The Rainbow (HUSS) was first manufactured in 1983 containing many design elements of the Ranger (HUSS 1981). The ride concept of the Rainbow was quickly copied by various other ride manufacturers, failing to match the size and overall quality of the ride. eg. A.R.M’s Ali-baba.
This ride really has to be seen in motion to be appreciated. It’s typically HUSS - offering riders unbeatable smoothness (hydraulically driven), and spectators a well-lit, perfectly themed visual. Its dominant height of 66ft and solid structure makes a strong presence on any carnival.
The Rainbow appeals to riders of all ages, offering a wide orbiting sensation, with alternating speeds, both clockwise and counter-clockwise. When compared with similar copies, the sensations experienced are un-matched with good side-to-side motion and negative g’s of weightlessness as it orbits to full height.
With 3 trailers required for transport on an over-sized load, it is more common to see the HUSS Rainbow at an amusement park, however there are still at least 6 travelling units operating worldwide in Germany (Stammler Chilibi and Dehner), France (Fleur), Australia (O’Neill), Poland (owner unknown) and America (Strates and Wade).
Park models:
Singapore (Escape Theme Park) Germany (Serengeti Safari Park) Japan (Gluk Kingdom) Japan (Tojyokoland) Japan (Yokohama Dreamland) China (Chrisland Amusement Park) China (Nanhu Amusement Park) France (Antibesland) Philippines (Enchanted Kingdom) Korea (Everland) Germany (Heide Park) Finland (Linemaki) Spain (Port Aventura) India (Esselworld, Bombay) India (Diamond Beach Resort, Madras) USA (Kentucky Kingdom) USA (Elitch Garden) USA (Lake Winnepesaukah) USA (The Great Escape) USA (Wonderland, TX)
This is a great ride, you must try it !!!!
Dean - June 21st, 2009 at 1:41 am
Hey Dean, I did try this ride,and I always get butterflies in my stomack!
ba-boss-bomb - July 2nd, 2009 at 7:56 am
Hope to see this back at the 2010 RES!
Chris - July 12th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Sexy Rainbow, i love you
loveparade - July 16th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
I’ve seen it at a local fair, but I didn’t really want to go on it. Maybe I will go on it this year. Reminds me of another ride, Moby Dick, which is pretty much the same, only a ot smaller.
Anonymous - July 17th, 2009 at 10:57 am
What do you mean with “sexy”, ;loveparade??? what this mean????????
Metronom - July 19th, 2009 at 12:42 am
It looks sexy (The sunface and simply all of the ride is looking very erotic!!! Is this the answer you needed, Metroliner????? BEST regards THE LOVEPARADE
loveparade - July 23rd, 2009 at 5:05 pm
The Huss Rainbow has always been my favorite ride. I first fell in love with the ride when i was 7 years old in 1988. The first Rainbow i saw when i was that age was at the now gone, Myrtle Beach Pavilion amusement park in Myrtle Beach, SC. It was running strong back then, as the Pavilion just got it, it was new from Huss ( i think ). Of course being 7, i was too scared to ride it. A few years later when i was 12, i got up the courage to ride it and got my thrill for sure!
I don’t know what happened to the Pavilion’s Rainbow after they closed the park for good in 2006. I heard it was sitting on its trailer behind a go kart fun center in Myrtle Beach. Maybe they will set it up somewhere else in Myrtle Beach, if not the old Pavilion area again. Long live the Rainbow! It is a very awesome and good ride! O’Neil’s Rainbow looks fantastic! I sure would love to have the Rainbow cloud or sunshine face hanging in my bedroom, how cool would that be? :)
Ben - August 19th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
at the fair in my town this is called the lightning bolt and its AWESOME!!!!!
Melissa - August 20th, 2009 at 4:20 am
They had one of these at the CNE in Toronto this year. It was INCREDIBLE!
Arcturus - August 27th, 2009 at 2:21 am
The Rainbow is the sexiest ride ever. I did an orgasm, when i just see it!!!!!!!!!!!
loveparade - August 28th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
The Rainbow is a neat ride but it is commparible to the Ali Baba which is seen at the county fair at my home town .
TomN - January 6th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
The Rainbow is great and my first experience riding it was at Myrtle Beach back in 1983 or 1984. Webers 1001 Nacht was my favorite of the two. It was Rainbows competition back in the day. When new or in good operating condition ,1001 Nachts actually has a faster orbit speed than the Rainbow. Unsuspecting riders would be going round and round rather leisurely when the panel operator would speed it up! And yes you really did need the uncomfortable lapbar harness for that second element of the ride. There are still a handful operating in Europe and one(that I know of)in Elysberg PA here in the U.S. at Knoebels Amusement Park. This ride should not be mistaken for the smaller(yet some use the same name)inferior versions seen at many of the traveling carnivals. Huss and Weber nailed it perfectly with the counter-weighted roundabouts in the early 1980s.
Eddie - January 17th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Hi, The Odenton Maryland Firehouse Carnival has this ride. ONE TIME MY NANA AND PAP TOOK ME THERE AND I SAW MY FRIEND FROM MY SCHOOL AND HE WENT ON IT.
Jen - February 6th, 2010 at 9:29 am
I too, first saw the Huss Rainbow at Myrtle Beach’s Pavilion Amusement Park in the mid 90’s! I fell in love with the huge sunface and felt it was looking at me! I would build the ride back at home with Lego’s and draw the sunface. I even build a trailer model haha! Anyways, Loved the ride, Miss the park alot! Long live MB Pavilion!
Joey Belanger - February 27th, 2010 at 2:17 pm