are you planing to look at the history the jump and smile (the one with compressed air which goes chhh chhhh chhhhh CHHHHHHHH CH CH CH CH CH CH The Jump & Smile is a type of fairground ride in which the chair cars are arranged on a number of radial arms around a central axis. As the central axis rotates, the arms are lifted into the air at pseudo-random intervals giving an erratic jumping motion. There is another version called Techno Jump, which had a specific pattern in which the cars would go up, one at a time, and then shake a little when up. Then the ride would suddenly drop up and down in order, creating the illusion of moving waves and the sound of pistons going "ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch". Also this ride would freeze in midair, making riders think it was over before starting to do the same jumping motion backwards.This ride is popular for most ages.
At 4:42 - The Fly away shown WAS named Alakazam and operated at a UK theme park known as Pleasure Island in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. I used to operate this ride as I worked at the theme park back in the 2010's. Since the parks closure, it's since been relocated to somewhere in Chile and is now named Superhero.
We actually used to have a Huss Skylab at my home park, Orbiter at Canada's Wonderland. I remember riding it with my siblings while my dad would wait by a nearby patch of grass, good times.
Oof, hearing the fact that HUSS Enterprises are becoming more and more rare makes me glad I rode the one at Lake Compounce. And knowing that before I would have totally ridden Witches Wheel when I went to Cedar Point, but I wasn’t into flat rides then.
I don't know why they got ride of it and replaced it with one of Premier's coasters. They could have at least moved it to another location throughout the park. And since then, I never returned.
You guys know about the modified travelling Enterprise type ride in the UK? The 18 two-seater seats face outwards with overhead shoulder restraints. The machine was built by Mitchell's of Skegness England in 1981 as a conventional Enterprise. In 1998, Superides International from England built the replacement gondolas. The modified ride was themed Millennium, now tours as Oxegen owned by the Litliernhurnest family from Manchester.
I've been on a lot of enterprise models, Orbiter and Nightmares @ Canada's Wonderland, Witch's Wheel @ CP and Strates Shows, Screamweaver @ Carowinds, and UFO and Silver Bullet @ SFDL. Silver Bullet is my favorite, it's much more forceful than the other ones despite the "airtime" on it, it never used to do that years ago, also Orbiter was a very fun ride.
Six Flags New England used to have a Fly Away themed to Nightwing, but it had a lot of Maintenance issues as it was a first generation and was replaced. Stinks as it was a really fun ride!
0:59= Gondola from the First Enterprise from Anton Schwarzkopf built in 1973. BEST ENTERPRISE Model of the World! I took my first Ride on it in 1975 in the age of 13. I wish this Enterprise back to the Funfair.
Goofy thing about me: I've never been on an Enterprise (hope to hit both a Huss and Schwarzkopf someday), but I HAVE been on a Super-Passat in the states! Back in the 90's, the carnival that services the Montana State Fair (Thomas Carnival) had a Super-Passat themed as Star Ship Alpha for only 1 year. It was pretty cool!
Billings fair or the State Fair in Helena(?) I remember once upon a time at Billings fair in the latter half of the 90's, they had the old school Enterprise with the radial arm/axis the ride would climb. It was a very curious thing, as I was use to the Enterprise we all know and love, like the one in the thumbnail. Anyways, i just felt I should share that haha
@@gobbleswells2883 Montana State Fair in Great Falls, which is serviced by the same carnival as Billings (Thomas Carnival, they go to Billings right after us). So, yeah, we both saw the same Super Passat themed as Star Ship Alpha! They only had it for 1 year, but I wished they kept it along with their Mack Himalaya they had in the 90's (pink and white one) and their Chance Chaos...
I love your show because I'm way more of a flat ride enthusiast (I do looove coasters!). Besides The Zipper, The Enterprise is my favorite flat ride. The one at Cedar Point was the one I rode the most. ❤
I’m glad my ride operating experience predates all the automated electronic controls. Summer of ‘65 I worked at Fair Park in Nashville as lead operator of a Herschel Mad Mouse. Summers of ‘67 and ‘68 I worked at Joyland in Wichita. Being a bit older than most of the crew, I was usually the relief operator, circulating around the park so the others could take breaks. When I wasn’t doing that, I was most often on the big 16 seat Eli Ferris wheel. Joyland had a very old Philadelphia Toboggan wooden coaster, a Tilt-a-Whirl, an Octopus, a large Herschel carousel, a Scrambler, a Rock-o-Plane, a Dodgem bumper cars, a good dark ride, an assortment of Herschel and Hampton kiddy rides, and what I was told was the first Chance C.P.Huntington train.
I loved this ride since a small child! I would love the ones that had airtime and u would slightly slide out your seat upside down. It was scary and thrilling but super fun! And I’ve been on a couple that went backwards. It’s an amazing sensation. All the good rides are disappearing like my other all time favorite, the skydiver! That’s the best Ferris wheel ever. Thankfully the zipper is still holding strong 💪❤️! Chance and Huss make the best rides! 💯
Always fascinated by Enterprise since first seeing it as a child in the 80s and that people were going upside down with no seatbelt! The whole seventies space theme was a fascinating influence, still sounds like a UFO. (I remember seeing a UFO version in the West Midlands Safari Park, England.) I was scared on my first ride at age 12 at my local funfair but once it was going I loved it and still love it. It's such a relaxing ride because there is no lapbar. I want more to be manufactured as it isn't extreme but still a timeless fantastic ride.
It's so hard to find them these days. Sad really because it's a cool flat ride. My local fair is where that one accident happened in the 80s, and I have never seen an enterprise there. Suppesdly one is there sometimes but I never caught it. Really informative video 💖
1:40 This ride was built by Spanish manufacturer Robles Bouso Atracciones S.A., and the model is called the "UFO." From what little info I could find, at least 3 were built: • One debuted in the Swedish fair circuit in the 1970's (same one featured here). According to an old TPR forum post; as of 2007, this unit now travels around the Polish fair circuit. - themeparkreview.com/forum/topic/21209-scotts-coaster-closet/page/13/ • Another operated at Petticoat Junction in Panama City, Florida until the park's closure in 1984 and was then scrapped. - coasterpedia.net/wiki/UFO_(Petticoat_Junction) •And another debuted at Palace Playland. Later moved around several locations in the UK throughout the 80's but was later scrapped after sitting in storage for a long time. - coasterpedia.net/wiki/UFO_(Rose_Bros.)
Wow! Thanks for covering this ride! I loved Enterprise at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It was later renamed Reactor in the 90s but I had fond memeories ot it and I miss it dearly. I thought it was a very unique flat ride. Sort of a speeding intense Ferris wheel
I love these kind of flat rides, my first ride experience was with a travelling version of Huss. It was called Moonlift, and it was also going backwards. Well, back in the 80'ties at the Oktoberfest, also known as the Wiesn in Munich.
My favourite ride ever is one of the Huss Enterprises called Zodiac at thorpe park. The ride is older than me but I love it to bits every time I go there I have to ride it! (Idk how long it'll stay tho)
Enterprise was probably the most groundbreaking ride of all time for its time and set a standard for an entire generation of rides when it debuted in 1972.
Someone had to force me on it my first time. Fell in love with it thereafter. Coney Island HAD one. And there was a portable enterprise that set up at the annual carnival at shea stadium.
There is an other, somewhat smaller variant known as the Space Fire, built by Belgian constructor Eurofoire, that is travelling the French fairs. Zehle's Mondlift (Moonlift) was the last Huss Enterprise I've ridden, in 2015 on Oktoberfest in Munich.
The Schwarzkopf Enterprise 3 is my favorite flat ride. I was bummed that the Six Flags Over Georgia parted ways with theirs (The Wheelie), but was relieved that the ride continues to thrill at Funspot Orlando.
In the mid 70's, SF Great Adventure had a Huff Enterprise and I had a scary experience on it. During the ride, when the gondola was experiencing maximum G-force which is when diving upwards from ground level, our gondola started making a horrible creaking/scraping sound! Some of the rivets holding the outer sheet metal casing of the gondola were broken and the whole gondola would twist and separate by at least 1 inch at max G's. When we got off the ride, I reported it to the ride operator and he shrugged his shoulders ... later we walked pass the ride and the gondola was tied closed to riders, there may have been no safety issue with the awful noise but, eventually by the end of the night, the ride was completely shut down. Last time I rode it and thankfully it was removed before the next operating season! It was later replaced with a Schwarzkopf Enterprise III model.
Hey I just remembered I actually worked the Wagon Wheel when it used to be at Six Flags Fiesta Texas while it was my first job back when I was 19. It was pretty nice feeling the air as the gondolas swung by when you're standing inside the control booth especially in the summertime here.
Mondlift from gerrman showmen Zehle does ride backwards sometimes. When i rode it we just asked the operator to do it. I enjoyed it much more backwards :)
Here's my current wishlist for future FROTW videos (unchanged from the previous video): Matterhorn / Flying Bobs & Trabant / Hully Gully - these were mentioned in a previous video, and I look forward to seeing them. . Round Up Rainbow / 1001 Nacht Paratrooper Flipper Orbiter Whip Miami 'Cuddle-Up' (basically an 'n'th-degree teacup ride) ... I'll never forget the in-the-dark "Iceberg" at Dorney Park
I rode the Mondlift at a traveling fair in Germany back in 2019 and I have never been on any ride like it before or since. Having no seatbelts or restraints and being free to kind of bounce around the gondola was absolutely terrifying and amazing at the same time. I really hope I can find another enterprise to ride one day, and if I’m really lucky, I might come across the Mondlift again and be able to ride it now knowing more about it.
I've ridden Witches Wheel at Cedar Point, Enterprise at Dorney Park, Enterprise at Lake Compounce, and Endeavor at Luna Park NYC. During my one trip to Kennywood, Volcano was closed. This was before they got the one from Lake Compounce.
Larson also built one Galactica. It was an Enterprise type ride. It had two retractable ramps for loading and unloading. The loading platform was inside. The sweeps had a high area so that the patrons could walk through. Three loads with its own gen set. Degeller was the original purchaser. A nightmare to keep running
Enterprises scared me as a kid. I think they look super cool, but I find them a bit underwhelming to ride. Sometimes it doesnt even feel like im going upside down.
Maybe they thought bringing it straight up at a 90 degree angle would make the thing topple over or something, ha. but yup I agree with your comment. Also, just as soon it reached it's maximum peak it would start coming down, very slowly. it would never stay up there for more than a second.
Great video! I do enjoy this series, especially when it covers a ride at my home park. On a side-note, if you ever do a Flat Ride of the Week on Tumble Bugs, you would be surprised at some of the knock-offs that exist.
It sounds like the ride quirks discussed in the operations section are because the ride doesn't have a computer as we think of them today. The ride doesn't think; it isn't able to go: "here I am, this is what I'm doing." Each button does ONE thing. The auto button doesn't tell the ride to manage itself, it just tells it to do A then B then C then D. If you press the auto off button, it isn't confused, it's doing the one thing auto off was designed for; stopping the sequence, not the ride. Basically, the ride operates like a calculator. If you tell it to do something besides auto-run at any time, it will do that, but then it needs further instruction from you, because nothing is programmed to happen next. The pressure light sounds like it's function is to keep the ride doing exactly what it's doing so that whatever fault happened can be assessed without changing the circumstances. Hitting control is you saying "I know what to do." For instance, if you had low hydraulic pressure; it might be very cold, or you might have a leak. If it's a leak, you may not be able to find the leak when the ride is stopped and the pressure is down. If it's just cold, maybe the ride just doesn't go up all the way until it warms up. If it's leaking, you stop the ride immediately and empty the queue; the ride is then down for repairs. And it's probably a lot like a check engine light where most of the time the problem is just with the computer talking to itself for a second, but the light doesn't go off on it's own.
There was also an incident on an Enterprise in the early/mid 90’s at Camden Park in Huntington, West Virginia. I don’t remember what model or where it went to after though.
The mentioned one from Bellewaerde was sold in winter of 87 to fair familly Sipkema Visser in the Netherlands ( it was an 1969 build on an angle of 18 degrees) I worked at them from starting to collect it at Bellewaerde (the gondolas burned down on christmas day in 1983. The new gondolas where copies of the scooter 2000 by reverchon. The ride is still in storage somewhere in Belgium there are still pictures of the restyled one including the back front !
They have one of these at the Puyallup Fair. The background has the Predator on it, and the text is both in English and German. I have no idea who made it though.
I rode the Enterprise at my home park (Lagoon) a few years ago, thankfully enough Lagoon will try to keep all their rides around as long as they can because they just don't get rid of rides that often, I mean, you have rides from when kiddieland first opened still in operation, which is very impressive (RIP Bulgy the Whale, you were a ride to be reckoned with and Lagoon will honor your memory by either re-building you again or putting one of your cars somewhere in kiddieland)
@@markdebruyn1212 yep, if they do, hopefully they choose to do the original seats, as the ones that aren't caged in, you know they wouldn't be as fun, that's part of the entire appeal of the Enterprise, is just being in a cage, with no other form of restraint
I’ve been on a few Enterprise rides over the years. I’ve been on two Schwarzkopf models at Fun Spot America in Orlando and Carrowinds. I’ve also been on HUSS models at Lagoon, Kennywood, Cedar Point, Boardwalk and Baseball, and the traveling one with James E Strates Shows. The one at Carowinds was interesting for me as the gondolas had the top open and a small side door.
The first ride I ever went on that went upside-down was the Enterprise at Casino Pier (Seaside Heights, NJ). That one is long gone, as are so many others I've ridden in the past (Six Flags Great Adventure, Morey's Pier [then Mariner's Landing] at Wildwood NJ, Coney Island [that one would regularly go up twice in a single cycle). I haven't been to either Dorney Park or Hersheypark in some time; maybe they each still have one. The only one I know of near me that I regularly see is the other that's part of the Meadowlands State Fair. Sadly, that one requires "no single riders"; I'm hoping my daughter might be tall enough this year (which also assumes there will even BE such a fair; there wasn't one last year, for obvious reasons). Closest I've been on since is "Endeavour" at Coney Island, and I do like that version (and very much appreciate that I can ride alone if need be). Funny enough, I've only ever seen ONE version (at a carnival; I forget which) that had theming to the classic "Star Trek" TV show. Bonus: that one went up twice on a single cycle. I've never seen one run backwards. The idea of one running both ways in a single cycle is *really* crazy to me! (One aside: it's strange to me to see the UFO mentioned in this video, when that ride always gave me the vibe of a Round Up ride. I know why it's included here, but it's still weird to see.)
That sounds like Zephyr at Kings Island a bit in that it’s quirky. It’s very easy to send a ground cycle ie have it spin on the ground and not lift up. I’ve also experienced it lifting up and even tilting without spinning which is freaky to say the least.
@@gobbleswells2883 Having grown up in a social club of first generation German-Americans, I can assure you not being able to understand heavy accents is not racist.
@@AnthonyClauser As a Native American, I find the notion of people coming to America and/or learning a whole new language something not to be treaded lightly on, as it is something that I can assure you most Americans couldn't even begin to attempt. So excuse me if I came off a little strong. I like all the languages of the world, it's beautiful & marvelous thing and I find accents even more intriguing tho some people find it weird lol 🤷♂️🤗❤
At our local yearly fair there once was an accident with an Enterprise-like ride. A gobdola ripped off from the main structure and landed in the river nearby.
Well the rides are getting "old" hard to find replacement parts. The now defunct Six Flags AstroWorld was to get one (Huss) called Tumbleweed for the Western Junction section. Instead Greezed Lightnin' went in in 1978 (I was to be called the "Sling Shot") It would have faced the opposite way with ramp over the railroad to get you on the other side of the tracks. Greezed Lightnin' was a Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop type 2. 1978-2005 One million launches!!!!! before it closed.
I use slow turn to check out that every gondola is closed. I had many times that situation when the ride is starting the guest dont wanna ride then i must stop the ride seconds after it was ready for take off. And yes i preffer to operate this ride manualy.
Because a Huss Enterprise is driven by hydraulics it's not possible to change the direction. To do so you'll have to change the oil flow. Since there's only one hydraulic pump for the main drive and the lift system. The hydraulic pump only rotates clockwise, so you'll have to change the valve for the main drive from a 2-way to a 3-way valve to get a cw or ccw-direction
Sad that both Knott's and Magic Mountain had Enterprises and lost them long ago, though I rode both. The Knott's "Loop Trainer Flying Machine" in the Roaring 20s Airfield themed area was superior, with a better integration of theme and a longer ride cycle. The Magic Mountain Enterprise (named "Enterprise") went vertical and immediately descended, while the Knott's ride stayed vertical for a good amount of time. In its place is a 250' drop tower, but I think I'd really prefer to still have the Loop Trainer spinning in that spot.
More info on matterhorn. The matterhorns ride type is a flying bobsled. They are located in many parks such as B F stands for This ride goes Backward and forwards if it doesn’t have b f it just goes forwards Talley amusements - Big Kahuna - By chance rides Six flags darien lake - sleighride - by Mack Gmbh - runs B F Unknown loc - thunderbolt - by chance rides__ runs B F Kissel entertainment - matterhorn - by chance rides__ runs B and F Unknown loc - alpine bobs - chance rides- has a sick siren it seems to cut off and on snd runs b f Durant amusements- flying bobs- chance rides - runs b f Reithoffer shows - tidal wave - chance rides -runs b f Cedar point - matterhorn - mack Gmbh Washington state fair - matterhorn - mack gmbh
Makes me appreciate Orbit at my home park California's Great America in Santa Clara California that much more. Some people call it the human Blowdryer :)
Excellent video! I was wishing that a video of one of my favorite rides came out in details on the history and the operation of this ride. Another flat ride U would like to see is the chance Turbo, which is also an old extremely rare ride.
The reason for replacing the original gondolas on "Enterprise 1" with gondolas of the company Reverchon was a damage on the ride caused by fire. It was the showmans decision to do so, it was not a cooperation between Schwarzkopf and Reverchon!
I rode one Enterprise in Freizeitland Geiselwind (Germany). Originally it was a travelling modell (I think it´s a Huss Enterprise, but i´m not sure) and I think this one actually runs on a diesel generator. Also, the base isn´t open in its center but completeley closed.
Robles Bouso Atracciones, spanish manufacturer, made several enterprise of various sizes. Similar to those of huss, he also made at least two schwarzkopf's under license and at least two small ones called skylabs , one of them still works at fairs in Spain. There is still much to investigate ... and Spanish manufacturers are despised too much in the history of attractions.
At 21:30 I used to operate that ride at Six Flags Over Georgia it was called the wheelie which open 1977 it was white and the gondolas will navy blue when it first open later on they painted it yellow and blue I operated in the late 80s and it had 24 gondolas
Bro I haven’t watched your Channel in a while I forgot how quality everything was heh. I guessed I kinda lost the rollercoaster hype when COVID started but maybe when it’s over I will become an enthusiast again after being a gp for a while.
Oh really? I haven't been to Valleyfair in years, but I grew up going there in the 80s and 90s. Since the Enterprise was right inside the gates, it was always my first ride of the day. I loved it, it was my favorite flat ride. Sad to hear that it's gone.
Hey I found your channel the other day! I really like the what really happened videos! I am a mechanical engineering student I was wondering if you had any videos or plan on covering the engineering jobs related to roller coasters?
Great video! I personally prefer the Schwarzkopf Enterprise over the HUSS version, because it feels faster and more forceful - I rode the one at Slagharen (Netherlands). Man, this is a beast of a ride - the massive sound is really impressing! But I also like the HUSS rides, I rode the ones at Freizeitland Geiselwind (now removed), Walibi Holland, the "Enterprise" of Swiss showman Buser and "Mondlift" on the German fair circuit. The latter was the best one of these, it had the longest cycle and even provided the opportunity to ride it backwards - which was a really unusual experience! And I also rode an UFO, "Alpha 1" by German showman Peeters, which was different than the traditional Enterprise, but also a lot of fun! I do hope that at least some of this rides will stick around in the future, I really enjoy them!
