I rode it once in Germany and was not a big fan. Sure, the multiple, chaotic manouvres are impressive, but I thought it was more fun to watch than to ride. The "stand-up seats" are quite interesting. You do actually sit on them but your legs are dangling free. Advice for guys: wear briefs, not boxers, then you´re fine. The biggest problem are the metal restraints. Due to the unsupported legs, you´re whipped around quite a bit. Because of the restraints its hard to just relax and surrender your body to the constantly changing forces.
Rode Reithoffer’s the year it debuted at the FL State Fair and RCS at the FL Strawberry Festival about 3 years ago. Very painful for us guys but an overall fun ride that’s a one and done.
The thing that makes reithoffer’s worse is that when I went on it it didn’t have the foot stirrups so all of the weight was on my crotch and not my legs.
There’s one on the east coast that travels with Reithoffer Shows, I got to ride it at the great Frederick fair in Frederick MD a few years ago and I loved it!
I'm kind of surprised that you didn't mention the version with footrests which makes it more comfortable to ride. There used to be at least two Tangos travelling in the UK,one with footrests called Equinox and one without just called Tango. I will certainly never forget the restraints though,with their dagger feature which required great care to avoid injury in a particularly sensitive area...
The tango down in aus is still the most intense ride ive ever been on. the cycle is definitely not manual but it does throw everything at you very fast.
I rode the America Amusement version back in the early 2000's. Did not know it was damaged and sold back to KMG. Fun ride. I wish there was an amusement park version.
St Michael's (PA) is a small carnival (I think), but Reithoffers still brought their Tango and I was immediately awed. I never did get fully used to the seating and only rode it a few times, but those were incredible rides.
The next time you go to Fiesta Texas or Over Texas, you should really make the drive to ride Boardwalk Bullet at Kemah. POV's have never done a ride a bigger disservice. How this thing doesn't have Timberliners beats me.
I actually rode Reithoffer's model in Maryland in the mid to late 2000s, I didn't realize that was the first Tango period, that's a cool piece of history finding out I rode the original of this ride model. I will say I don't know if it was an off day for the ride or the model just has reliability issues but it was down for most of the day at that fair and I was lucky finding out it opened later in the day and got a ride in before leaving.
I'm surprised I never knew about the accident in michigan. I live in the state, and here the news always drastically overblows ride "accidents" and breakdowns. Probably because of the chaos collapse in the early 2000s
I remember the Moser Version of Tango called the Night Fly. The carousel of three gondolas spun faster than the KMG Version and the gondolas flips faster and more intense than the KMG Version of Tango.
Was it actually Moser or SBF Visa? Or is there yet another clone? I remember a ride called Nightfly traveling in my neck of the woods in 2007/2008 which was similar to a Tango, albeit with normal sit-down seats. I am pretty sure it was made by SBF.
Still on my personal FRF wishlist (while acknowledging that some of these will appear this season): Matterhorn / Flying Bobs & Trabant / Hully Gully - these were mentioned in a previous video, and I look forward to seeing them. . Hurricane / Downdraft . [old-school and/or unique] Boomerang ... I remember seeing this at Casino Pier a LONG time ago, when I was too young for such things [8:00 mark of th-cam.com/video/YwKNQgnkJyQ/w-d-xo.html] 'Sidewheeler' (or maybe 'Sidewinder') ... looking a bit like the inner workings of a watch, this one-of-a-kind SFGA installation was something to see. [a brief image can be seen in AT's first episode of the history of SFGA]
Sadly Skywalker in Australia has not operated in 4-5 years now and as far as I am aware it has been retired due to an incident during set up / tear down. Not sure what the owners current plans are with the ride, but I hope that it does return as IMO it was one of the best rides in Australia.
The flat ride that I'm obsessed with is the Prater Park Extacy. That ride looks amazing, but I've never seen one here. Then again, for some reason, in the state that I live in, thrill rides are pretty much non-existant in carnivals and fairs now. For some reason, in the early 90's, all the travelling carnivals and fairs here got rid of all their thrill rides and replaced them with kiddie rides. The only flat rides we ever get here now are kiddie stuff. We're LUCKY if we get a gentle Ferris wheel now in the local carnivals. I don't know if it's an issue with state regulations, or if people who go to carnivals here just don't like thrill rides anymore. The last time I saw a thrill ride, it was a Zipper and it was back in the late 80's, just before all the carnivals became nothing but toddler rides.
I've always wanted to ride one, but have only seen Reithoffer's a year or so after they got it. The fact that many of the restraints on it were ratchet strapped down (most likely not functioning properly), sketched me out, so I decided to pass on it.
I made lot of fair with the stars wars here in France and a can tell you that the 3 gondola are not free spinning,they have an electric motor for the rotation and this one only has a automatic cycle
the sky walker in australia every time it came to our show it would regularly break down and riders would be stuck up in the air i seen it several times over a few years that it came to our show
Rode one of these a few years ago at a fair in LA (RCS providing the rides). I really liked Tango, it’s unique and fun to ride. Although I’m not of a fan of the “stand up” seating design. It’s no different than straddling a bike seat and if you don’t position your self right it could be especially painful for men (if you get what I mean). If the seating was a bit more comfy it would be easily one of my top 3 flat rides.
@@goldenaceee when you get on the ride try to get into a position on the seat that’s comfortable for you. When they pull down the harness you’ll be locked in that position for the whole ride. If you can’t get comfortable before the ride starts then I’d just get off before it starts. It feels very similar to sitting on a bike seat.
@@goldenaceee again it depends on what’s comfortable for you. I would sit further back. You might be better off sitting forward. So you’ll just have to try it out.
But sadly they messed up the animation in PlanCo. The central arm rises up much too high so that all the various movements don`t make sense. It´s a bit of a shame, as the animation is actually very good otherwise.
Please do your research properly... You make a lot of mistakes which is sad because the quality of your video's (editing, voice over) is good. The Prototype tango was Sky Trip in Switserland (Maier). It had 30 seats in the manufacturing state, but debuted with 24 in 2001. It went to germany in 2003 and to america in 2015 Reithoffer was the 2nd one built in 2002 Number 3 was the one wich had the transport-accident which was in 2003, After the rebuilt it traveled in the netherlands in 2004 and 2005. Where it received a raised floor and almost the same backflash the other one (no.4) had. Only after that it was sold to the UK and then back to the us again. Number 4 (now RCS) traveled in the Netherlands in 2002/2003. And is still recognizable because the trailer has decorations and lights on it. Number 5. is French Star Wars Number 6. Equinox, Which is back in the UK since 2024. That Incident was just the ride being stuck in an unfortunate position which can happen during a power outage with every ride. The lowering was done manually, on purpose and very slowly to get the riders out. This is a evacuation method... That's why they could remove the floor boards before lowering it down. KMG knew this could happen and made room to evacuate like this. It never lowered by itself. That is impossible even without power. It would be extremely dangerous if it could. Number 7 is the skywalker in Australia. The gondolas do not free spin, they are always driven by a motor.
In addition to that, I think only 3 of those are actually travelling right now. The RCS one, the French Star Wars one and the Equinox soon in UK. I haven't seen the other 4 ones in a while and they might be in storage?
@@mikek8658 all traveling as far as i know. The 3 named tango really look almost the same so you have to know the details to keep them apart in videos and photos. Reithoffer has no backflash, the other two have a backflash but one has decorations and lights on the trailer and the other is just pink/purple. I've seen an advert for the sky trip a few months ago so it is possible it does not travel any more but i haven't checked on that.
@@Pobreshcom Let me know locations where these rides were present last year/this year and i will change the status in my list to "active", otherwise I will stick to "in storage"
Kudos for the shout out to RCS. They really are the state of the art in traveling amusements.
Definitely one of the best in the US
This is most definitely true, They refurbish and repaint their rides every other year to allow for maximum performance and looks.
I rode it once in Germany and was not a big fan. Sure, the multiple, chaotic manouvres are impressive, but I thought it was more fun to watch than to ride.
The "stand-up seats" are quite interesting. You do actually sit on them but your legs are dangling free. Advice for guys: wear briefs, not boxers, then you´re fine.
The biggest problem are the metal restraints. Due to the unsupported legs, you´re whipped around quite a bit. Because of the restraints its hard to just relax and surrender your body to the constantly changing forces.
It very much does look like a "more fun to watch than to ride" kind of ride. Might try tracking one down though
Equinox was Recently sold to Chris Danter. The ride is set to make it's Debut at Neath Fair in Wales.
Ik I'm happy it's back in my country 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Welp that's a letdown, it was the best ride at the Minnesota State Fair by a longshot.
Equinox returned to the UK earlier this year
Rode Reithoffer’s the year it debuted at the FL State Fair and RCS at the FL Strawberry Festival about 3 years ago. Very painful for us guys but an overall fun ride that’s a one and done.
Interesting, I was shocked to realize these all have standup seats.
@@CoasterCollege yup
The thing that makes reithoffer’s worse is that when I went on it it didn’t have the foot stirrups so all of the weight was on my crotch and not my legs.
I rode Equinox at the Minnesota State Fair the last two years it was there and didn't have an issue despite being a guy.
There’s one on the east coast that travels with Reithoffer Shows, I got to ride it at the great Frederick fair in Frederick MD a few years ago and I loved it!
I'm kind of surprised that you didn't mention the version with footrests which makes it more comfortable to ride. There used to be at least two Tangos travelling in the UK,one with footrests called Equinox and one without just called Tango. I will certainly never forget the restraints though,with their dagger feature which required great care to avoid injury in a particularly sensitive area...
The tango is absolutely amazing and rcsfun maintains it very well every year. (they usually repaint and refurbish it every now and then)
RCS still have the tango to this date
I love new videos your my favorite coaster channel
The tango down in aus is still the most intense ride ive ever been on. the cycle is definitely not manual but it does throw everything at you very fast.
I rode the America Amusement version back in the early 2000's. Did not know it was damaged and sold back to KMG. Fun ride. I wish there was an amusement park version.
0:30 seconds in: "Meh, never ridden one, looks pretty standard. I'll take my top scan. Now THERE'S an intense flat ride"
0:48 seconds in: "...Oh."
St Michael's (PA) is a small carnival (I think), but Reithoffers still brought their Tango and I was immediately awed.
I never did get fully used to the seating and only rode it a few times, but those were incredible rides.
I'm sure I've ridden one a long time ago...
And as a bloke, I can confirm...
100% Never Again 😱
Rode this at a traveling carnival close by back in the early 2000s
The next time you go to Fiesta Texas or Over Texas, you should really make the drive to ride Boardwalk Bullet at Kemah. POV's have never done a ride a bigger disservice. How this thing doesn't have Timberliners beats me.
Next you should make a video on The Chance Rides "Falling Star" or the Zierer "Hexentanz".
I do believe the RCS Tango did have the footrests at first. But it was very easy to actually bang your legs against them. They disappeared fast.
oh cool you talked about sky walker
I actually rode Reithoffer's model in Maryland in the mid to late 2000s, I didn't realize that was the first Tango period, that's a cool piece of history finding out I rode the original of this ride model. I will say I don't know if it was an off day for the ride or the model just has reliability issues but it was down for most of the day at that fair and I was lucky finding out it opened later in the day and got a ride in before leaving.
Reithoffer's Tango is sitting in Gibsonton and it doesn't look like it's moved for a while.
I'm surprised I never knew about the accident in michigan. I live in the state, and here the news always drastically overblows ride "accidents" and breakdowns. Probably because of the chaos collapse in the early 2000s
I remember the Moser Version of Tango called the Night Fly. The carousel of three gondolas spun faster than the KMG Version and the gondolas flips faster and more intense than the KMG Version of Tango.
Was it actually Moser or SBF Visa? Or is there yet another clone? I remember a ride called Nightfly traveling in my neck of the woods in 2007/2008 which was similar to a Tango, albeit with normal sit-down seats. I am pretty sure it was made by SBF.
Happy national roller coaster day!
Unfortunately the tango in Australia the (sky walker) sadly no longer operates
The zamperla shocker was one of my favorites and I wish they built more! The seats flipped harder and faster and more intense than tango.
It showed up at my hometown carnival back in 2015
Can we get a video on the zamperla roto shake?
Still on my personal FRF wishlist (while acknowledging that some of these will appear this season):
Matterhorn / Flying Bobs & Trabant / Hully Gully - these were mentioned in a previous video, and I look forward to seeing them.
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Hurricane / Downdraft
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[old-school and/or unique]
Boomerang ... I remember seeing this at Casino Pier a LONG time ago, when I was too young for such things [8:00 mark of th-cam.com/video/YwKNQgnkJyQ/w-d-xo.html]
'Sidewheeler' (or maybe 'Sidewinder') ... looking a bit like the inner workings of a watch, this one-of-a-kind SFGA installation was something to see. [a brief image can be seen in AT's first episode of the history of SFGA]
Sadly Skywalker in Australia has not operated in 4-5 years now and as far as I am aware it has been retired due to an incident during set up / tear down. Not sure what the owners current plans are with the ride, but I hope that it does return as IMO it was one of the best rides in Australia.
Rode the Reithoffer Shows one for years, and if you can get over some of the discomfort for the seating arrangement - it's a top tier ride.
The flat ride that I'm obsessed with is the Prater Park Extacy. That ride looks amazing, but I've never seen one here. Then again, for some reason, in the state that I live in, thrill rides are pretty much non-existant in carnivals and fairs now. For some reason, in the early 90's, all the travelling carnivals and fairs here got rid of all their thrill rides and replaced them with kiddie rides. The only flat rides we ever get here now are kiddie stuff. We're LUCKY if we get a gentle Ferris wheel now in the local carnivals. I don't know if it's an issue with state regulations, or if people who go to carnivals here just don't like thrill rides anymore. The last time I saw a thrill ride, it was a Zipper and it was back in the late 80's, just before all the carnivals became nothing but toddler rides.
Reithoffer shows sold theirs off years ago with their speed and wild claw afterburner the only kmg ride they still have is freakout
I've always wanted to ride one, but have only seen Reithoffer's a year or so after they got it. The fact that many of the restraints on it were ratchet strapped down (most likely not functioning properly), sketched me out, so I decided to pass on it.
The most uncomfortable ride for any guy!
Zamperla made a copy of the tango and its called the shocker but one was ever built
I made lot of fair with the stars wars here in France and a can tell you that the 3 gondola are not free spinning,they have an electric motor for the rotation and this one only has a automatic cycle
the sky walker in australia every time it came to our show it would regularly break down and riders would be stuck up in the air i seen it several times over a few years that it came to our show
Rode one of these a few years ago at a fair in LA (RCS providing the rides). I really liked Tango, it’s unique and fun to ride. Although I’m not of a fan of the “stand up” seating design. It’s no different than straddling a bike seat and if you don’t position your self right it could be especially painful for men (if you get what I mean). If the seating was a bit more comfy it would be easily one of my top 3 flat rides.
About to ride the one at the AZ state fair (also RCS), how would you recommend riding to avoid pain as a guy or is it better just to skip?
@@goldenaceee when you get on the ride try to get into a position on the seat that’s comfortable for you. When they pull down the harness you’ll be locked in that position for the whole ride. If you can’t get comfortable before the ride starts then I’d just get off before it starts. It feels very similar to sitting on a bike seat.
@@Rickmarine1 ok so you’ll you recommend sitting more forward or backwards? I would imagine it would be most comfortable to sit forward no?
@@goldenaceee again it depends on what’s comfortable for you. I would sit further back. You might be better off sitting forward. So you’ll just have to try it out.
@@Rickmarine1 ok I’ll give it a shot, only problem is you have to pay before getting on so unfortunately if it’s uncomfortable I’ll loose my money…
Rode one at the Staten Island Fair back in 2017 I actually enjoyed it and I’m a guy
446 Kuhlman Vista
This ride was horrible at Canobie for as long as it lasted
gaasendam fair attraction construction company tango my beloved
this is the best flat ride in planet coaster but in my opinion ugly
But sadly they messed up the animation in PlanCo. The central arm rises up much too high so that all the various movements don`t make sense. It´s a bit of a shame, as the animation is actually very good otherwise.
Please do your research properly... You make a lot of mistakes which is sad because the quality of your video's (editing, voice over) is good.
The Prototype tango was Sky Trip in Switserland (Maier). It had 30 seats in the manufacturing state, but debuted with 24 in 2001. It went to germany in 2003 and to america in 2015
Reithoffer was the 2nd one built in 2002
Number 3 was the one wich had the transport-accident which was in 2003, After the rebuilt it traveled in the netherlands in 2004 and 2005. Where it received a raised floor and almost the same backflash the other one (no.4) had. Only after that it was sold to the UK and then back to the us again.
Number 4 (now RCS) traveled in the Netherlands in 2002/2003. And is still recognizable because the trailer has decorations and lights on it.
Number 5. is French Star Wars
Number 6. Equinox, Which is back in the UK since 2024.
That Incident was just the ride being stuck in an unfortunate position which can happen during a power outage with every ride.
The lowering was done manually, on purpose and very slowly to get the riders out. This is a evacuation method...
That's why they could remove the floor boards before lowering it down. KMG knew this could happen and made room to evacuate like this.
It never lowered by itself. That is impossible even without power. It would be extremely dangerous if it could.
Number 7 is the skywalker in Australia.
The gondolas do not free spin, they are always driven by a motor.
In addition to that, I think only 3 of those are actually travelling right now. The RCS one, the French Star Wars one and the Equinox soon in UK. I haven't seen the other 4 ones in a while and they might be in storage?
@@mikek8658 all traveling as far as i know. The 3 named tango really look almost the same so you have to know the details to keep them apart in videos and photos. Reithoffer has no backflash, the other two have a backflash but one has decorations and lights on the trailer and the other is just pink/purple.
I've seen an advert for the sky trip a few months ago so it is possible it does not travel any more but i haven't checked on that.
Sir yes sir.😰😰
@@Pobreshcom Let me know locations where these rides were present last year/this year and i will change the status in my list to "active", otherwise I will stick to "in storage"
Since I only go to amusement and theme parks, I have not ridden this.