History of the Waltzer
The Waltzer ride was invented by Mr Dennis Jefferies of Congleton, Cheshire in the1920’s, and who would have thought over a millennium later the ride would be just as popular?
The first 'passengers' were his nieces, Phyllis and Dolly Booth and the family still retain the original drawings to this day.
It was originally named the 'The Whirligig', but later became known as the Waltzer after the rock and roll era, the Twister ride from the 1950’s is another ride named after dances.
In 1930 further variations of the Waltzer ride were made by former Maxwell and Sons of Musselburgh, the variations were taken from the ‘Noah’s Ark ride’ that was imported from Germany,
The Waltzer originally had 10 cars, but with some Arks later reconstructed into Waltzer rides there are variations of 9 and 11 cars offering even more fun for families and friends to enjoy.
Some of the early versions of the Waltzer cars have brakes that activate automatically when the safety bar is open, newer models now have an improved complex braking system that stops each car, making them face outwards automatically once the car is stationary if there is ever a potential safety problem.
The UK's largest theme park, Alton Towers, hosted a Waltzer as one of several new additions for the 2021 season.
