Booster is an

amusement ride Amusement rides, sometimes called carnival rides, are mechanical devices or structures that move people to create fun and enjoyment. Rides are often perceived by many as being scary or more dangerous than they actually are. This could be due to ...

made by

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. It is a

pendulum ride Pendulum rides are amusement rides based on the motion of a fixed pendulum. The Ali Baba (ride), Ali Baba, Looping Starship, and Pirate ship (ride), Pirate Ship are some examples. Description Pendulum rides are amusement rides based on the mo ...

, similar to the later

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by KMG (which, due to its similarity to the Fabbri ride, is often referred to as the KMG Booster). There is another ride from the Italian company, Zamperla. Zamperla made a booster like ride called Turbo Force made in 2001.

Incidents

On August 4, 2007, at the Fête des Loges in

Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. ...

, France, a gondola broke loose and crashed to the ground. Two people (a father and son) in the gondola were killed and two seriously injured. Two other people were stuck 40 meters in the air for over two hours. Same problem at the funfair of Rennes, France, in the night of the new year, a technical problem had blocked the ride but not the safety harness system, 8 people who were in the basket located at the top of the ride and 55 were rescued by a helicopter.

References

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