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{{Infobox ride
{{Infobox ride
| name = Kiss Waltz
| name         = Kiss Waltz
| othernames = Thurston's Kiss Waltz
| othernames   = Thurston's Kiss Waltz<br />Thurston's Waltz Ride<br />The Tango Waltz
| type = Track ride<br />Dark ride
| type         = Track ride<br />Dark ride
| opened = 1913?
| section      = Unknown
| vehicletype = Barrel
| opened       = 1913
|designer=Howard Thurston|built=1912|image=KissWaltz Poster.jpg}}
| closed        = 1913 (Unknown if ever installed)
| vehicletype   = Barrel
| designer     = Howard Thurston
| manufacturer = Thurston's Waltz Ride Co.
| built         = 1912
| image         = KissWaltz Poster.jpg
}}
The '''Kiss Waltz''', also known as '''Thurston's Kiss Waltz''', '''Thurston's Waltz Ride''',<ref name="waltz">Advertisement. ''The Billboard,'' December 14, 1912. Vol. 24. Issue 50. Page 2c. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> and '''The Tango Waltz''',<ref>Advertisement. ''The Billboard,'' November 29, 1913. Vol. 25. Issue 48. Page 14. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1913-11-29_25_48/page/14/mode/2up</ref> was a track ride that was proposed to be moved to Olentangy Park in 1913 after its debut at Luna Park, Coney Island, New York,<ref>''Times Union (Brooklyn, New York),'' July 25, 1912. Page 9. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-union-thurstons-kiss-waltz/160314164/</ref> the previous year. It was invented and built by famous magician Howard Thurston<ref name="waltz" /><ref>"Amusement apparatus." ''Google Patents.'' US Patent US1083308A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1083308A</ref><ref>"Amusement apparatus." ''Google Patents.'' US Patent US1099951A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099951A</ref><ref>"Amusement apparatus." ''Google Patents.'' US Patent US1099952A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099952A</ref>, a Columbus native.<ref name=":0">"Thurston's New Device." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch''. 28 November 1912. Pg. 12.</ref> The ride was supposed to be in 40 parks by 1913, but there was no other mention of it being at Olentangy Park.


The '''Kiss Waltz''', also known as '''Thurston's Kiss Waltz''', was a track ride that was proposed to be moved to Olentangy Park in 1913 after its debut at Luna Park the previous year. It was invented and built by famous magician Howard Thurston<ref>"Amusement apparatus." ''Google Patents.'' US Patent US1099951A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099951A</ref><ref>"Amusement apparatus." ''Google Patents.'' US Patent US1099952A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099952A</ref>, a Columbus native.<ref name=":0">"Thurston's New Device." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch''. 28 November 1912. Pg. 12.</ref> The ride was supposed to be in 40 parks by 1913, but there was no other mention of it being at Olentangy Park.
== Description ==
The ride consisted of barrels on a track that traveled through caverns and dark places. A man and woman each ride a barrel while standing, holding each other in the position of waltzing.<ref name=":0" /> The barrel and riders would rise, fall, turn, and reverse. There were 15, 25, and 30-car versions.<ref name="waltz" /> One of his friends said the movement of the ride “caused many a loving couple, under the delusion that they were waltzing, to throw up their hot dogs.”<ref>Betsy. "The Greatest Magician of the Early 20th Century Wasn’t Houdini." ''Consumer Grouch.'' 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2022. http://www.consumergrouch.com/?p=8781</ref>


== Description ==
A 1912 ad in ''The Billboard'' said it was the "cheapest to construct...most original and successful ride produced since Paul Boyton's 'chutes'" and could be operated by only three men. It was propelled by a third rail, with a small motor on each car and a block system to prevent the cars from melting. It could be placed in any building with a floor space of 30 to 60 feet or more, and the track could extend outside of the building so the riders could go out and back into the building.<ref name="waltz" />
The ride consisted of barrels set on a track that travels through caverns and dark places. A man and woman each ride a barrel, holding each other in the position of waltzing.<ref name=":0" /> One of his friends said the movement of the ride “caused many a loving couple, under the delusion that they were waltzing, to throw up their hot dogs.”<ref>Betsy. "The Greatest Magician of the Early 20th Century Wasn’t Houdini." ''Consumer Grouch.'' 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2022. http://www.consumergrouch.com/?p=8781</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==


* [http://www.consumergrouch.com/?p=8781 In-depth blog post about Howard Thurston and his legacy]
* [http://www.consumergrouch.com/?p=8781 In-depth blog post about Howard Thurston and his legacy]
*Amusement apparatus. (1912) US Patent US1099951A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099951A
* Amusement apparatus. (1912) US Patent US1083308A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1083308A
*Amusement apparatus. (1913) US Patent US1099952A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099952A
* Amusement apparatus. (1912) US Patent US1099951A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099951A
* Amusement apparatus. (1913) US Patent US1099952A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099952A


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:19, 27 December 2024

Kiss Waltz
Other Name(s) Thurston's Kiss Waltz
Thurston's Waltz Ride
The Tango Waltz
Type Track ride
Dark ride
Park Section Unknown
Built 1912
Opened 1913
Closed 1913 (Unknown if ever installed)
Manufacturer Thurston's Waltz Ride Co.
Designer Howard Thurston
Vehicle Type Barrel

The Kiss Waltz, also known as Thurston's Kiss Waltz, Thurston's Waltz Ride,[1] and The Tango Waltz,[2] was a track ride that was proposed to be moved to Olentangy Park in 1913 after its debut at Luna Park, Coney Island, New York,[3] the previous year. It was invented and built by famous magician Howard Thurston[1][4][5][6], a Columbus native.[7] The ride was supposed to be in 40 parks by 1913, but there was no other mention of it being at Olentangy Park.

Description

The ride consisted of barrels on a track that traveled through caverns and dark places. A man and woman each ride a barrel while standing, holding each other in the position of waltzing.[7] The barrel and riders would rise, fall, turn, and reverse. There were 15, 25, and 30-car versions.[1] One of his friends said the movement of the ride “caused many a loving couple, under the delusion that they were waltzing, to throw up their hot dogs.”[8]

A 1912 ad in The Billboard said it was the "cheapest to construct...most original and successful ride produced since Paul Boyton's 'chutes'" and could be operated by only three men. It was propelled by a third rail, with a small motor on each car and a block system to prevent the cars from melting. It could be placed in any building with a floor space of 30 to 60 feet or more, and the track could extend outside of the building so the riders could go out and back into the building.[1]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Advertisement. The Billboard, December 14, 1912. Vol. 24. Issue 50. Page 2c. Accessed through the Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ Advertisement. The Billboard, November 29, 1913. Vol. 25. Issue 48. Page 14. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1913-11-29_25_48/page/14/mode/2up
  3. ↑ Times Union (Brooklyn, New York), July 25, 1912. Page 9. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-union-thurstons-kiss-waltz/160314164/
  4. ↑ "Amusement apparatus." Google Patents. US Patent US1083308A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1083308A
  5. ↑ "Amusement apparatus." Google Patents. US Patent US1099951A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099951A
  6. ↑ "Amusement apparatus." Google Patents. US Patent US1099952A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099952A
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Thurston's New Device." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 28 November 1912. Pg. 12.
  8. ↑ Betsy. "The Greatest Magician of the Early 20th Century Wasn’t Houdini." Consumer Grouch. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2022. http://www.consumergrouch.com/?p=8781


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