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Little is known about the '''Airplanes''' ride at Olentangy Park. This could have been the successor to the [[Flight Tutor]] rides since they lasted until the park's closure in 1937. The "Aeroplane" or "Airplane Ride" at similar parks was a [[Circle Swing]] type ride. This airplane ride was sold to the Haenlein Brothers' Zoo Amusement Park the following year.<ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian.'' Vol. 1. April 1984. Pg. 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' 2 June 1929. Pg. 14-A.</ref> (also called Scioto Ranch Park).
Little is known about the '''Airplanes''' ride at Olentangy Park. This could have been the successor to the [[Flight Tutor]] rides since they lasted until the park's closure in 1937. The "Aeroplane" or "Airplane Ride" at similar parks was a [[Circle Swing]] type ride. This airplane ride was sold to the Haenlein Brothers' Zoo Amusement Park the following year.<ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian.'' Vol. 1. April 1984. Pg. 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' 2 June 1929. Pg. 14-A.</ref>.


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Airplanes
Other Name(s) Aeroplane
Airplane Ride
Type Unknown
Built Unknown
Opened Unknown
Closed 1937 (park closure)

Little is known about the Airplanes ride at Olentangy Park. This could have been the successor to the Flight Tutor rides since they lasted until the park's closure in 1937. The "Aeroplane" or "Airplane Ride" at similar parks was a Circle Swing type ride. This airplane ride was sold to the Haenlein Brothers' Zoo Amusement Park the following year.[1][2].


  1. Barret, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 1. April 1984. Pg. 17.
  2. "Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." Columbus Dispatch. 2 June 1929. Pg. 14-A.