Xtreme Swing
Pendulum at Valleyfair, Shakopee, Minnesota. Opened 2006.
- Height
- 125 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 60 mph
- Length
- n/a
- Inversions
- n/a
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- S&S Worldwide
Xtreme Swing is a pendulum swing ride at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota, located between Power Tower and the Coasters diner. S&S Worldwide built it as a Screamin' Swing, and it opened in 2006 on the site of Northern Lights, a Chance Rides Falling Star ride removed in 2005.
The ride has two swinging arms, each 84 feet long, carrying up to 20 riders on each side. A pneumatic system pushes the arms forward and backward, each swing higher than the last, until riders reach 125 feet, more than 12 stories, at up to 60 mph. The park calls it the largest swing ride in the Upper Midwest, and Wikipedia describes it as the second-tallest ride of its kind.
Riders must be at least 48 inches tall.
Sources
- valleyfair.enchantedparks.com/rides-and-experiences/attracti... (Park page: the Upper Midwest's largest swing set; two arms 84 feet long holding up to 20 passengers on each side; heights of 125 feet and 60 mph; pneumatic technology, more than 12 stories; between Power Tower and Coasters diner; minimum height 48 inches.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valleyfair (Xtreme Swing, 2006, S&S Worldwide Screamin' Swing, the second tallest of its kind; Northern Lights (1986 to 2005), a Chance Rides Falling Star, was removed in 2005 to make room for Xtreme Swing.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.