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Red Baron (ride)

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Red Baron is an amusement ride that is primarily intended for small children. It is a common kiddie ride at many amusement parks, carnivals, and fairs. The rider can move the plane up manually. Many ride manufacturers make this type of ride; the Zamperla's "Mini Jet" is a common model of this ride. The "Mini Jet" ride comes in various themes such as elephants, dragons, airplanes, helicopters, spaceships, etc. Some of the Red Baron kiddie rides are restricted to only children under 54 inches tall, such as the ones in Cedar Point Amusement Park and in Kings Island Amusement Park, or the one in Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California. In quite a few other "Red Baron" type kiddie rides, adults and parents are allowed to ride on the rides, such as "The Busy Bees" and "Amazing Flying Elephants" at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, or at the Red Baron Ride at Funderland in Sacramento, California. Another place where adults can ride on a Red Baron type ride is at Disneyland and Disney World, where Dumbo the Flying Elephant has been a perennial favorite of not only toddlers, preschoolers, and young children, but adults as well, for many years (Disneyland has been around since 1955).

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Manufacturers

  • Chance Rides - Red Baron
  • Preston & Barbieri - Flying Elephants
  • SBF Visa Group - Mini Jet
  • Zamperla - Mini Jet
  • Zierer - Flying Fish

    • Appearances

  • Sonoma TrainTown Railroad in Sonoma, California "Sonoma TrainTown Airlines" (circa 1980s-present). NOTE: For children and adults under 58 inches tall (4 feet 10 inches) and under 80 pounds. The vast majority of adults will be unable to ride.
  • Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee "Busy Bees" (2005-present), in Country Fair section of park. NOTE: For young children, mostly, although adults can fit in on the back seat (it is a squeeze, but well worth it)
  • Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee "Amazing Flying Elephants" (2005-present), in Country Fair section of park. A ride almost similar to Dumbo at Disney Parks.
  • Funderland at William Land Park, Sacramento, California "Red Baron Airplanes" (1986-present)
  • Kennywood "Red Baron" (1979–present)
  • TusenFryd "Barneflyene" or "Røde Baron" (1988–present)
  • Fantasy Island "Red Baron" (?–present)
  • Cedar Point "Red Baron" (1999–present in Camp Snoopy)
  • Cedar Point "Sky Fighters" (?–present in Kiddy Kingdom)
  • Idlewild and Soak Zone "Red Baron" (1989–present)
  • Comic adventure land (Germany) Megamans Blue barons
  • Universal Studios Florida "Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl" (2013-present)
  • Disney Parks "Dumbo the Flying Elephant" (1955-present), Aladdin aerial carousel rides (2001-present), and "TriceraTop Spin" (2001-present)
  • Islands of Adventure "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, " (1999-present)

    • Chance Rides "Red Baron" appearances

  • Six Flags St. Louis "Bugs Bunny Ranger Pilots" (1975–present)

    • SBF Visa Group "Mini Jet" appearances

  • Dreamworld "Dronkey Flyers" (Dronkey-themed, 1999–present)

    • Zamperla "Mini Jet" appearances

  • Cedar Point "Snoopy's Space Race" (space themed 2008–present in Planet Snoopy)
  • Chessington World of Adventures Flying Jumbos (elephant-themed 1987–present)
  • Darien Lake "Critter Chase" (animal themed 1988-1997, 2010–present)
  • Idlewild and Soak Zone "Dino Soars" (dinosaur themed ?–present)
  • Kennywood "Elephant Parade" (elephant themed 1987–present)
  • Sea World "Air Sea Explorer" (1999–present)
  • Six Flags Discovery Kingdom "Tava's Elephant Parade" (elephant themed 2006–present)

    • Past appearances

  • Darien Lake "Raft Adventures" ("Mini Jet" raft themed 1996–2009)
  • Dreamworld "Dora the Explorer's Sea Planes" (Zamperla Mini Jet, 1983–2010)
  • Disneyland "Rocket Jets"

    • References

    Red Baron (ride) Wikipedia
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