Zipper Carnival Ride Review

Here I talk about the Zipper Carnival ride from Chance Rides Manufacturing.

[janmcguire]

I saw one of the first Zippers at a fair in 1968. It looked terrifying, yet it fascinated me. I’ve never gotten to ride one, but I love watching them, and I love the unique whining sound they make.

[reputate]

Home made zipper
1) get a big box
2) get in it
3) have a friend push you off the roof of your apartment/ house
4) enjoy

[Vitobratta]

The most intense ride in a carnival. Depending on the operator, it can be quite tame or downright terrifying.

[LandNfan]

I got to run one of the first Zippers back in 1968. Chance brought it out to Joyland Park in Wichita to field test. I worked part-time there and had a “chance” to run it. Very easy to run and operators love it because it literally rains money under it. It will shake every loose coin out of the riders pockets. And like you, it was one of my favorites to ride.

[stephenn]

West Edmonton Mall in Canada used to have a permanent model, but the continuous use wore it out apparently!

[RKS]

The Zipper really is my favorite carnival ride! The Tilt-A-Whirl, Sky Wheel, Yo-Yo, Spider and Ferris Wheel are must at any carnival or fair in my world.

[jerickzane]

when I was a kid I rode this thing so many times I had bruising across my lap from the restraint bar. Still my favorite ride. New or old.

[Jhihmoac]

The Zipper is one of the easiest rides to break down for transport...The operators align the boom vertically, with all the cars lined up on the sides, lowers the entire assembly via hinge and hydraulics onto the trailer, locks it down, then dismantles and stows the ramps and sign... I've seen seasoned guys pack it all away in less than a half an hour...

[sponsler]

Great job, and review, It's been one of my favorites always

[janmcguire]

I saw one of the first models in 1968 and was fascinated by it! I was young and too scared to ride it, but I could have watched it all night! I still have never had the courage to get on one. I am physically unable to ride one now, so I missed my chance. But I still love to watch the zipper, and I especially love the characteristic whir sound of the old one. I have not seen a new one, so I don’t know if it sounds the same or not. But the whirring of the cable is a really cool sound.

[mowerdan]

I went on the first gen versions in the '70s. First time I saw it in 1971, I thought, what the hell is that? And what the hell is it gonna do?

[tinnybird]

1968? Wow! That ride has been around that long? I like that newer model on here though. But where I live, Austin (Texas) they don't bring it to any of the carnivals or rodeo fairs at all. I have not seen it for years! I enjoyed this video and voice over narrative even though I hate that ride.

[REDDRACO]

i rode it 30 times in a row in new mexico and finally puked behind the bathrooms it was like a hangover . dont ride it more than once. dont ride if your pregnant, dont ride if your drunk, dont ride it more than once if you don't want to be sick. and if you ride it too much it can impair you for life.

[OffenT]

Doesn't the GA national fair have the older model?

[Wolf_Tycoons]

My fair actually has one with a lap bar. It is insane, and I definitely think if you haven’t tried it, YOU NEED TO

[raginghippopotumas]

Why they call it zipper it looks like a chain saw

[TycoonDaKnite]

It feels like your free falling from the empire state building in a pet cage repeatedly

[MrMywildside]

This is a crazy ride. I don’t get to ride them very often because of the no single riders policy. In order to ride I have to either drag along a friend or con a perfect stranger who doesn’t have a partner. Otherwise you get turned away if you come up to it by yourself, sometimes rather rudely. There’s got to be a way to be more accommodating for single riders who want to ride.
Also, a bit of trivia here. Michael Jackson owned and operated one at his Neverland Ranch.

[jodyjohnson]

I might ride this ride when I get a chance to thanks for the review

[joycew]

yeah all that rust is eroded vomit that didnt get cleaned