Psyclone (ride)
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Psyclone is a 75 feet (22.9 m) ride at Canada's Wonderland. The Mondial
ride was opened on May 5, 2002 to the public at the park. The 1 minute and 54 second ride features 40 seats facing outwards that rotate from a central pendulum
as the ride reaches its maximum arc angle of 120 degrees. Even though the ride height is 75 feet (22.9 m), once the ride reaches the top of its swing, the height becomes 120 feet (36.6 m) high.
swings. If the floor did not move, serious injury on riders legs and body would occur. Because how the seats rotate, all riders face different angles of the ride. Depending on where the rider is seated, they may experience some air-time as the swing reaches it maximum angle. When the ride cycle ends, the pendulum
returns to the 'loading position' and the floor rises to the riders feet allowing riders to exit and enter the ride.
to swing, the motor itself (the blue part ontop of the ride) that supports the pendulum
, the pendulum
itself that supports the seats for the ride and the seats themselves.
Mondial (amusement ride manufacturer)
Mondial is a Dutch company specialising in the manufacture of amusement rides. The company was founded in 1987 and has installations throughout the world....
ride was opened on May 5, 2002 to the public at the park. The 1 minute and 54 second ride features 40 seats facing outwards that rotate from a central pendulum
Pendulum
A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced from its resting equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position...
as the ride reaches its maximum arc angle of 120 degrees. Even though the ride height is 75 feet (22.9 m), once the ride reaches the top of its swing, the height becomes 120 feet (36.6 m) high.
Ride Experience
The riders experience depends on were they are seated on the ride. Before the ride begins, the floor under the riders feet descends lower (almost like going deeper in the ground) due to how the pendulumPendulum
A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced from its resting equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position...
swings. If the floor did not move, serious injury on riders legs and body would occur. Because how the seats rotate, all riders face different angles of the ride. Depending on where the rider is seated, they may experience some air-time as the swing reaches it maximum angle. When the ride cycle ends, the pendulum
Pendulum
A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced from its resting equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position...
returns to the 'loading position' and the floor rises to the riders feet allowing riders to exit and enter the ride.
Structure
Psyclone is mainly made out of 7 major parts: the 4 supports around the ride that supports the motor that allows the pendulumPendulum
A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced from its resting equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position...
to swing, the motor itself (the blue part ontop of the ride) that supports the pendulum
Pendulum
A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced from its resting equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position...
, the pendulum
Pendulum
A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced from its resting equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position...
itself that supports the seats for the ride and the seats themselves.