Chance Rides, the successor of the original Zipper manufacturer, asked for ideas to honour “our beloved Zipper” on its Facebook page. The response was as strange as the ride itself ...

The Zipper was invented in 1968 by Chance Rides, and more than 200 models have been manufactured. The ride has a long, rotating, oval boom with 12 spinning car cages. A design flaw related to the ...

And the Zipper’s parts were just a lot harder to find,” Korek said. How the Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect allegedly carried out his attacks Chance Rides said it is the ride manufacturer ...

After reports earlier this week that the Zipper has been retired from the Stampede, Chance Rides issued a news release saying it still provides maintenance and is building newer models.

He developed the Zipper, the Skydiver and the Toboggan … and the Wiki Wiki Shuttle. According to Jeff Roth, company historian for Chance Rides Manufacturing, Chance called the shuttle the RT-52.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Chance Rides, a Wichita company known for creating roller coasters and other amusement rides, is preparing for its next curve. The manufacturing company has formed a ...

The animal rights organization sent a letter to Kansas-based Chance Rides on Tuesday arguing that using designs of horses and other animals for the merry-go-round “unintentionally celebrates the ...