Top Scan

Top Scan is an amusement ride made by Mondial.^[1]

Design and operation

The ride has six free-rotating gondolas each with five seats and the standard Mondial Triple-Lock Harnesses, including the belt. As the ride begins, the main support rises upwards slightly so it is not at ground level and cannot cause any risks during the ride, then the ride spins backwards and occasionally forwards then the main arm starts spinning with the gondolas freely tilting upside-down. Top Scan is available as a portable or park model.^[2]

Incidents

In the summer of 2005, a woman was killed after being thrown from the ride at Adventureland (New York) when her harness gave way.^[3] In 2010, two women were stranded on the Space Roller at Miami-Dade County Fair and had to be rescued by a cherry picker when the machine stopped in the middle of a ride.^[4]

Appearances

Samurai at Thorpe Park, at the highest point in its cycle

• Canada - Shockwave, at Canada's Wonderland
• South Korea - at Everland, as Let's Twist
• United States - at Adventureland (New York), removed after the incident above.
• United States - at Lagoon Amusement Park (Utah), as Samurai
• United Kingdom - Samurai, at Thorpe Park (formerly at Chessington World of Adventures), The Beast, at Fantasy Island, and three travelling versions Top Scan (previously Whirlwind at Lightwater Valley), Xtreme and Top Buzz 2.^[5]

References

1. "Roller Coaster Riders Freed After Dangling". CBS News. Associated Press. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
2. http://mondialrides.com/rides/transportable/top-scan
3. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/03/nyregion/investigators-are-still-puzzled-by-ride-that-killed-woman.html?_r=0
4. "Roller Coaster Riders Freed After Dangling". CBS News. Associated Press. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
5. http://www.s104638357.websitehome.co.uk/html/reviews.html