

The ride's train is rocked back and forth at a generous rate, as not to put too much stress on the tire drive. The rim is run through a shock-absorbent tire drive, which drives the train around the loop. On one section of the rim the train is snugly placed. In this boxed track is a multiple-piece pivoted end-rim (inertia ring) with wheel dogs attached settled within this boxed track.
Fire ball ride video portable#
The ride structure is a large steel boxed-track loop attached to a concrete base or portable trailer with supporting outriggers and steel cables. Each ride provides a similar ride experience, but are larger than each other in terms of both size and capacity. Larson makes three different versions of the ride: The Fire Ball, the 22M Giant Loop, and the Giga Loop 100ft. This installation is now located at La Ronde as Chaos. This is Larson International's 22M Giant Loop, a larger version of the Fire Ball. Though the ride share similarities with that of a roller coaster, notably having a train which rolls along a track, it is often not considered as such since the ride is powered by motorized drive tires, and not by gravity like a roller coaster.Įl Diablo at Six Flags Great Adventure. Some owners of the older Ring of Fire rides have had the caged train replaced with the new Fire Ball train. In 1998, Larson introduced a new roofless, open-air train with over-the-shoulder harnesses and seats that sit riders face-to-face with each other. Older models of this ride type have trains with each half of the train facing opposite directions, with a protective metal cage and a rigid lap bar restraining the riders. The ride features a roller coaster-type train which rolls along a ring-shaped track, turning riders upside down at the top of the loop.
Fire ball ride video series#
It replaced a series of Larson rides manufactured prior to its unveiling, the first being the Super Loops and the second being the Ring of Fire. The Fire Ball is a type of amusement ride manufactured by Larson International. For other uses, see Superloop and Fireball (disambiguation).
