Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Lee Eyerly was a major innovator in the 1930s amusement industry. He would invent the Octopus, Monster, and Spider, these rides would go on to form a 90 plus year legacy that continues today.

Sources:
web.archive.org/web/20080222044850/http://capital2.capital.edu/admin-staff/dalthoff/v99/enchvill.html
https://www.dalebrumfield.net/single-post/2018/08/27/kings-dominion-s-monster-queasy-fun-in-forward…
naarso.com/eyerly-aircraft-monster-513
coasterpedia.net/wiki/Octopus_(Eyerly_Aircraft_Company_product)
coasterpedia.net/wiki/Monster_(Eyerly_Aircraft_Company_product)
newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-eyerly-invention-being/148805747
newspapers.com/article/the-capital-journal-two-fair-rides-built/148770636
ltci.co.uk/LTC_Technical_Bulletins/EYERLY_OCTOPUS.pdf
https://books.google.nl/books?id=iyQDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=nl&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad…
flatrides.com/rides/spider.html
coasterpedia.net/wiki/Spider_(Eyerly_Aircraft_Company_product)
coasterpedia.net/wiki/Monster_(Eyerly_Aircraft_Company_product)
battechenterprises.com/pageserver/parts

Videos used:
youtube.com/watch?v=xXu39dmQ6z8
youtu.be/ynata1VB8TU?si=vbb3JIlYnSQHxQy3
youtube.com/watch?v=KkgWONMm8L8
youtube.com/watch?v=2dOrwNT0mMA
youtu.be/pA1iskaTvz0?si=qguoflvUKrjACJWa

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Intro music composed for Flat Ride Friday by Chase Fox, to gain access to the full score become a channel member!

Music used under license from Epidemic Sound, songs listed in order:
Ye Olde Piano Roll - The Fly Guy
Hot Piece for Sale - Martin Landstrom
Doing the Twist - OTE
Coconut Rock - Speedy The Spider
Jump and Shout - Andreas Dahlback
The Midnight Twist - OTE