Booster is an amusement park ride made by Fabbri

Fabbri Group

The Fabbri Group is an Italian amusement rides manufacturer, based in Bergantino, a northern village of Italy.Fabbri was founded and started manufacturing in 1950, just after World War II, by Romolo Fabbri...

. It is a pendulum ride

Pendulum ride

Pendulum rides are amusement rides based on the motion of a fixed pendulum. These rides consist of an arm attached to an axle. One end of the arm is fitted with a passenger-carrying gondola, while the other is usually fitted with a heavy counterweight...

, similar to the later Speed

Speed (ride)

Speed is an amusement ride design produced by the Dutch company KMG. It is commonly referred to as KMG Booster, due to its similarity with the Fabbri Booster ride....

 by KMG

KMG

KMG is a Dutch company manufacturing amusement rides. KMG has constructed over 150 rides to date.The following, among others, are KMG rides:*Afterburner*Discovery*Freak Out*Move It*Speed*Experience...

 (which, due to its similarity to the Fabbri ride is often referred to as the "KMG Booster"). Neither of these rides is remotely similar to HUSS Booster

Booster (HUSS ride)

Booster is an amusement park ride made by HUSS Maschinenfabrik. It is an evolution of the firm's Breakdance ride, and a competitor for Mondial's Shake and Fabbri's Crazy Shake rides. The basic movement is the same as these rides, but the car is pivoted so that riders are spun sideways. During the...

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Major Incidents

On August 4, 2007, in the Fête des Loges at Saint Germain en Laye, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, a gondola broke loose from the swinging arm and crashed to the ground. Two people sitting in the gondola were killed and two seriously injured. A father and his son were killed instantly, while another two people were stuck 40 meters. in the air for over 2 hours.