Astroland's Breakdance POV

An on-ride of the Huss Breakdance that was at Astroland Amusement Park in Coney Island, NY. The park closed on 9/7/08 and as far as everyone knows, it's for good. Unlike most US parks, Astroland never held back in running their Breakdance. I will sure miss this ride...if only I had the $300,000 to buy it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zvKDgOx7N4

BTW, the video is shot a little low until 2:13 or so. I had to wait until the ride slowed down to adjust the camera. Also, at 3:36 the ride op acknowledges that I'm filming.

Enjoy!

[Dirk_Ermen]

lol, looks like a normal breakdance ride. With long moments of everything on full speed. A good ride is imo one with loads of variation. We should buy this ride with the whole site

Heh, a 'normal' Breakdance ride in the US is about half as fast as this one.

[Dirk_Ermen]

Originally posted by Cygnus12

Heh, a 'normal' Breakdance ride in the US is about half as fast as this one.

wow, if that is fast in US. Come to any German fair to feel the real power of a breakdance

Yeah, I always check out the videos of them on youtube. I'll definately make a trip over to Europe sometime and go to one of the big funfairs.

Don't they have ones over there where riders are allowed to stand up?

That was cool. I wish our breakdancers ran more intense programs...well, I'd say 'mini breakdancers.' The most intense one (Which I actually am addicted to) lives at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk.


Both offride and onride footage of SCBB's Wipeout

Ha! That's a cool little Breakdance! Those Breakdance 4 models are so odd looking with no platform or anything.

BTW, here's a video with a few people standing up on a Breakdance that I found. You can see them whip around every so often. lol

[Dirk_Ermen]

Originally posted by Cygnus12

Ha! That's a cool little Breakdance! Those Breakdance 4 models are so odd looking with no platform or anything.

BTW, here's a video with a few people standing up on a Breakdance that I found. You can see them whip around every so often. lol

*breakdance video*

roflmao, That's in holland! It's the 'Future Dance' that travels around our fairs. And even more fun: I know some of the people that are currently riding it [lol]

edit:
Here's an onride video from a German Breakdance. About halfway i'd manage to spin around loads of times during the ride on full speed ^^

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Haha, that's nice! I like all of the lights and fog effects as well as the speed.

Have you ever been on one of the Breakdances that have the 6 satellites instead of 4? Like the Kinzler BD? They look incredible!

And that definately was a 'pwnd' at the end. lol

[Dirk_Ermen]

Originally posted by Cygnus12

Have you ever been on one of the Breakdances that have the 6 satellites instead of 4? Like the Kinzler BD? They look incredible!

Yup, I've seen and done all 3 of them in Germany. It's a whole different feeling, You go a lot more around the smaller axle. I barely could spin in that 6x4 breakdance

Here's a recent pic I took of the Bonner Breakdance on the Cranger Kirmes:


Look at that crowd![pshades][lol]