tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3022132595523092957..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Elaborate stage illusion - updatedMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-63919364634212909182015-02-04T23:03:23.636-06:002015-02-04T23:03:23.636-06:00My iPad is acting weird, so I couldn't add a c...My iPad is acting weird, so I couldn't add a caption to that link. It is a picture of the Haunted Swing at the midwinter International exposition in S Francisco 1894.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337533198347182909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4477734799237680002015-02-04T23:01:34.849-06:002015-02-04T23:01:34.849-06:00https://diva.sfsu.edu/bundles/216931https://diva.sfsu.edu/bundles/216931Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337533198347182909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35106261846249082422015-02-04T11:07:41.875-06:002015-02-04T11:07:41.875-06:00Good find. I'll add that to the post tomorrow...Good find. I'll add that to the post tomorrow. Thank you.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-18868088754652610132015-02-04T10:14:24.535-06:002015-02-04T10:14:24.535-06:00The whole book is here:
http://publicdomainreview....The whole book is here:<br />http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/magic-stage-illusions-and-scientific-diversions-including-trick-photography-1897/<br /><br />You can read it allS. Normanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-9842684970590645562015-02-04T06:21:58.528-06:002015-02-04T06:21:58.528-06:00As a child, Arnold's Park in Iowa's Great ...As a child, Arnold's Park in Iowa's Great Lakes had such a room that would spin around the swinging carriage. I immediately thought of it when I saw your post. I haven't been there in decades, so I don't know if it still exists.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302370892784411084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-91217057457692603632015-02-04T04:43:00.354-06:002015-02-04T04:43:00.354-06:00"Clever. I wonder if any modern amusement pa..."Clever. I wonder if any modern amusement parks incorporate this idea into their rides." -> At first I thought you were being ironic, since I have known these attractions since I was very small.<br /><br />Probably the first ride like this I experienced was in the Belgian park "Bobbejaanland", it was simply called "Draaiend huis" (turning house). It was rather basic, not very convincing (e.g. motor noise, walls made of canvas or plastic?), and it got very hot in the Summer! Very effective way to get nauseous, though. ;-) I now checked it on the internet: it was from a German firm (Schwingel) and has been removed in 1992.<br /><br />Later, there were better versions in other Belgian park (Bellewaerde en Walibi) in the style of a magician's house.<br /><br />I have also been to the German park Phantasialand, which has/had one of these in the style of a Chinese palace.<br /><br />Looking for more info, I found this list of "Madhouse rides": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouse_%28ride%29Sylviahttp://www.sylviawenmackers.be/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-77877273504505531042015-02-03T17:23:06.937-06:002015-02-03T17:23:06.937-06:00I'm not mad, hoorah - http://en.m.wikipedia.or...I'm not mad, hoorah - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_%E2%80%93_The_Legend_of_the_Towers is what I'm remembering, specifically the Vault sectionzimpenfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02878173289281662062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-14316415623382395942015-02-03T17:19:17.730-06:002015-02-03T17:19:17.730-06:00There was one of these at Alton Towers last time I...There was one of these at Alton Towers last time I went which would have been about 2000-2 kind of era. (Although it may have spun along the long axis of the carriage rather than the short.)zimpenfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02878173289281662062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-17807675640281624772015-02-03T16:56:37.195-06:002015-02-03T16:56:37.195-06:00We also have similar ride in the amusement-park ne...We also have similar ride in the amusement-park near by. Not my cup of tea, makes me quite sick (I enjoy rollercoaster ...). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ff762MPUtYEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15696226114699182690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-43299656392483140732015-02-03T15:29:48.722-06:002015-02-03T15:29:48.722-06:00There is a similar ride at Lancaster, PA's &qu...There is a similar ride at Lancaster, PA's "Dutch Wonderland" that I visited several times as a child in the 70s. It was the "Wonder house" -- a cottage that supposedly flipped upside down. My mom refused to go on it, as she was wearing a skirt. :)<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_WonderlandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-29789082566221593792015-02-03T12:26:22.309-06:002015-02-03T12:26:22.309-06:00Excellent. And blogworthy. I'll update the p...Excellent. And blogworthy. I'll update the post tomorrow. Tx, Nepkarel.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-76011683956959005772015-02-03T12:26:19.476-06:002015-02-03T12:26:19.476-06:00Came here to say this! Protip: If Villa Volta gets...Came here to say this! Protip: If Villa Volta gets you nauseous, focus on the <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Efteling_VillaVolta_inside.jpg" rel="nofollow">mirrors on the side walls</a>. They're the only thing that stay in their original position. I'm quite sure this was done on purpose, seeing how the 'eyes' on the walls point the mirrors out.Drabkikkerhttp://drabkikker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-87001383441875535242015-02-03T11:37:50.241-06:002015-02-03T11:37:50.241-06:00Yes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Volta
http...Yes.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Volta<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzWIa8_W26A<br /><br />It is very disorienting.<br /><br />Side note: The Efteling is pretty much the Dutch equivalent of Disney World. In fact, the original designer of the Efteling, Anton Pieck knew Walt Disney and they clearly exchanged ideas.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_PieckNepkarelnoreply@blogger.com