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Encyclopedia > Amusement rides

Types of amusement rides include:

See also

External link

  • A list of amusement ride patents, with links to the U.S. Patent office (http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/v/a/vac3/table.html)

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A chain snapped on a ride called the Comet, causing the car, in which the man and his son were riding, to fall from the ride and smash into a parked vehicle.
Upon inspection of the ride, it was discovered that many of the ride's brakes were either broken, missing, or not connected, and that most of the anti-derailment devices were missing.
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