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An assortment of rides at the Melbourne Show
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An assortment of rides at the Melbourne Show

Rollercoaster "FX" in MoviePark Germany
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Rollercoaster "FX" in MoviePark Germany

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An Enterprise

Amusement ride in Oak's Park in Portland, Oregon
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Amusement ride in Oak's Park in Portland, Oregon

An amusement ride is any number of devices found in funfairs and amusement parks meant to appeal to various senses of the rider.

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Types

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Amusement park rides

Larger rides, normally only found in amusement parks

Funfair rides

Traditional and transportable rides found in funfairs, many of which may also be found in amusement parks
Breakdance Ride, Melbourne Show 2005
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Breakdance Ride, Melbourne Show 2005

Dodgem Cars, Melbourne Show 2005
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Dodgem Cars, Melbourne Show 2005

Amusement ride manufactures

Most new amusement rides are innovations of one of the major amusement ride manufactures, and in fact many ride types are virtualy brand names for particular product line.

From time to time, individual rides are manufactured or reproduced by large engineering companies, but the major manufactures in the history of amusement rides are:

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Amusement Ride Operators

See also

There are many different carnival operators in the world. In the United States there is Paul Maurer Shows, Ray Cammack Shows, Astro Amusements, Paradise Amusements, Helm and Sons, Amusements of America, Davis Enterprises, American Traveling Shows, Butler Amusements, Shamrock Shows, K & B Amusements, just to name a few. Most carnivals are not made up of just one operator. There is a carnival owner who usually owns the majority of the rides and possibly a few special interest items (i.e. food wagons or games), there are people who "book" rides in with a carnival that pay the owner a percentage of what the ride grosses. There are also concessionaires who run food wagons or games. You may have 1 or 30 or more concessionaires and book ride owners along with the owner to make up a modern day carnival. Most of the "committees" (the people the owner books the carnival with) usually just know the carnival's name and assume it is all the same company.

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