mic.

[@AmusementLabs]

I'm pretty sure the one at great America (formerly Krazy kars) runs the 2 train pattern. The one at sfdk does as well, but just runs all 6 at once.

[@sloviscelery2135]

1) I made it to the end! 2) Nice to learn about the kiddie rides that got me into coasters!

[@coasterboss1654]

What about the zamperla disco an example of that was that 1 ride in india that derailed and u stood up will u talk about that ever?

[@CoasterCollege]

That was not a real disco, and the ride itself is not a kids ride according to Zamperla.

[@dwarfbunni]

I remember going on a version of the jumping star at Knotts Berry farm when i was a kid. I can say without a doubt it was fun as hell!

[@spinningpeanut]

Oh my god we had a crazy bus at the Hollywood Studios park in salt lake Utah! I haven't been in years but it was my absolute most favorite. Nothing like it. Even as an adult is probably have a ton of fun in an upscaled one.

[@foxloaf8843]

awww rockin' tug is like a baby disk'o, how cute

[@cosmoreed3461]

At Adventureland in Iowa, their tea cups ride is actually a demolition derby type ride but with tea cups.

[@supersaiyantravis6962]

Oh wow. I actually thought rockin tug boat was a term for a general ride type rather then a specific model. I learned something new today, thanks!

[@jestervest]

I once got stuck on the top of a Jumping Star. I was alone up there, and at the time, I though I was gonna die. It's a fond memory of mine, and I still ride the very same one I got stuck on when I'm in the area.

[@theunitedflight6487]

I worked a crazy bus at my home park for a day and opening the restraints and closing them was a piece of cake, but it has such a LONG ride cycle and it gets boring after a while, but the parents and kids were happy and so was I

[@GermiesCoasterYard]

Those trains are a supreme pain in the rump. We only had two covered cars instead of four, but the seatbelts were awful to check and we had a bunch of small rules to follow.

[@ConceptualCoasters]

i did it bois. low key my favorite FROTW so far

[@zachcoastercrazy4032]

I really like the kite flyer! I have ridden it at a fair, and it was one of my favorite rides there, of course behind the Roller Coaster and Superloop, the two big attractions I was tall enough to ride at the time. I will say the ride vehicles are very uncomfortable.

[@44bthknuckles]

Its not a kiddie ride its so fast just like the one at rye playland

[@missybarbour6885]

My mom worked at Geauga Lake back in the 90's, crazy that it might be the same rides

[@-abacchus]

Another great video. Interesting to hear your experience with these rides!

[@CoasterCollege]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Durr0694]

I remember when I was a wee lad visiting Camp Snoopy I got scared on the Speedway and started crying while in the car before the ride started forcing the operator to let me out. I apologize to that guy from almost two decades ago.

[@aaronscibelli7078]

I have a very distinct memory of riding a Barnyard ride at Storyland in Glen, NH. That’s kinda a weird family park though, their kiddie/family coaster is by Hopkins 😂and they also have a Gravity Group family coaster

[@bigc1280]

Storyland in Glen NH has a barnyard ride. It is actually pretty fun on the edges

[@Rollback_Productions_]

Great Adventures "Big Red Cars" tracked car ride was removed at the beginning of 2019 sadly

[@jasminejohnston6393]

I like how for the controlled flight ride you used videos of a Thomas The Tank Engine ride (the airplane is a character named Jeremy) and a Fairly Oddparents ride (Fairy Cab)

[@jonathonfreeman9233]

Homepark of Lagoon has installed a ton of these - notably, they've installed everything that parents can ride with their kids as of late (which is way smart for kid rides)

[@perebima]

Did you use footage from the UK, Drayton Mannor Thomas land? That is a childhood memory park for me, I have probably been on all those flat rides, multiple times.

[@3gyptiansn1per]

Ive operated 3 of these rides before at SeaWorld San Diego Jump Around jumping star and Happy Swing jumping star being one of the easiest ones to operate in the park due to the rides restraint system being only a bar happy swing is also an easy one, but the restraint system is a bit complicated, because its 2 lap bars and seatbelts as well and jump around, that was a nightmare of a ride, it keeps breaking down, weather the car is hitting the ground or tripping a safety mechanism inside stopping the ride early

[@mineyvoid1308]

My local summer fair has a scaled-up kite flyer, actually really fun!

[@ilikerollercoasters4757]

My friend operated the kite flyer and he hated it because you had to make sure the kids were laying right and the one he operated had the child safe seatbelts.

[@coolcoastercreations7680]

[4:40] Six Flags Great America runs their’s like that. It is good for capacity, but I think it kinda ruins the ride experience when you have three cars squished by each other when it’s supposed to be an individual car experience.

[@zbfuller]

Beech Bend doesn't even use the brakes on their midi teacups so if you can get it going good, which is stupid easy to do, its hard telling when then ride has actually stopped.

[@colingibbons6404]

I’ve only seen most of these at my church fair every year

[@jordans9524]

WOW I MADE IT THROUGH THE WHOLE VIDEO!!!

[@ratShine19]

I watched till the end lol. Also, great video!

[@matthewl5434]

Do the Zamperla Convoys have connected ride vehicles ever? KBF has something solar but with connected cars

[@FeatheredWingz]

9:11 I'm pretty sure that having & using the foot pedal control for moving the train forward is is mandatory for conductors on real fright trains?? At least, that's what I heard about freight trains here in Canada. The conductor has to have their foot on the pedal at all times, or else, it stops the train via air breaks or something. It's supposed to be a fail safe to stop the train & prevent an accident in case the conductor falls asleep at the controls. But, I heard this years ago in the early 2000s tho; from my mom's friend whose dad was a conductor. Idk if the system has changed.

[@hootowl2112]

Demo Derby and Samba Balloon come in portable models. Wade Shows has them and a Barnyard. I've ran all of them.

[@Rantasalmi47]

i have seen lots of travelling Samba Balloons, is there a transportable copy for example?

[@CoasterCollege]

@@Rantasalmi47 the zamperla model is available as transportable

[@kenneychappuis1853]

There wasn’t any of these kiddy rides when I was a kid. We things like cars without seat belts. LOL

[@fishingharry5285]

I broke the jump around at kings island because of the weight in the car. You now can’t be over 54in to ride. If you look at the bottom of car 3 the paint is scratched pretty bad when it hit the ground.

[@A_Strawberry]

I loved these as a child.

[@Joypyf]

Any idea where I’d be able to find the manufacturers for the SFGAm (Marriott’s) original 1976 kiddie rides?

[@millie5375]

Made it to the end 👌🏻

[@jasminejohnston6393]

I love the Rockin’ Tug (Lucy’s Tugboat at Canada’s Wonderland kids area)

[@WinnerWinnerTurkeyDinner]

Some of the videos are at my park and I quite liked operating them (Drayton manor park)

[@immelmanloop]

At drayton Manor, the flying jet is capable of running a full adult load

[@storm51fromassoluto25]

The convoy pickups remind me of pavement princess trucks Also what was the one with the cars that seem to be the once popular chrysler pt crusier

[@ridemonster189]

Can you do moser speed flip models?

[@Ms3queen]

Wow, Zamperla made a lot!

[@arthur.jaanus]

The rockin tug was introduced in 2002

[@user-pi1xz3xo7g]

have ridden a lot of these a Blackpool pleasure beach

[@WooHoo-itsGaryGnu]

what park has the orange woodie??? You forgot Italian Trapeze and Balloon Race

[@CoasterCollege]

Blackpool pleasure beach

[@HumanStateOfEmergency]

Made it till the end lol. Cool stuff

[@sabrinaleedance]

Aw this is so nostalgic for me

[@adde9506]

Not sure what story you didn't tell, but the all up function could be used if a person entered the ride area while the ride was in motion.

[@existinginaspace8347]

Awww yeee we talking about kiddy rides!!!

[@dindog22]

Can you cover Memphis Kiddie Park?

[@bingotheraccoon]

I didn't mind operating Charlie Brown Speedway, I just didn't like that the ride heights were frustrating to people. You have to be under this height, but if you're under THAT height you have to ride with an adult... But since it wasn't a Disney park, the vast majority of people were decent and didn't throw a fit. But that "Jumping Star" I HATED. It was worse than learning to drive a stick. Let go of the damned key or press the button too soon and you gotta get everyone off, run a cycle, load them back on... Not user friendly. Loved Camp Bus. It was even fun to test ride in the mornings.

[@Joypyf]

Would love to see videos on control panels from you! ☺️

[@CoasterCollege]

lol that would get me fired!

[@Joypyf]

GP To Enthusiast hahaha well I wouldn’t want that! 😬

[@jameslitwin5635]

Do they let you ride the kiddie rides after hours or nah

[@CoasterCollege]

We can test ride most of them before we open.

[@Stephenp503]

I made it to the end. The last one was the aerial ride.

[@welding_guy7524]

My company had a rio grande that came with the figure 8 track ,and we only used the figure 8 at big events.. also the rio grande you operated was different,ours had a start ,stop , and 4 speeds no foot pedal.. I hated when the train would derail .. you also didn’t mention the successor to the rio grande which was the truck stop

[@CoasterCollege]

never heard of the truck stop, its not on Zamperla's website. Thats interesting that the 2 rio grande's are so different. And as you can imagine ours had problems with derailing too, but I chose not to mention that in the video.

[@DZstudios.]

I MADE IT!!!

[@zachcoastercrazy4032]

If you are allowed, can you show us like a day in the life kind of thing operating the rides? I kind of want to see how they are operated.

[@CoasterCollege]

That would get me fired, I can film around a day when I am not "on the clock" and I plan to once parks reopen.

[@zachcoastercrazy4032]

@@CoasterCollege oh, i didn't think of that...

[@jaysonsettle2565]

They made one mobile convoy for all star amusement in il

[@blondejovi8305]

my local mall has one of those trains

[@TotatoC]

Really like your videos!

[@hannes8784]

After 3 weeks i can say: I MADE IT

[@MillenniumForceMan]

I made it thru, were u forced to operate them before the coasters

[@CoasterCollege]

No I operated them when staffing was low in the fall.

[@MillenniumForceMan]

@@CoasterCollege thanks

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Can you do a Flat Ride Of The Week: The Carousel?

[@calebhinton6874]

Love This DAM chancel👍👍👍✌

[@singlerailindustries1763]

Great Video.

[@MathewsCoasterVids]

Best flat rides on earth! 😂

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Thomas The Tank Engine themed rides are fun