The Frisbee is a type of pendulum amusement ride featuring a circular gondola that rotates as it swings back and forth. Riders are seated on the gondola facing inward or outward, depending on the model. On some models, the entire pendulum makes a full 360 degree swing.
A pendulum is suspended between two support frames. Attached to the base of this pendulum is a circular gondola. Riders are seated in the gondola, facing either inwards or outwards. When the ride cycle starts, the gondola begins to rotate. In addition, the pendulum arm begins to swing through an arc, maxing out between 120° and 360° (full revolution). Most parks require riders to be at least 48inches tall.
| Manufacturer | Model | Riders | Seating | Swing | Height | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chance Rides | Revolution[1] | 20–32 | Inward | 120° | 16.4m (53.8feet) - 19.6m (64.3feet) | |
| Fabbri Group | Boomerang | 32 | Inward | 15m (49feet) | ||
| 24 | Inward | 22m (72feet) | ||||
| 24–30 | Outward | 110° | 24m (79feet) | 31.4 mph (50 km/h) | ||
| HUSS Park Attractions | Frisbee | 40 | Either | 180° | 20m (70feet) | |
| Frisbee XL | 40 | Outward | 260° | 36m (118feet) | ||
| 40–50 | Outward | 240° | 43m (141feet) | 68 mph (110 km/h) | ||
| Intamin | Gyro Swing[2] | 32–40 | Outward | 240° | 25m (82feet) | 47 mph (75 km/h) |
| Jiuhua Rides | Super Pendulum[3] | 54 | Outward | 220° | 26m (85feet) | |
| KMG | Afterburner (a.k.a. Fireball)[4] [5] [6] | 24 | Inward | 240° | 19.812m (65feet) | |
| 16 | Inward | 240° | 21m (69feet) | |||
| XXL | 20 | Inward | 240° | 40m (130feet) | ||
| Luna-Park Rides | Extreme | 20 | Inward | 120° | 20m (70feet) | |
| Mondial | Revolution | 40–50 | Outward | 240° | 35m (115feet) | 54 mph (88 km/h) |
| Moser's Rides | Sidewinder | 24–40 | Outward | 240° | ||
| Sidewinder 12 | 12 | Outward | ||||
| SBF Visa Group | Dance Party | 40 | Inward | 180° | ||
| Maxi Dance Party | 24 | Outward | 240° | 27m (89feet) | 37 mph (59.2 km/h) | |
| Maxi Dance Party 360 | 24 | Outward | 360° | 33 m | ||
| Technical Park | Street Fighter | 16 | Inward | 240° | 18m (59feet) | |
| Street Fighter Revolution | 16 | Inward | 360° | 21m (69feet) | ||
| Typhoon | 16–30 | Outward | 240° | 30m (100feet) | ||
| Typhoon 360 | 16–30 | Outward | 360° | 33m (108feet) | ||
| Zamperla | Discovery | 30 | Outward | 240° | 21m (69feet) - 26m (85feet) | |
| Discovery Revolution | 16–30 | Outward | 360° | 18m (59feet) - 30m (100feet) | ||
| Giga Discovery | 40 | Outward | 260° | 52.5m (172.2feet) | 75 mph (120 km/h) | |
| Giant Discovery[7] | 40 | Outward | 240° | 44.8m (147feet) | 68 mph (110 km/h) | |
| Mini Discovery | 16 | Outward | 240° | 15.5m (50.9feet) | ||
| Nitro | 20 | Inward | 200° | 15m (49feet) |
The UltraMax is a type of amusement ride manufactured by Mondial which is like the HUSS Frisbee however passengers face outwards and are sitting one of the four seats on one of the six gondolas as the ride gets higher momentum and eventually starts going upside down. The ride is built with one arm with two supports and then the arm with the gondolas attached. It also uses the same harness as the ones used on the Top Scans.
| Name | Park | Location | Manufacturer | Model | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Wheel |  China | Huss | Giant Frisbee | |||
| Aztec Swing |  Poland | SBF Visa Group | Maxi Dance Party | |||
| Beach Blaster |  United States | Chance Rides | Revolution 20 | |||
| Beach Party | United Kingdom | KMG | Afterburner | |||
| Blizzard | Kumdori Land | South Korea | Zamperla | Discovery | ||
| Crazy Flywheel | China | Zamperla | Discovery | |||
| Discovery |  Egypt | |||||
| Discovery Revolution |  Austria | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | |||
| Freakout | United Kingdom | KMG | Freak Out | |||
| Freak Out | United States | KMG | Freak Out | |||
| Free Swing | South Korea | Huss | Frisbee | |||
| Frisbee |  Japan | Huss | Frisbee | |||
| Hurricane | China | Beijing Shibaolai Amusement Equipment | ||||
| Side Winder |  India | |||||
| Sonic Twister |  Canada | Moser's Rides | Sidewinder 12 | |||
| Star Frisbee |  Philippines | |||||
| Super Gyro Swing | China | Intamin | Gyro Swing | |||
| The Rattler | United States | |||||
| Hurricane | South Korea | Huss | Frisbee | 1996 | ||
| La Máquina |  Spain | Huss | Frisbee | 1997 | ||
| Frisbee | United States | Huss | Frisbee | 1998 | ||
| Tasmanian Devil | United States | Huss | Frisbee | 1999 | ||
| Tomahawk | United States | Huss | Frisbee | 1999 | ||
| Frisbee |  Finland | Huss | Frisbee | 2000 | ||
| Side Kick Formerly Blazing Saddles |  Germany | Huss | Frisbee | 2000 | ||
| Tomahawk |  Netherlands | SBF Visa Group | Dance Party | 2000 | ||
| Vudú |  México | SBF Visa Group | Dance Party | 2000 | ||
| Gyro Swing | South Korea | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2001 | ||
| Mad Mill | Netherlands | Huss | Frisbee | 2001 | ||
| Tornado | South Korea | Zamperla | Discovery | 2001 | ||
| United Kingdom | KMG | Vortex | 2001 | |||
| Black Fly | United Kingdom | Fabbri Group | Boomerang | 2002 | ||
| Boomerang | México | Fabbri Group | Boomerang | 2002 | ||
| Delirium | United States | Chance Rides | Revolution 32 | 2002 | ||
| Maelstrom | United Kingdom | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2002 | ||
| Canada | Mondial | Revolution | 2002 | |||
| United States | Huss | Giant Frisbee | 2003 | |||
| Dreggen |  Norway | KMG | Afterburner | 2003 | ||
| Freak Out | United Kingdom | KMG | Freak Out | 2003 | ||
| United States | Chance Rides | Revolution 32 | 2003 | |||
| Manitou | Canada | Zamperla | Nitro | 2003 | ||
| The Claw | United States | Chance Rides | Revolution 32 | 2003 | ||
| Crazy Beach Party | Canada | Huss | Frisbee | 2004 | ||
| United Kingdom | KMG | Afterburner | 2004 | |||
| Giant Frisbee | Japan | Huss | Giant Frisbee | 2004 | ||
| Revolution | United States | Chance Rides | Revolution 32 | 2004 | ||
| Sidewinder | United States | Moser's Rides | Sidewinder | 2004 | ||
| Sledge Hammer[8] |  Belgium | Huss | Giant Frisbee | 2004 | ||
| SynKope | Spain | Mondial | Revolution | 2004 | ||
 Australia | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2004 | |||
| Tondemina | Japan | Huss | Giant Frisbee | 2004 | ||
| Typhoon 360 | Finland | Technical Park | Typhoon 360 | 2004 | ||
| United States | Huss | Giant Frisbee | 2005 | |||
| Frisbee | United States | Huss | Frisbee | 2006 | ||
| Giant Discovery | China | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2006 | ||
| Fandango | United States | Moser's Rides | Sidewinder | 2007 | ||
| Flip Flop | United Kingdom | Fabbri Group | Top Swing | 2007 | ||
| Xtreme Frisbee | United States | Huss | Frisbee | 2007 | ||
| Super Frisbee |  Italy | Technical Park | Typhoon | 2008 | ||
| The Rattler | United States | Moser's Rides | Sidewinder | 2008 | ||
| SpinSpider | Norway | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2009 | ||
| Vepsen | Norway | Fabbri Group | Boomerang | 2009 | ||
| Yukatan | Italy | Technical Park | Typhoon | 2009 | ||
| Giant Discovery | North Korea | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2010 | ||
| Luna 360 | United States | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2010 | ||
| Super Frisbee |  Brazil | Technical Park | Typhoon | 2010 | ||
| Svend Svingarm |  Denmark | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2010 | ||
| Eretic |  France | Zamperla | Discovery | 2011 | ||
| Giant Swing |  Indonesia | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2011 | ||
| It | United States | KMG | Afterburner | 2011 | ||
| Nautilus | Netherlands | KMG | Afterburner | 2011 | ||
| United States | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2012 | |||
| The Rattler | United States | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2012 | ||
| Thunder | Brazil | Technical Park | Typhoon | 2012 | ||
| Petir | Indonesia | Zamperla | Discovery | 2013 | ||
| Scream Machine | India | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2013 | ||
| SpinCycle | United States | SBF Visa Group | Maxi Dance Party 360 | 2013 | ||
| Extreme Supernova | United States | Zamperla | Discovery | 2014 | ||
| Rotator |  Ireland | SBF Visa | Maxi Dance Party 360* | 2014 | ||
| Stratosfear |  New Zealand | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2014 | ||
| Thor's Pendulum | China | 2014 | ||||
| Cyclos | United States | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2015 | ||
| The Beast | Canada | KMG | XXL | 2015 | ||
| United States | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2016 | |||
| Mega Swing 360 | E-World | South Korea | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2016 | |
| United States | Mondial | Revolution | 2016 | |||
| X | Finland | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2016 | ||
| Goliath | Australia | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2017 | ||
| Loke |  Sweden | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2017 | ||
| Sky-Force Formerly Pendulus | Flambards Pleasure Island Family Theme Park | United Kingdom | Huss | Frisbee | 2017 2003 to 2016 | |
| Canada | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2017 | |||
| Twister | United States | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2017 | ||
| Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth | United States | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2017 | ||
| Klake | South Korea | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2017 | ||
| Trompo Loco | México | SBF Visa Group | Midi Dance Party 360 | 2017 | ||
| United States | Zamperla | Giga Discovery | 2018 | |||
| Harley Quinn Spinsanity | United States | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2018 | ||
| Pendulum | United Kingdom | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2018 | ||
| Trompo Loco | México | Zamperla | Midi Discovery | 2018 | ||
| Patatús | México | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2018 | ||
| Big Pendulum | South Korea | 2018 | ||||
| Tigeren | Denmark | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2019 | ||
| Axis | United Kingdom | SBF Visa Group | Maxi Dance Party 360 | 2019 | ||
| United States | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2019 | |||
| Chaos | United States | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2019 | ||
| United States | Zamperla | Giga Discovery | 2019 | |||
| Sea Swinger | United States | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2019 | ||
| Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth | United States | Zamperla | Giga Discovery | 2019 | ||
| Mexico | Zamperla | Giga Discovery | 2020 | |||
| Harley Quinn Spinsanity | United States | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2021 | ||
| Cyclonator | United Kingdom | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2021 | ||
| AtmosFear | United States | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2021 | [9] | |
| Sledgehammer | Australia | Zamperla | Discovery Revolution | 2021 | ||
| Giant Swing | South Korea | Zamperla | Giant Discovery | 2022 | ||
| Swingi | Finland | Intamin | Gyro Swing | 2024 | ||
| Sky Striker | United States | Zamperla | Giga Discovery | 2024 | ||
| United States | Zamperla | Giga Discovery | 2024 | |||
| Midway Mayhem Formerly Revolution Formerly Pendulum | Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World Six Flags Great America Six Flags Great Adventure | United States | Huss | Frisbee | 2024 2004 to 2023 1999 to 2003 | |
In May 2017, greasing material on a KMG Freak Out ride at Barry's Amusements at Portrush in Northern Ireland was dislodged, causing a loud bang and oil to spray over people and the nearby children's roller coaster. Nobody was injured, but the ride remained closed for the rest of the day whilst park staff investigated.
In July 2017, an 18-year old was killed while riding a KMG Fireball (aka Afterburner) ride that malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair, sending him flying more than 50 feet in the air. Seven others were injured as well.[10] [11] Numerous fairs and exhibitions have either shut down or pulled the Fireball from their attractions in response to the incident. KMG stated that the malfunction was due to a corroded support beam.[12] [13]
In June 2019, a Zamperla Discovery Revolution ride at Waldameer Park & Water World malfunctioned, resulting in the riders stuck upside down for several minutes. There were no injuries.[14]
In June 2024, the atmosFEAR ride at Oaks Amusement Park, got suspended upside down, trapping 28 riders for about 30 minutes.