Paratrooper (ride)

Some models have a lower platform that's slightly raised on the ends that could permit the loading of up to three seats at a time.

The Star Trooper is a variant created by Dartron Industries that features seats facing both ways.

The Star Trooper's initial design eventually evolved into the Cliffhanger, also made by Dartron Industries.

In the 1980s, British amusement manufacturer David Ward developed the Super Trooper, of which the wheel rises horizontally up a central column.

In 2018, PWS Rides Ltd. acquired the plans from Ward to build a new version with the first example due to be delivered in early 2019.