Are These The Rarest Carnival Rides In America?

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This week we are looking at a collection of what are probably some of the rarest carnival rides in the United States. From the 1940's to the 1980's, Garbrick Manufacturing produced a number of different rides at their shop in Center Hall Pennsylvania. Although they no longer manufacture carnival rides, they still operate them at carnivals on the east coast.
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@PeteRondeau 2 дня назад

Follow our carnival ride restorations here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xyejd7LRKMQ.html

@DIYGene День назад

Great video Pete. Very interesting video. Although the rides look to be in good shape, they seem to be lacking a lot of the old decorations.

@Coyotek4 2 дня назад

In terms of speed, that Flying Saucer ride really reminded me of an Enterprise ... though of course, with these cars, this one could never go to so high of an angle. It does look impressive.

@ThatEverydayEnthusiast День назад

I mean they could if it went faster.

@PeteRondeau День назад

I can see that comparison, yes.

@Coyotek4 2 дня назад

The video marks the first time I've ever heard the name "Nittany" without hearing "Lions" or references to Penn State.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Well, we have a mountain here "Mount Nittany" And the Garbrick family shops sat at the base of that mountain in Centre Hall Pa.

@SixRoundsStudio День назад

That was a fun video Pete! Love the history of old machines.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Thanks Bill!

@lenvonspeedcult517 2 дня назад

I really dig your videos. I own Garbrick Wheel serial No. 1 from 1946. I restored it 5 years ago and we use it for all our backyard parties. I also built a ride I call the "roaster coaster". It's basically a cross between the old Cedar Point Demon Drop and a Zipper. It also has two Go-Go cages and flamethrowers. If you ever are around Detroit, hit me up. Len

@ThatEverydayEnthusiast День назад

:O ARE YOU THE ONE WHO WAS FEATURED IN A SHOW ON AN EPISODE TITLED SOMETHING ABOUT AN “ABUSEMENT PARK?” If so, that ride looks amazing and ridiculously intense. That’s so cool. I wish I could put together stuff like that. The most of anything I’ve been able to build related to any of my hobbies are my two self-designed MIDI busker organs.

@PeteRondeau День назад

I've seen video of the Roaster Coaster, that thing is insane. Glad you stopped by here!

@kennethgustavison1812 День назад

That was AWESOME! I love amusement rides of all types from all times. Everyone is so obsessed with new and fancy ways to spin around, but I really enjoy these old rides too.Thank you so much for posting this. I subscribed and will probably be buying the book with your link.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Glad to have you along! I pretty much focus on the older stuff, mostly prior to 1990, but the older the better.

@elcheapo5302 День назад

Some beautiful classic rides. Nice to see them still doing their thing. Great video, Pete!

@PeteRondeau День назад

Thanks so much! I really am happy that they can keep these rides moving.

@rebelcat420 День назад

I remember a lot of these rides from my childhood. Growing up in central PA, it seems like every fair and carnival had a number of these rides.

@PeteRondeau День назад

well central PA is Garbrick country so not surprising they'd be around.

@SaraAB87 22 часа назад

Flying saucer reminds me of the SDC hang 10, a ride I am hunting for after seeing it at the Erie County Fair in Hamburg NY around 2008. I found the ride sitting in a field in Ohio thanks to the used rides website so it doesn't look like it will be running anytime soon. I've been on a few of these rides, I have a video of the king frolic and a video of the hang 10 but they aren't uploaded at the moment on my channel.

@askjeevescosby2928 2 дня назад

He goes to the carnival and steals parts off the ride 🤣

@scottbrandner6596 2 дня назад

That's me lol even though my dad makes more than 30 bucks a hour.

@Elavator66 День назад

It's like a non-inverting Huss Enterprise!

@PeteRondeau День назад

Yes, a few folks have made that comparison. I agree, it is like a very early enterprise

@SamConran-u7p День назад

Ahh u show it at end garbrick tumble it is never forgot it

@richardlee1092 2 дня назад

Great stuff! Takes me back to county fair kids day!

@dpacyau 30 минут назад

I like that most of these rides are absent the adornments to make the pretty so you can see the mechanisms that drive the rides.

@devospice 20 часов назад

OMG! I have never been on the Roll-O-Plane but I have always wanted to! When I was a kid I was too small to go on it, then when I was finally big enough nobody had that ride anymore. Although my mother told me they were called the Salt and Pepper Shakers. (Unless that was a different manufacturer.) I didn't know any of these were still in operation!

@jayducharme День назад

I used to run a Wisdom Tempest at an amusement park. They were really fragile. The main I-beam was driven by a small chain that was prone to snapping. But I liked the speed control on it. By varying the speed slightly, you could get the tubs to spin mercilessly. 😁

@scottbrandner6596 2 дня назад

Hi! I'm a 10 year old kid that likes theme park rides. My "backyard coaster" is just a wagon down a hill. Sometimes a make a carnival for my family witch the rides are normally just the wagon, a scooter track, and a a shell-shaped sandbox lid that people move around for it to move. Do you have any suggestions for rides that i can set up in less than 40 mins?

@davefroman4700 День назад

I used to love going to fun fairs and carnivals. Then I went to Europe and saw theirs and it just ruined it for me. The showmen over there really dress up the rides and add a lot of lights, scenery, lasers, smoke shows you name it. Even the food and games are better.

@johngentil1835 2 дня назад

Hi Pete! This has to be one of my favorite videos you've put together. I truly believe the older rides may look tame but can feel quite intense and scary, even the kiddy rides. I'm a huge fan of a good ol' Cobra/Viper and the Octopus of old. What really made this video special was the grandkids experiencing these old rides with dad and grandpa. Keep upthe good work.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Thanks so much, I'm glad to hear you appreciated it!

@gregmalin6892 День назад

Another great video! Nice to see these old rides in operation. I've seen an Allan herschell helicopter ride before here in Cape breton Nova scotia a number of years back. The kids rode it, and at the same carnival, we rode a king frolic. Great to see these rides!

@theshowersinger6681 День назад

Eyerly Roll-o-Plane is my favorite ride of all time. I love when it lifted to the rolls were to each side, it felt so out of control crashing from side to side against fellow passengers and laughing.

@SamConran-u7p День назад

When I was a kid in Blackpool I remember a roundabout ride where u sit in a cage thing and it it spun u 360 bit like the one u show but closer to ground

@jf9488 День назад

The flying saucer tubs are supposed to be space ships, UFOs.

@izzynutz2000 День назад

I have set up and ran and torn down both the Hustler and a tempest in my opinion The Tempest is a better ride

@darrennorman1108 День назад

Roller plane is called dive bomber in England great video some lovely older rides

@GhostRider50918 2 дня назад

Nice how cool those are classic amusement

@OutdoorsWithShawn День назад

A few rare rides I've seen & rode are a rim driven Rock O Plane, Fly O Plane, Hrubetz Fireball, King Frolic, Hustler, and Huss Flipper. I mat be wrong, but I think the Brookhaven Exchange Club has a King Rocket ride. I may be able to get to their fall carnival to verify that in October.

@PeteRondeau День назад

A rim driven Rock-o-plane is a rarity. The only one i've ever seen was for sale earlier this month in Texas.

@davidchristensen6908 День назад

Thank you I enjoyed the video. As always.

@ytzpilot 20 часов назад

The spinner is just a seatbelt that’s awesome 😂

@davefroman4700 День назад

Flying saucer reminds me of an early enterprise.

@orvudsstudios День назад

Can't wait to see the Tempest setup vid, always been curious about that one, a personal favorite. Ever run into a Chance Radar? We had one here at the county fair back in the 90's but it just vanished into history, sadly... Wish it'd make a comeback somewhere!

@PeteRondeau День назад

Unfortunately, I have not seen a radar.

@gjacobson76 День назад

I have been watching and enjoying your videos for a while. I wanted to tell you about Little Amerrika in Marshall, Wisconsin. We really enjoy taking our children there. They have some vintage rides and the longest narrow gage railroad ( about 3miles). They have a machine shop and build train engines. You should look into it and try to go there to do a video and possibly an interview. They have a campground and you can ride the train to the ride grounds. They are responsible priced and have a friendly staff.

@PeteRondeau День назад

I've never been there, but Carpetbagger had a video about it earlier this year and my comment was "The selection of rides at this park appear to be right up my alley"

@Coyotek4 2 дня назад

I have to assume you have been to Knoebels at some point ... and if not, you *really* need to go. They have both a Roll-o-Plane (dubbed "Satelite") that still gets to horizontal during the ride cycle *and* a Merry Mixer. They also have a Tumbler (dubbed "Looper") ... honestly, I never thought I'd see those tubs on a Ferris wheel like in the video.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Yes, I have spent quite a bit of time at Knoebels.

@darrelc6746 День назад

These are cool pieces i never seen them before.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Glad I could share them!

@darrelc6746 14 часов назад

@@PeteRondeau Thank you for sharing them great video.

@MonteD1 2 дня назад

Awesome that these are preserved and in use! Thanks for the video.

@DanielAgustin-z7o День назад

One ride that I miss and is hard to find is the double stacked ferris wheel. I don't know who the manufacturer is, but I would love to see that ride make a comeback.

@flynlr День назад

believe those are chance sky wheels . rode the dickens out of the one at the Long Beach Pike in socal.

@tomasruzhidalgo 2 дня назад

I’d like to see a Flying bobs set up

@ThatEverydayEnthusiast День назад

I love the carousel. The jumpers being angled like they are for stacking is smart.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Garbrick was always focused on making things easy to move.

@sumguy8 Час назад

acrost is not a word

@Fox_on_a_Rollercoaster 2 дня назад

The flying saucer reminds me more of a Huss Enterprise without going vertical and smaller. In general these rides look very barebones compared to our european ones, but I love it. Gives it a sorta retro and industrial theme that I personally enjoy very much. Would love to get some rides on these.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Well, also keep in mind that all the rides in this video were produced from the 1930's to the 1980's They are a product of their time.

@mustang0464 2 дня назад

Another great video Pete. My favorite carnival ride when I was a kid is The Tempest. Please do a video about that one if you can.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Hope to get to it next spring.

@ScottyMania313 День назад

Awesome video. I like the lighting package on the Roll-o-Plane.

@PeteRondeau День назад

a combination of vintage and modern.

@timothyhughes6814 2 дня назад

Great video Pete! Glad I could help. I appreciate all the work that you put into your videos.

@PeteRondeau День назад

I appreciate the invite and all the help with fact-checking!

@ThatDogBarks. День назад

Omg Hell yeah man!

@societyofamusementparkhistory День назад

Strickers has a King Rocket ride, however kind of hard to get in there.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Yes, I would like to get in there. Unfortunately only being open to the public 3 or 4 days a year makes it tough to fit in the schedule. I sent them a message once about the possibility of stopping out on an off day just to get some pictures of the rocket but never heard back.

@ShawnDyck 2 дня назад

Great video

@BubaLabinski223 День назад

Mr.Rondeau Jeffrey Barry from Lebanon PA I just thought of something. I guess it was your grandchild or something that asked you about the funnel cake when you’re on the tempest ride reminds me of me at Hersheypark. I just got done eating a big meal and I go on the rotorand that’s when you stick to the wall and the floor drop out from under you. I loved it didn’t get sick at all. I loved it will take care and keep those I enjoy you especially when you go visit like this and assemble the rides I like restoration stuff too.

@PeteRondeau День назад

I used to love Hershey's rotor when I was a kid. But, one year I made a mistake. The line was empty so my brother and I rode it 3 times back-to-back. That was a mistake. I don't think I ever rode it again.

@BubaLabinski223 18 часов назад

@@PeteRondeau Hershy had the cameras in the rotor and I remember the monitors outside. People could watch and one person threw up and it didn’t fly out or nothing. It just went back in their face because the gravity or whatever the force it just soaked them with. Puke.

@bryankindred2902 День назад

Interesting video and great footage. Thanks for sharing.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Thanks for watching!

@timfischer День назад

Why did they disable the functionality on the flying saucer? 4:42

@PeteRondeau День назад

I believe it causes extra wear and tear on the ride. The function still exists because it is used during the setup process but they no longer run it that way with passengers.

@rexnewcombe8337 День назад

Pete, that one ride reminds me of Hrubetz Spitfire.

@PeteRondeau День назад

yes, thats a good comparison, a spitfire without wings.

@dennisholtby2140 День назад

Love the video, as usual. cute grandkids.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Thank you!

@bretthays2674 2 дня назад

I''m glad you went down the rabbit hole, this is a great video.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Thanks, Brett- ironically, if I had made the original video I was planning on making, it would have included the footage of you powder coating wheels. lol

@janmcguire5268 День назад

Wow, thanks for showing us those old rides!

@PeteRondeau День назад

You're welcome!

@sjtom57 2 дня назад

Love those old classic rides. Nice vid.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Thank You!

@YIKES615 День назад

Enjoy your videos, well done.

@PeteRondeau День назад

Thank You!

@thehamelsduck1600 2 дня назад

The Flying Saucer reminds me a little of the Magic Carpet that Wisdom built although it was on a platform like a Gravatron. They have some really cool old pieces. Thanks for sharing them with us Pete.