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Revision as of 01:22, 30 May 2025

Double Whirl
Type Rotating ride
Park Section Unknown
Opened 1911
Closed Unknown
Manufacturer Double Whirl Manufacturing Company
Designer O. B. Danner
Materials Steel
Height 30 feet (9 meters)
Vehicle Type Cars
Number of Vehicles 6
Riders per Vehicle 6

The Double Whirl ride at Olentangy Park opened in May 1911.[1] It was designed by Oscar B. Danner[2] and made by the Double Whirl Manufacturing Company.[3]

Description

The ride was a steel structure with a dome 30 feet (9 meters) tall that spun horizontally. Each of its six steel arms had a six-seat Ferris wheel that spun vertically. The ride was covered in electric lights to add a sense of wonder at night.[4]

  • Mechanical amusement. (November 3, 1903) U.S. Patent No. 743,377 PDF[2]

References

  1. "Opening of Olentangy Park." The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph (Bucyrus, Ohio), April 8, 1911. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bucyrus-evening-telegraph-opening-of/156893612/
  2. 2.0 2.1 Danner, O. B. 1903. "Mechanical amusement." U.S. Patent No. 743,377. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PDF
  3. Advertisement. The Billboard. December 17, 1904. Page 21. Accessed through Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1904-12-17_16_51/page/20/mode/2up?view=theater
  4. "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 14, 1911. Page 5.