Love's Voyage
| Type | Water Ride Track Ride Dark Ride |
|---|---|
| Park Section | Midway |
| Built | 1909 |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Closed | 1909 (replaced) |
| Designer | Herbert H. Pattee |
| Vehicle Type | Cars (Boats) |
| Number of Vehicles | 8 |
| Riders per Vehicle | 2 |
| Replaced By | Dear Old Coney Island |
Love's Voyage was a dark ride and water ride built and operated along the Olentangy Park Midway in 1909.[1] Built just north of the first Ye Old Mill and just south of the Temple of Mirth.[2] It was replaced with Dear Old Coney Island.[3]
Description
Invented by Herbert Horton Pattee, the ride was housed in a circular building and featured cars suspended on the ends like rigid hammocks that moved through rooms of different themes. Each car carried two passengers. Levers and arms with rollers, either timed or controlled by the ride operator, would bump the cars as they rotated individually and together around the ring. Doors would open below the riders, either revealing a void or a tank of water. Most of the ride was a water ride. In some versions, the end would often include wind and confetti effects. Each car would usually have a figure of Cupid suspended above the car or on the side. The patent shows eight cars total,[4] but some versions had up to 20 cars.[5]
Related Patents
- Amusement device. (July 24, 1906) U.S. Patent No. 826,738 PDF
- Carousel. (Nov. 13, 1906) U.S. Patent No. 835,864 PDF
References
- ↑ "Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio). April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Postcard. "Olentangy Park midway, postcard." Columbus Metropolitan Library Collection. Columbus Metropolitan Library: Columbus in Historic Photographs. 708O451916. Original Date: 1916 (postmarked). Date Modified: Dec. 23, 2021.
- ↑ Postcard. "Olentangy Park, Columbus, Ohio." Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
- ↑ Pattee, H. H. 1906. "Amusement device." U.S. Patent No. 826,738. Accessed through the United States Trademark Office PDF
- ↑ Wilk, Stephen R. Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020.