The last 4 days of our European romp were spent in Amsterdam I was amazed to find a tremendous carnival setup in the heart of the city in Dam Square directly in front of the Royal Palace I had never seen portable major rides of such dimensions The 24 enclosed tub wheel stood at least 80' tall & the tower of the climbing chair o plane at least 100' (no exaggeration) An immaculate operation with tremendous dark ride & fun house All joints were sparkling trailer mounts with hanky panks & alibis but no flat stores in a completely massive crowd Rides & food doing turnaway biz but not the joints Perfect flight back across the pond to DC for 3 days REALLY great to be back in Dixie (home sweet home) |
Monday, October 29, 2012
From Chic Silber
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RCS (Ray Cammack Shows)has a Grande Wheel just like it...moves on I believe 18 Trucks..sets up in Houston, Del Mar, Costa Mesa, Pomona and Phoenix...Cars have Heat and AC..
There is a Swing Ride here in the States, owned by Tom and Jeannie McDonaugh, That is 210' tall(the seats are actually 164' off the ground) which is billed as being the tallest PORTABLE SWING in North America.
It just finished playing the State Fair of Texas.
Thanks Jim I'd love to see the ring
of commutators that can handle that
much electric power for the tubs
Would also love to watch the setup
I guess it's not from Eli Bridge
There were also several other major
rides that were dwarfed by these
By the way the Royal family doesn't
reside in the Palace but it is used
for many formal occasions & events
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