Fabbri Group is an Italian amusement rides manufacturer based in Calto, Italy. They are known for producing a number staple attractions for both amusement parks and funfairs, such as the Booster and the Kamikaze Explorer.
History
Fabbri was founded by Romolo Fabbri in Bergantino, an Italian village which became to home a number of amusement ride producers after World War II.[1] Manufacturing began in 1950 with the Avio (Aeroplane Ride), a ride specifically designed for traveling shows in Italy.[1] Over the following of years, Fabbri would evolve this attraction into the popular Telecombat ride. In the 1970s Romolo's son, Licinio Fabbri, took over direction of the company,[citation needed] and expanded sales beyond Italy into the rest of the European continent.[1] The company expanded once again with the founding of FC Fabbri Park Sr in 1990s, with the goal of reaching out to the world market.[1] After years of producing many different rides, the Fabbri Group entered the roller coaster market no later than 1998, with the introduction of a Wacky-Worm type ride.[2] In more recent years, the company has found success in producing large thrill rides such as the Booster, a pendulum ride which has sold over 50 units since 2000.[1] Rather than having one central facility for manufacturing, the Fabbri Group has several facilities that each specialize in their own type of ride, all of which are located in nearby towns.[1]
The Fabbri Group offers a large selection of rides, ranging from small children's rides to large roller coasters. Some of their notable attractions include:
^Fabbri Group’s Crazy Dance also has a unique version called the Crazy Dance No. 1
This version features the usual set of 4 satellites, which spin on their own independent of the entire turntable also spinning, and the 4 satellites feature the usual set of 4 gondolas which also spin on their own going in all different directions.
The unique part of the Crazy Dance No. 1 is that this version also features a rising turntable (also sometimes referred to as a rising plate), where the entire turntable (plate) raises up from its original incline in the back next to the backdrop, in addition to the turntable itself, satellites, and gondolas all spinning independent of each other.
With this version, the ride operator, after the ride starts and builds up speed, will make the turntable (plate) start rising slowly, from back side, until it reaches its highest point which puts riders almost all the way up to the top of the backdrop looking down at the front side riders where those riders are looking up at the back side riders. As the entire ride spins, riders get a more intense spin action as they go from very low to very high and back to very low then back to very high, in repeated rounds of spinning, making their gondolas spin much faster and more often as each part of the ride does its own independent spinning while going at a much a steeper incline than when it is spinning at its original starting incline.
The ride operator also has the choice to take the turntable (plate) up to its highest incline and stay there for several minutes, or they can take the turntable (plate) up to its highest incline for several seconds then allow the turntable to come quickly back down to its original starting incline where they will then repeat this action several times.
The ride operator also has the option to start in one direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) then, after several minutes, reverse direction where riders will get to enjoy everything a second time for several more minutes. When the ride operator chooses to do this, riders will usually enjoy a ride cycle that is nearly, if not fully, twice as long.
This particular version has been seen at fairs in the United States in the mid to late 1990’s, such as the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville Kentucky, and it still appears to be operated at fairs and festivals in Europe.
Video 1 is an off ride video of the Crazy Dance No. 1 in action from 2017 at Foire de Printemps Colmar in Colmar France. In this video, the ride operator chooses to take the ride in a counterclockwise direction for the entire ride, and they choose take the turntable (plate) up, midway through the ride cycle, one time but keep it there for at least a couple of minutes before they bring it back down for the rest of the ride.
Video 2 is an on ride video of the Crazy Dance No. 1 in action from 2019 at Messti di Drusenheim in the Grand Est in north-eastern France. In this video the ride operator also chooses to take the ride in a counterclockwise direction for the entire ride, and they also choose to take the turntable (plate) up, midway through the ride cycle, one time but also keep it there for at least a couple of minutes before bringing it back down for the rest of the ride.
