There's something just so... *satisfying* about watching these double-armed inverting swings in action, even the little ones😄
@whylifeis4 Жыл бұрын
So, so true
@C0astinG4mer2 жыл бұрын
This was actually the ride that got me not to be scared of going upside down on a ride. It has a special place in my heart. Edit: If you wanna know what fair it was, I think it was in 2017 and it was the bravos valley fair and rodeo
@emmathomson22442 жыл бұрын
Mine too!!
@munkeezc2 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@timmensch36012 жыл бұрын
Me to!!!
@antonbelz92112 жыл бұрын
Same bro
@vinncent5008 Жыл бұрын
Same with me haha
@thehardercandy2 жыл бұрын
I rode Kamikaze at a fair as a kid, and I have never felt less secure on a ride. The over the shoulder "restraints" didn't even touch my body and I spent the whole ride painfully knocking around in that death trap. At least it's pretty to look at lol
@cucckles2 жыл бұрын
The one I rode had this pad in front of your head and my head banged on it so hard and so much there was a huge black mark on my forehead afterwards. It was so painful I will never ride it again 😂
@cucckles2 жыл бұрын
I’m not sure which manufacturer actually made the one I rode but it was a traveling type at our local fall festival
@calamamder7077 Жыл бұрын
same almost everyone in the ride had to hold themselves down on the ride when it went upside down
@shadowmewie9494 Жыл бұрын
Had to hold myself down with those metal bars they put under ur feet and my skin is completely rubbed off because I'm 4'11 and they probably should have warned me I was going to have a loose guard keeping me from plummeting 35 feet down!
@giostre_sicily2 жыл бұрын
In Italy this ride is usually called "Ranger"! I live in Sicily and there is a particular version of Kamikaze II, it's called "Star Trek" and it is perhaps the most beautiful version :D
@michaeltaylor16032 жыл бұрын
A visually stunning ride. Arms swinging from opposing sides "still" give cHiLLs! As them pass each other. Theming possibilities are endless! Old seems to always be "new" Great video fellows!
@codean9092 жыл бұрын
I’ve been on the first version of Kamikaze a hand full of times. Never found it to be enjoyably experience. All you hear is loose dirt and pebbles clattering around the when it starts to reach apex height… then excessive g forces that you can feel distorting your face. Then a full vertical stall for far too long. They were definitely pushing these machines harder back in the late 80’s/early 90’s
@amiraishated3088 Жыл бұрын
It’s funny how It never even dawned on me that the loop o planes were the predecessors to the bigger kamikazes.I’m so appreciative for this series I’m definitely enjoying the knowledge being spilled in all these vids, keep it up👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@amiraishated3088 Жыл бұрын
P.S. you definitely need to get on one of these especially at the fair probably the most terrifying ride there, especially when they stop at the top and hold you in midair it’s insane!!!
@DWHardin26 күн бұрын
I always think of the Kamikaze as a Loop-O-Plane "on steroids." Many years ago at the NC State Fair (Strates was the midway provider), I saw (or thought I saw) a Rollo-O-Plane themed as a Skymaster, similarly, as it were, "on steroids"--as it was as huge as the Kamikaze. Just like the regular Rollo-O-Plane, the cages spun so that the riders at each end were never suspended upside-down. Ever since seeing (or thinking I saw) this, I have always regretted not asking two questions: What company made it and how many trailers are required to transport it? (I have never seen this ride listed on Strates's rides list and I got in touch with Strates concerning it, but to no avail)? Can anyone reading this help me?
@MACMETALFACE2 жыл бұрын
Having lived here Japan half my life the name kamikaze was always off putting to me but growing up in the Bay Area, I loved me some typhoon! Cheers boys! Good right up! Love from Osaka!
@Sc00terNut2 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I remember the first time I saw the Skymaster at the spring fair. It looked and sounded so terrifying, yet mesmerizing.
@scorn-52 Жыл бұрын
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is my home park, I love Typhoon so much however, it does every now and then shake a bit (probably an anti-get-stuck-upside-down mechanism) that always freaks my brother out. Maybe not the best feeling to feel when upside down but still, fantastic ride and I’m glad you covered it in this video!
@zacharyyamashita8554 Жыл бұрын
Fun Fact, Being from Santa Cruz myself, the old version was an old Fabbri Kamikaze, and the new Typhoon we got as part of the main Entrance Facelift, is the modern A.R.M Kamikaze model. The new Typhoon get's going a lot quicker turning you upside down vs the old one. Never rode the old one because it looked like a total 🤮 fest, but the new one definitely a quicker ride time, like what the Hammerhead Shark was at Discovery Kingdom, until its fairly recent removal. I believe The Santa Cruz County Fair still runs an older model Fabbri model called The Ranger. I still have yet to get on the newer Typhoon. The HammerHead Shark was a Zamperla Hawk 48 model.
@scorn-52 Жыл бұрын
@@zacharyyamashita8554 whoa I didn’t know there was an old one! Thanks for the boardwalk lore
@NYsam152 жыл бұрын
These were very common at traveling carnivals in Western New York when I was a kid in the 90s. I vividly remember the whir sound these made! I always referred to them as The Patriot, because a local amusement park, Martins Fantasy Island, had a permanent one and called it that. Please do a video about Paratrooper rides, I was transfixed by those as a kid!
@kaitlinschwarz3644 Жыл бұрын
Yes those are awesome. They have in my state of Pennsylvania at Knoebals. It’s one of my most favorite rides and they also have a first version Kamikaze.
@ThrillsofColdplay2 жыл бұрын
I’ve ridden the Banzai at the Meadowlands Fair, Meteor at Dorney Park, The one at Fun Plex in Myrtle Beach, The one in North Myrtle Beach, and the one at Kennywood
@martinsorenson10552 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else remember this being called The Hammerhead? There were two versions: 1) where the capsule just went upside down, and 2) where the capsule could twist and you would be upside and spinning .
@jefferycollyge38778 ай бұрын
I've only been able to get on the kamikaze once, I'd really love it if they started placing them in amusement parks all over USA. That is one my most favorite rides I've ever been on. Bring the kamikaze back.
@coyote_bravo27232 жыл бұрын
This is a personal favorite of mine, great hang time and a overall fun experience. I don’t see it too often but I always have a blast on them.
@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 Жыл бұрын
The Kamikaze ride is a nostalgic part of my early childhood, even if I never went on one until I was an adult. My county fair had one that was the center piece of the ride area. It was this big, looming ride that I loved to watch.
@nicholasc.3928 Жыл бұрын
I just rode one at a carnival today, which is why I'm watching this!
@dominodoge2 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the underrated mondial tornado in the thumbnail
@CoasterCollege2 жыл бұрын
Its such an odd ride to look at, once I saw that photo I knew it had to be the thumbnail!
@CoastersTravels2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite flat rides! I have lots of memories riding the Kamikaze at the Dade County Fair when Conklin Shows was still around.
@weirdproq2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this for years at my local yearly fairgrounds in Manitoba, except it was called Skymaster. One year, in my teens, I finally worked up the courage to go on it and it was amazing. There's nothing like hanging upside down with only the restraint holding you up. It's been around for at least 15 years now, and I ride it every year that I can.
@panda3672 жыл бұрын
Loved the pic of the Screamin' Eagle (1-armed Zamperla Hawk) in my hometown park of Seabreeze in Rochester, NY! I've never ridden it (not too big a fan of upside down rides) but it's always been a big hit at the park ever since it was introduced in the 90's.
@zacharyyamashita8554 Жыл бұрын
Glad this type of ride is still loved in America.
@Coyotek42 жыл бұрын
First one of these that I can recollect was "Skyflier" at Casino Pier (Seaside Heights, NJ) ... but I was so young that I was too scared to ride it; by the time I conquered my fear of upside-down rides, that ride was gone. However, I've seen many "Kamikaze", "Tomahawk", and "Bonsai" rides at carnivals over the years, and have ridden my share (though not recently). I'm curious as to why there are so many names for the same ride. AFAIK, they're all the same ride; I feel like they're even the same manufacturer. Maybe I'm wrong; I dunno. I've done the Loop-O-Plane at a small carnival that no longer comes. It was OK, but I greatly prefer the "Satellite" at Knoebels.
@djricho6968 Жыл бұрын
went on a travelling version of one of these in Perth Western Australia recently
@Crenga2 жыл бұрын
been on the kamikaze that runs/ran at the north idaho state fair years ago - road it so many times my poor shoulders had bruises from the restrains, lmao. my arthritis hated it, but i was desperate to find something to replace the hi-roller i frequented at east coast carnivals when i was out west. the ride operator gave us some great hangtime after the fourth or fifth board
@gary5248 Жыл бұрын
First time I ever seen a Kamikaze was at the 1990 FL State Fair. I think it was Farrow or Pugh’s. The first time I rode one was in 1995/1996 at the Charlotte County Fair in Port Charlotte, FL. I believe it was Crown Amusements.
@Coyotek42 жыл бұрын
Here's my current wishlist for future FROTW videos (unchanged from last episode): 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 Orbiter Miami 'Cuddle-Up' (basically an 'n'th-degree teacup ride) ... I'll never forget the in-the-dark "Iceberg" at Dorney Park
@cucckles2 жыл бұрын
Round up sounds really familiar but I can’t seem to remember what kind of ride that is 😅
@Coyotek42 жыл бұрын
@@cucckles "Round-Up" has since been done; I believe it's #39 on this list.
@ameliasparkles132 жыл бұрын
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve been on this one, it came to the Cali Mid State Fair every summer when I was growing up. My fave was always Gravitron though! Took me a while to finally brave the Kamakazi and when I did I was so proud of myself haha
@RiderLeangle22 жыл бұрын
Ridden a good share of these at travelling shows, or at the very least a solid handful ridden many times over the years since a lot of times the same company would come to town, fun ride, I enjoy these more than a Superloop (Either restraint version) personally, I don't know if it's the smoother experience or the variations in ride cycle the operators can do but there's just something about these that feels more enjoyable to me
@thrillfreak2 жыл бұрын
What about Fabbri’s ‘booster ranger’ ride which 2 of were produced in the 1990’s, it’s basically a kamikaze except instead of the normal cage it had booster seats on the end of the arm which enables to do tons of flips and create a very intense ride cycle. It kind of reminds me of a mini Mondial capriolo with the way it moves.
@JVCOSTA2 жыл бұрын
Fabbri Double Ranger Booster
@jakeinstereo16704 ай бұрын
One time we were teasing the ride operator while on the ride (I’m surprised he could us) and so he decided to balance us upside for like 2 minutes and it was intense because we kept swaying back and forth until we eventually did our cycle. It definitely was the most fun I’ve ever had on this ride. Wish some other operator would do it again 🥴
@EgoisticPerson2 жыл бұрын
These always come to my local mall carnival and they're so fun!
@TVARecordings2 жыл бұрын
There used to be one at 'Attactiepark & Vakantiepark Slagharen' when i was a child. Back then i was too scared to ride. Sad thing is, when i overcame my fear of it, it was removed from the park. I haven't been able to ride one of my life now.
@vinncent5008 Жыл бұрын
We had a floorless one in Australia called the hangover, but somebody had fallen out at the highest point of the ride and I think it’s no longer in operation
@BuccaneerBruce Жыл бұрын
I rode the O'megatron at World's Of Fun a few hundred times in the 80's and 90's.
@robynmarx70009 ай бұрын
Moved Murphy Bro.s Ranger. Helluva ride!
@jameslitwin563511 ай бұрын
I may be wrong, but I think there’s way more ARM skymasters out there. An example I believe to be ARM is top gun, owned by fiesta shows. Either way, I really enjoy watching and riding these. The unique hangtime is a ton of fun with good positives in the valley as well. I hope I can come across a loop o plane at some point
@rexnewcombe83372 жыл бұрын
We here in Oregon and Washington state local shows have the Kamikaze and are very popular. Also in California some shows have Kamikaze and the floorless type ride, and all that are mentioned are on traveling shows.
@huruey2 жыл бұрын
There was a lapbar Kamikaze at Drayton Manor way back and on a scout trip me and a friend went on it 13 times in a row due to the lack of queue. It was quite painful but also hilarious because my friend clearly hated it and yet kept agreeing to go back on.
@jakey_playzofficial2 жыл бұрын
The last kamikaze in the UK I saw was the one called barracuda in 2013 at an air show in masnton same as perrin mathews kmg tango ride wich was there both last time in the UK before getting sold in 2014
@joyoustye23262 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see an episode on the Rock-O-Plane
@AWESOME27152 жыл бұрын
There's one at Lakeside in Colorado and I love that thing
@zacharyyamashita8554 Жыл бұрын
@@AWESOME2715 As well as The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
@olileoli2788 Жыл бұрын
I remember going on what I think is an original Fabbri Group Kamikaze (I think this because of the light locations and janky ass restraints) and it was not that bad, although the restraints dug in to my shoulders when inverted.
@marcocampos23328 күн бұрын
5:52 My home park ride!
@catherinevieira70542 жыл бұрын
When I was younger Riverside park in Agawam Massachusetts( now six flags new england) had one of the rides called the time warp, it was yellow with black stripes, and had seats on both arms that two ppl could sit side by side and dangled their feet
@44bthknuckles2 жыл бұрын
you guys can make a part 2 if u wanna go more deeper on the the kamikaze rides including intamins looping starship
@CoasterCollege2 жыл бұрын
That ride would fall under the category of "ranger" rides. They will get their own video at some point.
@hitokage42 жыл бұрын
@@CoasterCollege Do the rotating cage versions of the original (only 8 riders) fall under “ranger”? Because I’m really curious about the version seen at Knoebels in PA called the Salt and Pepper!
@CoasterCollege2 жыл бұрын
@@hitokage4 those I would class as a completely different kind of ride
@nxios2 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was a kid I went on a kamikaze at a fair, the operator will do a controlled stop while the gondolas were inverted. It would scare the hell outta me because I thought the ride broke down.
@COASTER_CHASER_12 жыл бұрын
as far as flat rides go I like this better the the larson loop style when it comes to using the rocking motion to get you up and over.
@paperdragon55832 жыл бұрын
My local show has a kamikaze 1 that i have yet to ride. There was an accident on I think a Kamikaze 2 here in Australia in late 2020. Judging by images of the ride it didn't appear to have a redundant seat belt, only ots restraints.
@katelynmmcb2 жыл бұрын
In Alberta CANADA we used to have a sky master and I miss it so much 😭
@AWESOME27152 жыл бұрын
Hey, I recognize the first loop o plane clip! That's Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside, CO
@ThrillsofColdplay2 жыл бұрын
I was so mad when the Banzai no longer did the Meadowlands Fair
@FidesAla2 жыл бұрын
The Panic-Clock thing at FujiQ is one of these.
@jamestoney93382 жыл бұрын
A one arm version came my old home towns county fair for a few years.
@scubajoe3321 Жыл бұрын
We used to have one called the footloose in my carnival from butler amusements
@Jcjc-lr4bf11 ай бұрын
I rode a “SkyMaster” at the Philadelphia SEYAA carnival I believe maybe in 2018/19.
@princesskristan2 жыл бұрын
These used to scare me but now I think they're pretty fun
@timoduchemann4009 Жыл бұрын
There are also a kamikaze where we are sitting in front of people and its currently in reunion island under the name of « fun roller »
@ThrillsofColdplay2 жыл бұрын
The designs of these rides are very cool
@bluhoneymoon2 жыл бұрын
melbournes Luna park has the kamikaze manufactured by the two groups!! it’s called pharaohs curse and it’s pretty cool :)
@nfcoasterferg2 жыл бұрын
They are fun, you get some great positive Gs at the bottom of the swing
@NewEnglandPatriotsfan2 жыл бұрын
It's called top gun where I am. It's one of the most insane fairground rides. Both the height and the speed lol
@user-chog10thompson Жыл бұрын
We also got a skymaster here in Manitoba owned by wonder shows
@heks1282 жыл бұрын
I use to ride the sky master as a kid 😏good times. I remember Time Warp, a air jumper which was a vekoma version too at six flags new England (which is defunct now)
@Zamperla2 жыл бұрын
AFAIK, Fabbri built more than 380 KamiKaze rides.. believe me, I know this from a very reliable source. ;) Also, we had one SBF floorless Space Gun ride in Six Flags Mexico, that operated under the name El Curandero, until it was removed a few years ago.. it was awesome!
@jaredini Жыл бұрын
Came to the UK i the late 80s. I remember ot Skymaster. Firm favourite.
@OutdoorsWithShawn2 жыл бұрын
Fabric Cataclysm is my favorite version. I saw a one armed version of this at my local fair this past year. It looked to be from the 70s. I can't remember the name or manufacturer though
@CoasterCollege2 жыл бұрын
perhaps a HUSS Ranger?
@thrillfreak2 жыл бұрын
@@CoasterCollege most likely an A.R.M (USA) screamer ride
@brerkris2 жыл бұрын
Good times on that ride as a kid!
@blainebasil65772 жыл бұрын
These are my favorite flat rides
@SupremeNYC8410 ай бұрын
Wonder Shows in Winnipeg Manitoba owns a Skymaster and travels all of Manitoba with it.
@Kinroby2 жыл бұрын
Awesome you go in much more detail then the other guy
@CoasterCollege2 жыл бұрын
This was just a ride that I had more information on, we flip whose lines are whose depending on the ride and our individual knowledge of it. We both contribute to the script of the video.
@RADS19011 ай бұрын
you should have included the ultimate in these style machines, the CAH "Voyager." nice vid though
@christopherswanson16282 жыл бұрын
You forgot about the model that has rotating seats. I've seen a lot of those at carnivals
@thrillfreak2 жыл бұрын
Booster ranger ?
@mukuroikusabafan Жыл бұрын
one of the carnival companies who does a lot of the carnivals near me has a ride that looks a lot like kamikaze but it’s called footloose
@gary5248 Жыл бұрын
Ahh a Kamikaze 2. I think Footloose belongs to NAME.
@madrx22 жыл бұрын
I remember lining up for the ranger with butterflies in my stomach like Josh in the movie big lining up for the super loop. Haha 😂 Boy what a blast
@elitheyoutubeguy17 күн бұрын
The only one I've been on is the Fiesta Shows A.R.M skymaster, "Top Gun"
@communitychaos4605 Жыл бұрын
arm skymaster is still operating with wonder shows in manitoba
@aidenmccullar31242 жыл бұрын
We have a Skyfire that travels around the us that comes to my county fair every year
@djmajik8622 жыл бұрын
theres also A.R.M. US Hi flyer / screamer which are single arm versions
@CoasterCollege2 жыл бұрын
Single arm versions will get their own video with the Huss Ranger.
@nathanielfedack135611 ай бұрын
Wonder Shows in Manitoba still has their SkyMaster.
@VerticalLoop7 ай бұрын
I had the opportunity to ride one. J didn’t take it though, I instead rode a similar ride that spun as well.
@plasmagd32232 жыл бұрын
hope you can read this it's a personal experience from one of these rides, on a travelling fair near my house they have one of these, I could tell the maintance for it was bad, the hydraulic system for the front restraint was literally broken, deattached from the seat. A few days go by and from my house I see the ride staying upside down unusually lonfer than it should, I counted the time and it was A FULL MINUTE, I was shocked as I had never seen one of these stay upside down dor that long, idk if it was manual but damn, talk about hangtime
@CoasterCollege2 жыл бұрын
Dang, it's hard to balance the ride like that, was the ride loaded with guests when that happened?
@plasmagd32232 жыл бұрын
@@CoasterCollege I'm not sure since it was kinda far away from me but I think there were people since the park was open
@Lol.Bland342 жыл бұрын
In kuwait we do have a skymaster ride in hawally park I want to ride it next time I come to the park
@Darkaxelgaming-tt7ip2 жыл бұрын
There was also a version the the whole bass rotates.
@pickles30482 жыл бұрын
Our county fair used to have a kamikaze ride, it hasnt been there in 5 years no idea what happened to it
@stoppropaganda25732 жыл бұрын
All variations of this ride type are restraint nightmares ... pray for short cycles on most!
@Biogrease2 жыл бұрын
this ride is fun but for bigger people like my the restraints hurt so bad when you get hang time
@ThrillsofColdplay2 жыл бұрын
I rode the Loop O Plane at Keansburg that was so intense
@Wolf_Tycoons Жыл бұрын
“This ride was made before the creation of over the shoulder restraints.” Sir, excuse me?
@the1barbarian781 Жыл бұрын
Not sure why you didn’t mention the intamin one but good video
@dindog222 жыл бұрын
I saw that Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake Park burned down
@AW-hn6ro2 жыл бұрын
I herd about that, it sad to see it go. Even though Its not my home park
@DJWezzyK6 ай бұрын
Where is Moser rides? They have 3 versions in production of the Kamikaze ride, even one with flipping gondolas.
@ThrillsofColdplay2 жыл бұрын
The Ocean Drive Pavilion in North Myrtle had this ride type I rode it
@Lou-T-Fisk2 жыл бұрын
I remember my first ride on a kamakazie. Freshman highschool I was deathly afraid until a cute girl grabed me and said we’re going on this well can’t say no after that. When we got to the top and they stop this for a second a couple coins fell out of peoples pockets and out loud I said those bolts didn’t look important causing half the ride to laugh and one woman behind me to have a panic attack
@th3girlwhocouldfly2 жыл бұрын
wait omg this is the ride ive been trying to remember from the fair when i was younger i thought it wasnt real lmao
@timmensch36012 жыл бұрын
There are a bunch of them here in the states
@reddaily112 жыл бұрын
Yessir I’m still scared to do loop on a coaster or flat ride
@marchingbandtakemebythehan18872 жыл бұрын
aayyyy the first clip is from my home park!
@alegsb39432 жыл бұрын
I was at a fair with this ride and the kid in front of my friend apparently fell out of his restraint but still stayed in because of the bars at the roof, and his head was sticking out. Although, I suspect he was just lying. Fair was sketchy though
@thehardercandy2 жыл бұрын
I believe it. Same thing happened to me as a kid, was the scariest experience I've ever had on a ride.
@joyoustye23262 жыл бұрын
I saw one of these in 2011 but it only had one arm. I didn't ride it and i really regret it now.
@johanlenox Жыл бұрын
are we sure there’s only one ARM skymaster? i just found a video that’s only 11 months old of one called Top Gun which is owned by fiesta shows of new england