17 Vintage Thrill Rides Of Questionable Safety

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1. Water Slides - Lake Erie Circa 1904

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2. The Tickler - Cincinnati, Ohio Circa 1909

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3. Helter Skelter - Coney Island, NY Circa 1905

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4. Children’s Delight - Brooklyn, NY Circa 1910

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5. Toboggan - Bois Blanc Island, Michigan, Circa 1903

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6. Whirl Of The Whirl - Coney Island, NY Circa 1905

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7. Shoe Slide - Cleveland, Ohio Circa 1905

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8. Cake Walk - Coney Island, NY Circa 1911

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9. Carousel - Glen Echo, Maryland Circa 1925

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10. White City - Louisville, Ky Circa 1910

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11. The Whip - Glen Echo, Maryland Circa 1928

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12. Coaster Dips - Glenn Echo, Maryland Circa 1928

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13. The Teaser (Colorized) - Coney Island, NY Circa 1911

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14. Traver Swing - Coney Island, NY Circa 1905

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15. Bumper Cars - Glen Echo, Maryland Circa 1924

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16. Vertigo - Glenn Echo, Maryland 1916

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17. Loop The Loop - Coney Island, NY Circa 1903

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Bonus! Coney Island At Night Circa 1905

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A cakewalk is literally just musical chairs except whoever is standing on a certain spot when the music stops wins a cake… that’s it… that’s dangerous? Also, slides?
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Those all look pretty awesome… But the bumper cars look kinda funky. What’s with the person standing in back? That can’t be very safe… Not at all.
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The carousel and bumper car pavilion are still there at Glen Echo, Md. You can even ride the carousel. But It’s sad because you walk by all of the hulls of these once-awesome rides and wish they were still going!
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#11 (The Whip) still exists! Rye Playland in NY has that ride. It’s fun and surprisingly powerful for a vintage ride. You can see a video about it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAlfJc2FqMQ
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#15 those bumper cars dont look very safe!! But i cant imagine them going very fast at all.
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#2: Not as rough as last season! Oh dear God.
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some of these seem safe enough. i’d ride em all.
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Terrifying on at least 5 distinct levels.
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1. Water Slides - Lake Erie Circa 1904

2. The Tickler - Cincinnati, Ohio Circa 1909

3. Helter Skelter - Coney Island, NY Circa 1905

4. Children’s Delight - Brooklyn, NY Circa 1910

5. Toboggan - Bois Blanc Island, Michigan, Circa 1903

6. Whirl Of The Whirl - Coney Island, NY Circa 1905

7. Shoe Slide - Cleveland, Ohio Circa 1905

8. Cake Walk - Coney Island, NY Circa 1911

9. Carousel - Glen Echo, Maryland Circa 1925

10. White City - Louisville, Ky Circa 1910

11. The Whip - Glen Echo, Maryland Circa 1928

12. Coaster Dips - Glenn Echo, Maryland Circa 1928

13. The Teaser (Colorized) - Coney Island, NY Circa 1911

14. Traver Swing - Coney Island, NY Circa 1905

15. Bumper Cars - Glen Echo, Maryland Circa 1924

16. Vertigo - Glenn Echo, Maryland 1916

17. Loop The Loop - Coney Island, NY Circa 1903

Bonus! Coney Island At Night Circa 1905

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