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All I can remember about a time I rode the Monster at Cedar Point was that a mosquito bite of mine started to bleed and my friend's mom gave me a bandaid after I got off the ride.

1:19 Oh Jesus! That's fast!

The octopus is a part of my child hood and it’s one of my favorite rides

In 2010-2020, a Monster III broke because of “snapped axles” and overweight from the cars, the riders could be heard screaming in terror as the arms crashed to the ground… The model of a squid/octopus on top fell onto one of the arms coming off of the ride

I rode one of these rides called Black Widow at a fair last month and it was incredible. They made the ride go super fast and the spinning was incredible. It's a really underrated ride

The Monster III can actually be a thrilling ride experience if you know how! As Alex already mentioned at the end of the Break Dance video, you can shift your weight in such a way that the gondolas spins and never stops. To do this, sit to the right of the gondola. Ideally, you'd have the gondola for yourself. Try to keep a steady rhythm and as the eccentric goes up and down, "throw" your body into the right-hand side of the gondola. The idea is to push/pull it over a certain degree of movement, at which point the momentum does the rest of the job. It's kinda hard to explain. You just gotta find your own rhythm when trying it out.

I hope the music express or zipper will be soon

I'm surprised Canada's Wonderland doesn't get a Monster, I think it would fit here

I remember riding the spider, holy crap...never again😂 my stomach cant handle it

I think these types of rides are my favourite and considering the length of the cycles they are better value for money than rollercoasters (whilst also causing less sinus issues from wind blasting up the nose), especially the ones with spinning gondolas.

Every year I try to ride the Aqua Riesen Polyp from operator/showman René Lauwers. It’s a Schwarzkopf Monster III. He gives good rides with lots of speed, power and different sensations. Love this ride the most. Especially when it catapults you back or give you the sensation it will crash into the public 😁

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it previously but the reason Monsters were disappearing was because the owners could not get parts for them. Albert has opened a factory and is making parts for the Eyerly rides. 2nd Eyerly built a Monster using Octopus style tubs for the 1962 Worlds fair in Seattle. If you google midway photos or old video on you tube you can see it. I enjoy your work so much. Keep it up guys.

You forgot to mention that you can spin the gondolas very easy(specialty on the number 2)by moving your weight

The 1988 accident mentioned was at the Broward County Youth Fair in Hollywood, FL. My family had visited the fair that year and I rode the Octopus with my mom. A couple of days later, we learned about the accident on the news.

Monster was the first ride in as ever trained on in 1997 during my park years. Ours was all manual and a pain to operate. It liked to drift due to weight distribution. We also had an Octopus with 2 gondolas per arm. Not sure if that was a modification. Octopus was stamped on the plate. Lakemont Park, Altoona PA. The park no longer has these rides today.

Omg I remember loving the Spider.

I really enjoyed watching this. I worked the Monster at CP from '92-'94, and have a lot of great memories of those summers, not the least of which was meeting my wife! About 90% of the time, when mentioning that I worked the Monster I've have had to explain which ride it is. I hate to see the horrid color scheme being used now, they should go back to the classic black and orange look!

The original Octopus had the best verticals of the family, all the evolutions were more tame, even with the scrambler effect added.

Alton Towers had a Monster in the 90s, called the Octopus. I enjoyed this lilting ride. It was apparently rough at one time, I think they must have improved the ride quality. It was also presented as the Spider as well.

When I worked at Joyland in Wichita in the late ‘60s, I often ran an original Octopus as well as a Rock-O-Plane. The controls were very definitely manual. Two levers, one for the sweeps (arms), and one for the crank. They were combination clutch/brake controls. The Rock-O-Plane used an identical control, but only one. They probably used some of the same parts, just as the Eli Ferris wheels and Scramblers used an almost identical operator control. I ran those, too, everything in the park really, as I was often the relief operator. My favorites? The 16 seat Eli wheel, and the very first C.P.Huntington train.

great video, very informative! I am a total noob when it comes to flat rides, so these are interesting.

There’s almost always a monster 1 at our local fairs. It’s been years since I have gone but I’m definitely going to make a point to ride one again now. It used to intimidate me as a 6 year old, but when I finally rode it I was addicted. Definitely a favourite ride.

Your videos bring me joy for some reason, I guess because of this virus and being stuck in the house your videos give me full to my roller coaster obsession

My first ride experience ever was in a Spider with my aunt as a kid. Always loved them. The one at my local fair is insanely fast, like easily twice as fast as any other monster type flat ride I've ever ridden.

I hope for the carousel flat ride of the week it’s such an old but timeless ride

There is a little family park near me and our 2020 edition is a relocated Eyerly Spider (The park only has 2 coasters a 1999 dragon wagon from IAAPA and last year we got an Orient Express clone that is really similar to the dragon wagon, so this is very exciting because most of the flat rides are kiddie rides too).

I must've been around 3 when i saw one of them from a Ferris wheel. The lights fascinated me and i really wanted to ride it. I believe it was Monster 3. My dad took me onto the ride and our car had a hole, which in hindsight was most likely not a safety concern, but i was so young i didn't know that yet. The restraints didn't really hold me tight enough and my dad was clutching me the whole time so i wouldn't move around too much. I was absolutely terrified this ride for ages, because of this first experience. It is one of my favourites now though.

Great Video!!!!! Thanks!!! for using two of My Pictures (Rock O Plane and the Roll O Plane) F+L, Corey

Thanks for posting during these times and stay safe.

Love the spider!!! If you shift your weight into each spin you'll be spinning soo fast, it's a great feeling! We used to fling our bodies against the side of the cart to force it to spin. I'm a little more cautious now but I'll still shift my weight around for a better ride.

Good history info...one change..I worked for Park Lease Inc.which was part of Eyerly Aircraft...these were the Loop-D-Loop...Rollo Plane and The Monster in Palisades Amusement Park...I was the assistant manager for the 1965 season until I got drafted into the Army..the correct pronunciation is I R LEE not EAR LEE...the father's 2 sons occasionally came out to see us from Salem Oregon...one was John and the other Jack....The Monster was always and will always be my favorite passion. The original Monster was piece mealed together as to include motors taken off the moth ball fleet battle ships. It was first utilized in the Seattle World's Fair. In Seattle it had a gasoline engine. Ours had 5 sweeps..the newer ones had 6 sweeps.

There are variants of the Octopus that have two seats at the end of each arm. Also there's a rare Spider that has eight arms. The Octopus, Spider, and Monster are manually controlled. At least the ones by Eyerly. Conklin Shows used to have one that they toured with and Canada's Wonderland also had one. Throw one of the throttles part way and just the arms move counter clockwise. Throw it all the way and the arms and the crosses move. Throw the second arm and the eccentric moves clockwise. Pulling the throttles will make the arms move clockwise and the eccentric counter clockwise. Not sure on the crosses.

The Monster at Dorney Park is my favorite ride there. Sure, it takes around 6-10 minute to load and off-load, but it's an enjoyable experience.

They had both of these at the Puyallup fair and the Octopus in my hometown for a few years, but all have since been removed. A shame, as it was one of my favorites that increased my ride intensity.

15 seconds in I’m so pumped! 🙈

Worlds of Fun’s monster was removed in 2014 so they could operate Valleyfairs still. WOF got their enterprise parts though in exchange

Great video I love your vid’s

Ooo do a video on the death involving the monster!

Flat ride of the week: Larson loop

The Last build A. Schwarzkopf Monster 3 is not in the video at the mentioned moment. That one is one of the two that where later modified to 4 gondolas per arm. It was build in 1984, modified in 2006. I rode it in both configurations. It was modified to make it easier to maintain, the ride experience is not much different. The last build is the Power Polyp in the Netherlands it is in the video at 16.25, after the parkour/sound factory story.. After Stein had gone bankrupt, the first owner build the rest of it themselves with help of some dutch company's. Polypweb (one of your sources) is part of my website. I have written those articles about polyp/schwarzkopf myself. Thanks for the name Eyerly. I never heard it spoken. I had written that as Everly, because if you search you also find info with that typo. I have corrected my article for that typo now :)

It looks like the exact ride but the first shown octopus is one I've been on a lot and is part of a traveling fair in the UK called carters! In fact, after taking a closer look I can see other carters rides in the background so I am almost positive!

They had one of these in Williams Grove Amusement Park just outside of Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania. Unfortunately the entire park closed in 2005. It is one of best flat rides I ever rode. I was delighted when I went to Dorney Park in Allentown and saw that they have one. Loved every second of it. I don't know what happened to the one at Williams Grove.

Grew up riding these. Spider mostly, was my first ride ever. My mom loved them as a kid too. I've ridden a monster at lagoon I think

There was one of the eyerly Monster's at Kings Dominion. It was taken out fairly early as it was one that could only load one arm at a time. My Dad loved to freak us out by getting the car spinning really fast.

I hope you cover the Chance Turbo one day, such a terrifying oddball

2 things I worked on the monster ride for Strates shows in 88. the accident happened 2 months after i left the carnival. I built it and enjoyed working on it, my time was in Orlando at the fair. If I had stayed I do not know how I would have felt but it was a monster not an octopus ride. Also operated a spider ride at Clementon Park in NJ for a season. Last comment on the monster ride we told the girls the more you show the longer you go times change lol

I rode the one at Six Flags Great America and it been fully rehabbed as it only tilted in one direction (like a spider ride) but it now rotates properly. They moved it to the west side of the park so a new flat ride can be installed in its spot as a new roller coaster needed the back side of its plot (where the queue wrapped around the ride to the "station" for loading.) It was gone for a year for the rehab but it has all new parts, lights, and MANUAL CONTROLS for the ride ops. It is the last ride at the park where the operator can "fake" the riders in thinking the cycle is over, in what I call a "fakey" which is normally happens in carnivals (fairs) when the ops had to keep the rides running so people would know that they were open for business.

Nice Video, but what about the monster by Bakker (NL) it is also really common in Europe. These sombrero rides have Bakker style eccentric mechanism. Bakker eccenter is static height and only rotates and the arms get pulled to it via hydraulic. At Schwarzkopf the arms are connected to the eccenter via solid rods. When the eccenter rises the arms also gets pulled up.

Most of Six Flags parks had the Monster Rides. Six Flags AstroWorld Called Black Dragon. SFOT called Spin out... they had them in Early 1970....

I love the monster at kings island, doesnt help i live close to it. Such a fun little ride

I had no idea the Lobster at Great America was the first Monster III....I love the ride that much more now

I’ve never see a monster before but I’ve seen the spider and I’ve gone on it before, we got stuck almost upside down for a longggggg time. The octopus was my grandma’s favorite ride and always tells me to go on it when ever we seen it but we normally skip it

I have been on the monster 2 in Slagharen countless times! And i love that thing! it's the ride i think of when i see one like it :)

11:32 it was not aqua riesen that was getting produced when the company retired but the power polyp from Vader in the Netherlands.

Please do Musik Express/Himalaya

The only Monster flat ride i’ve ridden was Monster at Cedar Point and it was fun. I also saw the Spider model at Fun Spot America Atlanta but I didn’t go on it (due to time).

The 2 gondola per arm version is located in luna park here in melbourne Australia

that looks like it will make me sick but it looks cool

I've only ridden one of these rides: An Octopus ride at Aussie World. A small park that once had that and a wooden wild mouse. Both rides were removed. The wild mouse is also the only wooden rollercoaster I have ever ridden :(

Love all the work you put into these productions. Very informative and well done, thank you for that. My only correction would be your pronunciation of Eyerly. It is not eerily or earily, the way Lee and I have always pronounced it is Eye (like your eyeball) early. Eye early say it.😉

I’d love to see a video about the Top Scan next

The mobile spiders I’ve ridden at fairs are pretty uncomfortable, lol

Yeah! Another one of my favorite rides!

I found a new video to debunk, "Rollar Coaster Breaks Down At THE WORST TIME.." By Infinate. It was published two days ago and has a few new videos in it. Hope you see this! Also, I love your channel!

Monster Type Rides! Great!

When I was a small kid in the late 80s, my dad was a lieutenant firefighter. A carnival came through our small town and my dad went to the site to monitor some safety things as they were setting up. I went with him and I got to watch them set up the rides, and test them. I saw the octopus ride fall off of its center axis.(?) Obviously I don’t remember the total specifics because I was 4.. but I remember the sound of it... it began my fascination with rides but I have actually never ridden any real rides outside of a carousel as well because of that.

I was at the Broward County Fair in 88 when the arm broke of of that monster. I later became a friend with someone that was on the arm that broke.

Petty cool ive rode the swarzkopf model.

I really like the new channel logo, are you able to do a video on superloop rides?

To this day I despise riding rides with gondolas attached to long arms, whether it be a monster type ride or one where you push a button and control the height of your own carts, out of fear that an arm snapped. You have just confirmed my fear and I doubt any amount of bribery from my friends can get me on one ever again😂

The Sombrero was my favourite each summer when i was a kid.

*PLEASE DO THE ZIPPER!!* Such a classic staple of carnivals and amusement rides and my favourite! While we were at the top of The Zipper as the bottom was loading, and it was at that moment I knew that I wanted my boyfriend to become my husband.. This October will be our 2 year anniversary💖

we called the center crank an ocolator and the Octopus I worked on was an early brand and it moved oposite direction than the British

The KI one is the best. I like the part where they unload and you are hanging there in the hot sun and it keeping getting hotter because the ride is black

I managed to rode a few of them in Malaysia in the 00s. freaking fun

You should do the topple tower rides

also known as the Ocopus in the uk, Blackpool pleasure beach and Rhyl Ocean Beach and Southport had them, which i have been on

The Parkour of Aigner is a realy realy agressive ride. I LOVE IT!!!! It grabes your balls and throws you around like a ragedoll. If you ever have a chance to ride Parkour, DO IT! and realy hold on to your safety bar. IT IS AWESOME!!

Back in the 80's they had the octopus ride at CA Great America. It was a fun ride until they took it out!

Valleyfair has a 1977 Everly Aircraft Company Monster ride still in operation right now. :)

I rode one of these at Dorney Park and it was nauseating. I love rides so much but this won was rough

I’m going to Cesar Point this year. What rides are you going to be operating?

The remix also reminds me of the octopus

I think it was six flags over GA or Great Adventure that had one called "Mo Mo the monster back in the 70's or 80's. I have a friend named Maurice everyone calls "Mo". I call him "mo mo the monster" and no one knows what im talking about. LOL

I'm sad that you're no longer doing these videos...that other channels audio for part two is unbearable.

my dad hasn't liked rides much since he had an octopus ride bucket open mid-ride

Damn, now I want to ride the first one.

I rode an old one at Funtown Pier in Seaside Heights

There's one at my local park. It's called the spider.

I've been on Dorney's Monster many times. The ride is better if you have someone else in the gondola with you because the gondola spins better.

Do Troika next! Please? (By Huss)

Is that Slowpoke Rodriguez at the sombrero ride ? 😂🤣😂 they should put his cousin instead Speedy Gonzales since he is the fast one.

I have a question for you, why do rides like Corkscrew and Gemini open at 11:00 instead of 10 like most other rides?

Six Flags Great America is my home park and the monster is one of the better flat rides there.

I really enjoy your content. If I had one note, it would be that it's not very enjoyable when your guests audio recording is so far below your own. just an idea to think about. Thanks for uploading!

you should have added offride footage of the one in slagharen. On that one you can see the eccentric when its fully up

I almost got thrown off of a Spider ride in Daytona Beach Florida when I was about 6 or so. I was riding with my mom. The lap bar didn't hold me down well enough. This was in 1985.

Do the Larson Super Loop type rides next

Ah, the Monster ride. Such a classic. I'm not sure why but it reminds me of the Scrambler ride. Edit: Looking up the Wikipedia for Valleyfair, it's cool to find out that it's an Eyerly. As far as I know, it has not been modified to allow for better loading and uploading. Also the Sound Factory looks relatively familiar with the strange DJ Bucket, so that might be something that has been at my state fair, but I'm not sure.