Orbiter (ride)

The Orbiter is a fairground ride, which involves a number of cars spun by a rotating axis.

Showman Henry Frederick Smith invested in the blueprints and consequently became the first owner, taking delivery in 1976 of the OB-1.

[1] The Orbiter is made by Tivoli Manufacturing, a British company, and by their U.S. representatives, Amtech.

The Orbiter has a number of articulated arms radiating from a central rotating vertical axis.

Each arm supports a cluster of cars, which are lifted through 90° into the horizontal position once the ride is spinning.

At night time, an Orbiter in full motion is a bewildering blur of lights.
In daylight, it is a little easier to see how the cars are arranged.