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The Zodiac was a 2H Star Wheel SGW by Intamin.


Before it was The Zodiac at wonderland
it was The Sky Wheel. Wonderland baught the ride in 1985, it was not installed untill 1988?
Before it was The Zodiac at wonderland
it was The Sky Wheel. Wonderland baught the ride in 1985, it was not installed untill 1988?

July 2005 long after park closure


August 2005, Ride removal

Inside the Zodiac looking up

Inside the Zodiac plant room...

The Zodiac had 3 motors.
Motor 1(above pic), 800HP 1,800RPM, used to pump hydraulic fluid up to the hydraulic motors on the wheels, each wheel had 12 arms, and a gondola on each arm.

Motor 2, 850HP 1,800RPM, used to pump hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic lift cylinders that raised and lowered the main arms of the zodiac

Motor 3, Diesel engine, used to manually operate the hydraulic lift cylinders as per evacuation when no power is available


The control taps used to manually raise and lower the lift cylinders (for evacuation when no power is available)


Hydrostatic wheel drive schematics


Hydrostatic lifting drive schematics


Hydrostatic charge pressure system schematics


Zodiac got dismantled and put into containers which where in the back stables.

They broke one of the gondolas in the process

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