the ring of fire!

The Ring of Fire is a giant circle about sixty feet in diameter. There is one trailer that goes round and around in circles. On some of the Ring of Fire rides they have “light shows” so that when you are on the ride it displays a beautiful light show. I have not seen it at night, but when I was little I watched my mother and sister ride it. They said it was probably the scariest ride they have ridden because when you go upside down so fast it feels like your going to fall out. This (on the left) is the Powers Great American Midways Ring of Fire ride at the duchess county fair of 2007. It was at the 2006 to 2008 Montgomery county ag fair. They sold this one around the same year they bought a newer all white fireball ride for the fair of 2009. The Larson international ring of fire was first debuted in 1988. It can hold 20 passengers and are only trailer mounted models (one trailer). Just like any thrill rides there has been accidents resulting in great injuries, and sometimes even death. Jim McCoy, who was a ride worker, was testing the ring of fire when he fell to ground 30 feet. Two women were astonished when they fell across a metal guard rail when a wire on the ride came loose. They inspected and repaired the ring of fire, and then reopened. On August 19, 2006 ten people were stranded upside down in Caledonia, Minnesota when the ring of fire suddenly stopped. It took about 15 minutes for carnival workers to get the trailer into a position for which the passengers could get safely out. The Ring of Fire brings a whirl wind of emotions. It is deathly scary, but it brings such a frightening experience that brings everybody wanting more. Any ride at a fair or theme park has one goal, which is to excite the crowd. The Ring of Fire is a ride that only you can take so much of. One woman claimed that she felt like she was going to get thrown out of the trailer.

pictures of the ring of fire