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Jul
26

PhotoHunt: Hanging

Filed under Photohunt, adventure, human interest, travel, trivia

This is the Delirium, a thrill ride at the Kings Island Amusement Park in Mason, Ohio. (Trivia: This park is the biggest in the Midwest. It was once featured on The Partridge Family and Brady Bunch.)

Riders are seated on a ring facing outward with their legs dangling in the air. A giant arm swings the ring back and forth as if it is swinging a slingshot, and riders are spun in a 240-degree arc 137 feet in the air, or roughly more than 13 stories. Hanging, indeed!

Delirium in Kings Island Amusement Park

I didn’t ride the Delirium because I was already dizzy from the other thrill rides in the park, and besides, I didn’t have the guts to go up on it. Just looking at it from afar made my insides knot.

Comments

  1. marcia@joyismy goal Said,

    That looks terrifying it was not there last time I was at kings Island about 30 years ago

  2. Prudence Said,

    Whoa! I want to try that ride! But unfortunately, we don’t have it here. :-(

    Nice shot.

  3. ShutterHappyJenn Said,

    Oh my goodness! I don’t think I can ride that one!

    Hope you can hop by my Photo Hunt post HERE. Happy weekends!

  4. Mrs. Mecomber Said,

    Pass the barf bag, please…

    I used to be able to do those when I was young…..

    Here’s my Photo Hunt for the day. I’ll bet you never heard of this kind of hanging before!
    http://newyorktraveler.net/photo-hunters-hanging/

  5. Suzanne Said,

    This weeks theme has produced so many cool ride photos. Makes me want to go to the amusement park and get in line!

  6. stoxbnx3 Said,

    @marcia@joyismygoal
    yes, i think it’s a new addition. :)

    @prudence
    hmm. are you from the philippines? :D coz i am, too. i hope we could have better amusement parks here someday.

    @shutterhappyjen
    me, too. will be going there in a sec!

    @mrs. mecomber
    well, i’m still young and those rides already make me dizzy. lol.

    @suzanne
    you should. i miss going to one, too! i hope i could go back to kings island soon. ;)

  7. kaycee Said,

    OMG, that is definitely hanging! nice shot, thanks for sharing!

  8. stoxbnx3 Said,

    thanks, too. ;)

  9. prinsesamusang Said,

    i’m nauseous just staring at it… i think i’m gonna be sick…

  10. TK Said,

    pupunta kapa sa america para lang sa isang nakakatakot na ride? sumakay ka nalang sa sulpicio.

  11. bingskee Said,

    LOL @ TK!

    that is one scary ride, aileen. but my Kay wants to try!

  12. stoxbnx3 Said,

    @prinsesamusang
    yep. that’s why i didn’t ride it. forget no guts, no glory. :D

    @TK
    LOL. oo nga naman.

    @bingskee
    sana may ganito na nga sa pinas no?

  13. sarge charlie Said,

    holy crap, I would not ride it either. stuff like that is for the young.

  14. philos Said,

    Wow! That looks terrifying! I’m sure I’d go delirious too if you force me on that ride hehe

  15. tnchick Said,

    I think it may make me sick. I used to handle such rides but haven’t rode anything that extreme in many years,

  16. stoxbnx3 Said,

    @sarge charlie
    lol. well, i’m young, but i wouldn’t ride it either. :D

    @philos
    no one can force me on that one!

    @tnchick
    wow, IT IS YOU! thanks for dropping by! :)

  17. kirk Said,

    wow, nice one, stox.

    i’d go for that ride and while it’s spinning and all, i’ll spew barf all over the place!

    ahaha. i wish i could go there.

  18. stoxbnx3 Said,

    i knew this is your thing. who knows, you could go there someday. visualization, remember? :)

  19. kirk Said,

    yes, ma’am. :D but i’m a bit acrophobic, so i guess, i wouldn’t try it. haha. but it’s nice to think that you can spew barf rain there. haha.

  20. stoxbnx3 Said,

    naiimagine ko na lang na nagti-trickle sa railings ang barf mo. ewwwwwww.

  21. kirk Said,

    ewwww. haha. XD

  22. Missy Potts Said,

    I rode this last year when a friend and I went to King’s Island. I was nervous at first, but I LOVED it!
    I can’t wait to go back!
    Great shot!!

  23. stoxbnx3 Said,

    @Missy Potts
    wow! finally there’s someone who’s been to kings island!
    are you from anywhere in ohio or kentucky?

  24. Missy Potts Said,

    I live in Indiana, I live just about 90 miles from King’s Island.
    Did you ride The Beast? That is my favorite roller coaster!

    If you ever get back to Ohio, you should go to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio (northern ohio) It is another amusement park, and it has tons of great roller coasters!!! http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/coasters/index.cfm

  25. stoxbnx3 Said,

    i didn’t. i was such a coward. i guess it was because i started the day with Drop Zone and Face-Off, two of the worst rides. my friends got on The Beast, though. they loved it, so i guess i missed a lot.

    i’ll check out Cedar Point when i go back to the US later this month. thanks for the tip! :)

  26. Missy Potts Said,

    I HATE the Drop Zone, I rode it last last year, and I will NEVER ride it again!
    It goes way too high!!!! LOL

  27. stoxbnx3 Said,

    lol. it was my first ride. my mistake. the result? i got scared trying out the rest. i should have started with the easiest rides.

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