The Flying Saucers was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California from 1961 to 1966.
Guests rode on personal flying saucers on a cushion of air, similar to an air hockey game, which played in a way similar to bumper cars, with guests ramming each other with their saucers.
As the ride began, the saucers would be subject to a high-volume of low-pressure air directed underneath the saucers by means of a grid of circular valves from a plenum ...
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The Flying Saucers was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California from 1961 to 1966.
Guests rode on personal flying saucers on a cushion of air, similar to an air hockey game, which played in a way similar to bumper cars, with guests ramming each other with their saucers.
As the ride began, the saucers would be subject to a high-volume of low-pressure air directed underneath the saucers by means of a grid of circular valves from a plenum chamber below the field on which they operated. As the saucers moved about the field, the valves would open and close in response to their proximity. As guests shifted their weight in any direction by leaning, saucer movement would respond by means of an air jet derived from the increased pressure in the saucer's plenum. If weight was centered, the saucer would begin to "hop" up and down as the air randomly escaped around the plenum. All that was required to regain control was for the guest to lean in any direction.
The ride consisted of two...
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