![]() ![]() Minimal attempt has been made to modernise the ride over its 37 years of operation – the basic structural blue-prints remain the same. ![]() The Zipper is a great ride to watch – 19 tonnes of modestly decorated, well-welded steel. The ride is lean, mean – and very rarely clean: the firmly padded, inner-carriage cushioning has its fair share of wipe-downs. This ride is the standard measuring stick to which all other “scary” rides are measured – if your body can handle two and a half minutes on the Zipper you can handle any other ride on a carnival midway (with possible exception of its cousin – Turbo). Since this time more than 200 rides have been built – distributed all over the world, making it one of the most mass-produced modern-day rides of all time. ![]() The Zipper first made its wicked presence in Kansas in 1968 invented by Joseph Brown of Chance Mfg USA. ![]()
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