Tumble Bug Ride
Thora Buckner
The ride has a central axis and a circular track. The track has changes in elevation in it, and the cars, each attached by a rod to a central pivot attachment point and connected together, are propelled around the track via motors between the cars. Power is carried to the motors via slip ring brushes at the center and cables.[citation needed]
Only one full-sized Tumble Bug remains operating today in the United States, in Pennsylvania: at Kennywood in West Mifflin. All full-size instances were made by Traver Engineering, and its successor, R.E.Chambers.[1] The ride also exists in a miniature children's form. The size of the full-size Tumble Bug is 100 feet in diameter. The full-size has 5 or 6 cars, while the kiddie version has 3 to 4 cars. There are more kiddie versions operating today than there are full-sized. The one in Conneaut Lake Park has been removed as of April 2021.
Does anyone think that the Chippewa Lake Tumble Bug could be saved and brought to KI or CP?Maybe even Coney Island or Strickers Grove?Could the Tumble Bugs make a come back,they could improve by making it faster,less noiseir,and less running cost.Tumble bugs look fun and they need to come back!The one at Chippewa is in very bad shape.
The Tumble Bug was a great ride. I think Kennywood still has one called the Turtle. it could hold 6-8 riders depending on your size. i doubt they are built anymore and I was bummed KI took it out. I can only guess it was a maintenance issue because it had a good hourly capacity and was a lot of fun. I would hope but rather doubt CF would remake Coney into like an Old Kennywood. Old style rides that could make guests that never got to Coney a taste of what an really fine old amusment park could offer. while were on a subject of old rides, did anyone ever ride the Cuddle Up? That was really fun. Like a Tea Cup on acid. It went to KI and I was just as bummed when that was removed. At CI..there were 3 rides under a roofed structure across fron the Shooting Star. The Whip, Cuddle up and Dodgem. the Whip was a little tame but the Cuddle up really was fun. We need some new/old rides like that back in the Coney area. Ok yeah don't forget the Scooters as well.
I wish I could ride a full size tumble bug.I remember at KI the little kiddie bug ( Boo boo's Baggage claim)In HB-Land.Does anyone think that they will try to save the tumble bug at Chippewa?Maybe we should go steal it.
The Bug traveled around a circular undulating track, usually in a counter-clockwise rotation. The track has changes in elevation and the cars are each attached to a rod on a central pivot point. The cars are connected and are propelled around the track via motors between the cars.
Only three Tumble Bugs still stand here in the United States and only two still operate. The two that operate are the Turtle at Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh and the Tumble Bug at Conneaut Lake Park near Meadeville. The third is at Chippewea Lake Park in Medina, Ohio but has been abandoned for more than 40 years.
If you find yourself in the vicinity of Conneaut Lake Park or Kennywood Park and have the opportunity to ride the Tumble Bug or the Turtle Ride, I highly suggest doing so before they someday disappear.
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One of my favorite cover photographs during the dozen years I spent as an editor at AutoWeek magazine was shot by Bill Delaney and showed a Jeep Wrangler being winched up a vertical cliff face adjacent to a waterfall. Mark Vaughn had that adventure, in a place called Surprise Canyon.
Closest I ever came to a similar experience, though it was a descent rather than an ascent, was the feeling that I was driving down a waterfall on an adventure during which I learned just how much fun you can have at 6 miles per hour.
A decade later, the event was repeated, this time, as I recall, going south to north, and using a fleet of new 1999 Range Rover 4.6 HSE 4x4s, each of them on original-equipment tires at normal pressure, though with each also equipped with a winch, rally style axillary lights, and an extra spare tire carried on the roof rack, just in case.
The idea is that while you need to maintain enough momentum not to bog down or stall out in certain off-pavement situations, you should drive slowly enough not to make a mistake that might break something and leave you stranded.
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The region experienced a roller coaster ride of temperatures from highs December 17th to lows on December 19th. The 1st graphic shows high temperatures on Saturday, which exceeded the 70 degree mark in many locations. The 2nd graphic shows low temperatures the morning of December 19th, dipping all the way into the single digits and teens. The 3rd graphic shows the temperature change from highs on Saturday afternoon to lows Monday morning. Nearly everywhere but the far northern counties saw a temperature change of 55 to 65 degrees over this time period! This is one of our largest temperature drops on record. Looking back at records since 1938, the 59 degree temperature drop in Paducah, KY from Saturday afternoon to late Sunday evening was tied for the 2nd largest drop from one calendar day to the next. Only the 61 degree drop back on January 25-26, 1943 was greater. In Evansville, IN, they experienced a 58 degree drop from Saturday afternoon to late Sunday evening. This ties for the 6th largest temperature drop on record from one calendar day to the next, dating back to 1897. You have to go all the way back to February 20-21, 1963 to experience a larger drop. Hope you enjoyed the ride!
The following morning, we embark on a massive 25-mile dirt road blast to blow away the cobwebs and take us to the Ossam region. We refuel at a tiny roadside stall, a young girl decanting fuel from a massive container into an impossibly small watering can, while we seek out the ice-cold espressos and Cokes in the cooler.
We muscle the bikes left and right through undergrowth, forest streams, and up steep, rocky climbs deep in the jungle. To add to the difficulty, the trail is often lined with sharp bamboo stems where locals have cut through them with machetes, while overhead vines loop over the trail at the perfect height to catch our visors and drag us off in a classic clothesline move.
Day six dawns and we head south for an hour on a series of blacktop and dirt roads. We hang a right in a village where alongside the road is a middle-aged man singing awful karaoke through a massive sound system, his near deafened children sitting obediently next to him looking suitably embarrassed.
Toby points out the best way through the slippery rocks which I stupidly believe and go first, slithering off the bike and into the water like a pro. Half an hour later we reach our wonderful eco lodges in Chi Phat, and after dumping kit and donning shorts and flip flops, we head down to the river for a swim where Vut and the team have been busy constructing a zip line for motorcycles for a quick and a rather heart-in-mouth crossing.
While not necessary at this time of year, tours later in the year often face deep river crossings, so Toby is keen to try out the hardware and technique to get both riders and bikes across without getting wet. However, before we can fully test it, a tropical storm starts, the heavy rain lashing down onto the roofs of our huts in the fading light.
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The Tumble Bug ride was once quite popular at amusement parks. There were two variations. One looked like a bug, hence the name Tumble Bug. The second looked like a turtle and is the reason that this ride is sometimes called the Turtle Ride.
"We'll mount the rebar cage into the bedrock, then rebuild the foundation," Miller says. "We'll also run new wiring from the control booth to the new center foundation. Operationally, nothing changes."
With the Turtle's manufacturer long-defunct, this project will be completed in-house by our expert team of carpenters, maintenance technicians and electricians. Because these crews need to disassemble most of the ride and dig approximately 15 feet underground, it's much easier to get started now, before the ground freezes up during the winter months.
Due to the nature of the restraint, this ride may not accommodate Riders of a larger size. A test seat is located at the ride entrance which can be used to ensure proper fit and comfort prior to waiting in line.
Guests must have a minimum of three functioning extremities; one functioning arm that includes at least three fingers and the ability to grip and two functioning legs. One functioning arm is sufficient instead of three functioning extremities if the Guest has a normal center of gravity and lower extremities are sufficiently strong to maintain proper riding posture under the dynamic conditions of the ride. Amputations must be below the knee.