Dodgem, or Dodgem 2?
Neither! CP's dodgems have so many cars crammed in there and everybody goes every possible direction that it is way too easy to get stuck in a huge jam. I have always thought that the dodgem rides with a center island that forces everyone to go around in a circle the same direction make for a better flow.
How many people know that Dodgem 2 is actually older than Dodgem 1? Dodgem 2 was built as part of the "Million Dollar Midway" in 1970, as the second Dodgem ride in the park. The original was in a building that stood where Midway Market is now. It was a ride that used the Lusse cars and had a center island, as someone suggested that the present ride gets.
Well, I guess it is harder to get into head ons with an island but isn't head on colliding technically prohibited?
Some center islands have a rotating tire on the ends to "kick" out cars that get in a bind. The Dodgems at the old amusement section of Nay Aug Park (Scranton PA) had such a system. I've rarely gotten a good ride on CP's dodgems except for times when the park is empty and there aren't as many people riding them. I guess if I had to choose, Dodgem 2 is a better ride, maybe its just the cars that are more visually appealing. *** This post was edited by Joe on 6/26/2000. ***
Some center islands have a rotating tire on the ends to "kick" out cars that get in a bind. The Dodgems at the old amusement section of Nay Aug Park (Scranton PA) had such a system. I've rarely gotten a good ride on CP's dodgems except for times when the park is empty and there aren't as many people riding them. I guess if I had to choose, Dodgem 2 is a better ride, maybe its just the cars that are more visually appealing. *** This post was edited by Joe on 6/26/2000. ***
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