Sky Wheel On Morey's Surfside Pier In Wildwood NJ 1971

[iNfEcTedcloWn69]

it was like a carnival back then lol no giant ferris wheel?:\

[zipperrider01]

zipper!!!!! was the zipper scary?

[mhvoivod]

move that bus!!

[iwuzherematt]

that's so ill... when did they remove this cuz i been going since like 2002 and ive never seen it

[passbook65]

I rode the Rampage ride at a carnival in Rhode Island in the early 1970s. Did not like it. You sit back to back with other riders and the cars rock like crazy. Feels as if you are going to slip out of the seat!

[chickendeuce54]

HA i went on that first time on i pissed myself i spent my entire ticket card on that

[mhvoivod]

and, at the end of the clip, if you look quickly to the right, there is a Turbo getting ready to take off. Great 1971 ride arsenal

[fairfax1960]

@mhvoivod -WOW, nice catch!! I sure do miss the Turbo!!!

[001GenLee]

That's a Rampage, a Sky Wheel spin-off. Notice it also goes reverse ( the boom ) of the gondolas spinning, i've never seen one do that. But yeah, the real name is Rampage and i think the company who made it is Watkins. Never have seen one in person, maybe one day.

[funchase]

Generally speaking I usually refer to any of these types of flat rides as Sky Wheels - but yes, you are correct that it was a Rampage manufactured by Grover Watkins. In fact Morey's had another Watkins ride on the pier that year... a Tempest. Thanks for taking note, I should have made that clear.

[roger62mar]

For the past two years there has been a real nice Rampage at the Illinois State Fair. That's one place you might get to see one if you live close enough.