Kiss Waltz

Kiss Waltz
Other Name(s)	Thurston's Kiss Waltz
Type	Track ride; Dark ride
Park Section	Unknown
Built	1912
Opened	1913
Closed	Unknown
Designer	Howard Thurston
Vehicle Type	Barrel

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, Coney Island, New York,^[1] the previous year. It was invented and built by famous magician Howard Thurston^[2]^[3]^[4], a Columbus native.^[5] 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, holding each other in the position of waltzing.^[5] 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.”^[6]

References

↑ 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/
↑ "Amusement apparatus." Google Patents. US Patent US1083308A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1083308A
↑ "Amusement apparatus." Google Patents. US Patent US1099951A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099951A
↑ "Amusement apparatus." Google Patents. US Patent US1099952A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099952A
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Thurston's New Device." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 28 November 1912. Pg. 12.
↑ 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

[1] 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/

[2] "Amusement apparatus." Google Patents. US Patent US1083308A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1083308A

[3] "Amusement apparatus." Google Patents. US Patent US1099951A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099951A

[4] "Amusement apparatus." Google Patents. US Patent US1099952A https://patents.google.com/patent/US1099952A

[:0-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "Thurston's New Device." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 28 November 1912. Pg. 12.

[6] 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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Park Sections
South	Floral Conservatory Merry-Go-Round (2) Museum of Ornithology Park Entrance Zoological Gardens
Colonnade	Billiards Bowling alleys Egyptian Mystery Hindoo Mystery House That Jack Built Infant Incubator Knock the Barrel Down Palace of Illusions Panama Canal Exhibit Penny Arcade (Colonnade)
The Grove	Ball Grounds Bathing Pavilion Boathouse Bowling alleys Casino (2) Igorrote Village Picnic Grounds Water Toboggan
Center	Airplanes Archery Range Bandstand (South) Big Eli Birdland Bowling alleys Grand Carousel Circle Swing Crystal Maze Dancing Pavilion (1) Dodgem Electric Autos Ferris Wheel (4) Flight Tutor (1) Hey-Dey Kinetoscope Loop-the-Loop Merry-Go-Round (1) Merry-Go-Round De Luxe Moonlight Gardens Oriental Palmistry Outdoor Ballroom Photo Booth Photographic Gallery (3) Playground Red Devil Roller Skating Rink (Building) Shooting Gallery Stereopticon Views Theater
Midway	Arcadia Automatic Vaudeville Billiards Bowling alleys Box Ball Alley Coney Island Crazy House Dancing Pavilion (2) Flight Tutor (2) The Fun House Johnstown Flood Joy Mill Laughing Gallery Love's Voyage Miniature Railway Mysterious Sensation Mystic Castle Ye Olde Mill (1) Ye Olde Mill (2) Penny Arcade (Midway) Rifle Range Roller Skating Rink (Portable) Shooting Gallery Temple of Mirth Wonderland
North & Northwest	Amphitheater Arena Band Shell (1) Band Shell (2) Bandstand (North) Ferris Wheel (1) Figure 8 Fair Japan Motion Picture Building Motordrome Ocean Wave Over-the-Top Photographic Gallery (2) Pony and Camel Track The Racer Scenic Coaster Sea-Land-Whirl Shoot-the-Chutes Theatorium Tours of the World Tumble Bug The Whip Whirlwind
Other or Unknown	Baby Animal Farm Cave of the Winds Creation Double Whirl Down and Out Fantasma Ferris Wheel (2) Flea Circus Gypsy Camp Horseshoe Courts House of Trouble Japanese Ballroom Kiss Waltz Lindy-Loop Merry-Go-Round (3) Mickey Mouse Town Millrace and Fish Pond Outdoor Checkerboard Palm Garden Scenic Temple Shuffle Boards Snake Den Swan The Third Degree Tom Thumb Miniature Golf Whirl-o-Ball Whirling Wheel

Rides
Rides	Airplanes Big Eli Circle Swing Dodgem Double Whirl Down and Out Electric Autos Ferris Wheel (1) Ferris Wheel (2) Ferris Wheel (4) Figure Eight Flight Tutor (1) Flight Tutor (2) Grand Carousel Hey-Dey Kiss Waltz Lindy-Loop Loop-the-Loop Love's Voyage Merry-Go-Round (1) Merry-Go-Round (2) Merry-Go-Round (3) Merry-Go-Round De Luxe Miniature Railway Ocean Wave Ye Olde Mill (1) Ye Olde Mill (2) Over-the-Top Pony and Camel Track The Racer Red Devil Sea-Land-Whirl Scenic Coaster Swan Shoot-the-Chutes Tumble Bug Water Toboggan The Whip Whirling Wheel Whirlwind
Ride Types	Dark Rides Roller Coasters Rotating Rides Swinging Rides Track Rides Water Rides
Designers	Henry B. Auchy Lina Beecher O. B. Danner W. E. Hoffman Marcus Illions William F. Mangels E. Joy Morris J. W. Pickens Howard Thurston Harry G. Traver
Manufacturers	Aquarama Company Eli Bridge Company Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC) Sea Land Whirl Amusement Service Company Spillman Engineering Company Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation Traver Circle Swing Company

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