A pirate ship is a type of amusement ride, consisting of an open, seated gondola (usually in the style of a pirate ship) that swings back and forth, subjecting the rider to various levels of angular momentum. A variant where the riders must pull on ropes to swings the ride is known as a swing boat.
The first known predecessor of the ride was invented by Charles Albert Marshall of Tulsa, Oklahoma between 1893 and 1897. This ride was originally called "The Ocean Wave".
The Ocean Wave was first used in the Marshall Bros Circus in 1897. The circus was run by Charles and his brothers Mike, Will, Ed, friends, and family.
When the pirate ship starts, it slowly swings slowly from the slow swing. The tourists ride on the pirate ship, and with the slow and violent repeated swing, it is like being in the sea of stormy waves, sometimes rushing into the wave peaks, sometimes falling into the bottom, thrilling, challenging the limits of people’s psychological endurance, interesting and exciting, beautiful appearance, deeply loved by tourists. Do you like it? Yes, it is so fun.
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- Mulligan's version is known as the Sea Ray.
- SBF Visa's version is known as Pirate and can accommodate 32 passengers.
- SDC makes a version called the Pirate Ship.
- Zamperla's version is known as the Galleon and has four sizes available, which can hold 33, 42, 54, or 84 passengers.
Variants[]
- The Looping Starship, manufactured by Intamin is similar to a pirate ship, except that goes upside down. This gives the rider a feel of zero gravity for a moment as it swings back down while making 360° loops.
Swingboat on the Roonkarker Mart-fair (German) in northern Germany.
- Some traveling fairs in Europe have pirate ships in which the riders can choose to stand up in cages located at the ends of the ships. These do not go upside down but do swing to a horizontal position.
The names listed are given by the manufacturers, and individual parks may change the name of the ride itself. Many parks use a Viking Ship theme for their ride. Smaller versions of the ride are often called "Swingboats".
Appearances[]
- "The Battering Ram": Busch Gardens Williamsburg
- "Jolly rocker": LEGOLAND
- "The Blade": Alton Towers
- "Black Buccaneer": Chessington World of Adventures
- "Buccaneer": Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Magic Mountain
- "Caribbean boat": Walygator Parc
- "Conquistador": Six Flags Over Texas, Lotte World
- "Dragon Swing": Knott's Berry Farm
- "Flying Cutlass": Lightwater Valley
- "Flying Galleon": Galaxyland
- "The Galleon": Camelot Theme Park
- "Halve Maen": Efteling
- "High Seas": Six Flags America
- "The Hook": Lihpao Land
- "Mayflower": Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
- "Ocean Motion": Cedar Point
- "Pirata": Canobie Lake Park
- "Pirate": Darien Lake, Lake Winnepesaukah, Playland (Vancouver B.C.), Hersheypark
- "The Pirate": Kennywood
- "Pirate Ship": Adventureland (New York), Lake Compounce, Nicolândia Center Park, Rainbow's End, Wonderland Park (Texas), Botton's Pleasure Beach, Skegness
- "Prairie Schooner": Frontier City
- "The Bounty" Drayton Manor
- "The Rage": Canada's Wonderland
- "RipTide": Morey's Piers
- "Rum Runner": Magic Springs and Crystal Falls
- "Sand Pirates": Adventuredome
- "Sea Dragon": Clementon Park, Dorney Park, Funland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware), Michigan's Adventure, Santa's Village AZoosment Park, Waldameer Park, Worlds of Fun, Indiana Beach, Elitch Gardens Theme Park
- "Viking Fury": Kings Island
- "Tidal Wave": Lagoon Amusement Park
Former appearances[]
- "Buccaneer": Geauga Lake
- "Galleon": Santa's Village AZoosment Park
- "Pirate": Alabama Adventure
- "Pirate Ship": Astroland, Sea World
- "Sea Dragon": Morey's Piers (closed because the mast broke off the ride), Ghost Town in the Sky in Maggie Valley, NC
- "Sea Ray": Martin's Fantasy Island
- "The Galleon": Kiddieland Amusement Park
- "Bounty's Revenge": Adventure World in Perth