Big M was the carnival operator at the same festival two years ago when the door of another ride opened. The Zipper involves a rotating oval boom from which suspend a dozen or so cage-like cars ...

This ride is a perfect example of “if it ain't broke, don’t fix it.” I was equally scared riding this time as I have been every year. You board the Zipper by getting strapped in a cage along ...

Inspectors and fire officials were at St. John the Beloved Church Wednesday morning where about 20 people were trapped on the Zipper ... the ride before seeing one of the free-flipping cages ...

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 ...

Growing up, I couldn’t wait for my turn at the fall fair, stepping into the cage-like carriage ... is embraced.” Chance Rides, the successor of the original Zipper manufacturer, asked for ...

One of the cages appeared to break off its hinge ... "If you like extreme thrill you must ride the zipper, you won't find an experience like it anywhere else," according to Lynam's Amusements ...

But the Zipper is more than just a pretty face. It is truly a great, adrenaline-inducing ride. Fairgoers sit strapped into a swinging cage that tilts wildly as the Zipper spins madly in all ...

It’s definitely a ride with a high likelihood to make you vomit or cry. Why it’s great: The Zipper looks daunting. It’s on a rotating conveyor belt that spins on an axis with cages on the ...

Female rider fell from Zipper ride at the state fair Her condition is not known%2C but she required medical attention Accident happened when ride was not moving and passengers were being unloaded ...

You may have noticed an iconic ride missing from the Calgary Stampede’s midway this year — the Zipper. After 50 years of sloshing people around a two-person cage, the Zipper has been retired.

18 guests at a carnival in Southern California were trapped midair after a Zipper ride malfunctioned over the weekend. The incident took place at the Conejo Valley Days carnival in Thousand Oaks.