Manufactured by RG Mitchell of Skegness, the Tots TV ride was released in 1998.
Manufactured by RG Mitchell, Snow White's Enchanted Castle was a two seater ride released in 1997. It was a tall castle tower, most frequently coloured in grey and blue with various embossed symbols on the outside. When a coin was inserted, the castle rotated back and forth.
Snow White's Enchanted Castle - 2000 RG Mitchell Catalogue
A little later, a reinvented version of the ride was created and sold alongside the original. This was the "Haunted Castle" in purple, with various ghost, bats and things that go bump in the night pictured on the outside.
Haunted Castle - 2000 RG Mitchell Catalogue
Both rides featured a themed interactive game including a light-up screen and eight push buttons for different sound effects.
Snow White's Enchanted Castle - Caesar's Amusements, Hemsby, April 2017. Unfortunately, the volume on this unit was very low. Combine this with the fact that the arcade was extremely noisy and you can hardly hear the ride at all on the recording. (It's a miracle that you can hear anything at all to be honest!)
The castles measured 46" x 76" and weighed 231lbs. They cost £2,795.00 each to purchase as of the 2001 price list.
RG Mitchell of Skegness acquired the rights to Postman Pat in the late 1990s, and launched this "new, improved" version of OMC's earlier ride at the ATEI in January 1998. While at first glance, you could be forgiven for thinking that the ride had not undergone many changes, the interior underwent a complete makeover and included one of Mitchell's trademark "rolling road displays" on the dashboard. Like its OMC predecessor, the ride has two sound effect push buttons, one for the "toot toot" of a horn, the other for Jess's "Meow".
2000 RG Mitchell Catalogue
The movement of the ride also differs from OMC's usual oscillating motion to a more standard smooth forward and back.
Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach Gardens, April 2017. Sadly, the audio quality on this particular unit wasn't great, but I tried my best!
The ride measured 55" x 29" x 46", and weighed 231lbs. It cost £2,495.00 to purchase, as of the 2001 price list.
Released in the late 1990s, the Superbike was manufactured by Cogan. It is a small motorcycle which came in either red or yellow. When in action, the ride alternates between the general rocking motion and a rotating movement. The speed and engine sounds can be altered using the accelerator and brake controls on the handlebars.
2000 Cogan Flyer
Planet Fun Amusements, Ingoldmells, September 2018. Unfortunately, this ride was mute, and my camera also decided to film it out of focus. It's on my list to re-film, but this is the only unit I know of in the UK and it hasn't been working the last few times I've visited Planet Fun.
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Manufactured by Cogan of Italy in the mid-1990s, this ride was a less popular variation of the Ranch Cogan. It consists of two palomino horses pulling a beer wagon.
Clacton Pier, September 2017. This ride has been on Clacton Pier since my childhood. It still played its original music, but unfortunately this is very hard to hear in this video.
Manufactured by Elektro Mobiltechnik of Germany, the Disney Babies Carousel features Baby Mickey and Minnie Mouse and was one of their earliest Disney designs, released in the mid-1990s. These were a common sight at Woolworths at the time, but have sadly become much rarer in recent years.
There are at least two versions of this ride. The first had Mickey and Minnie sitting on building blocks with Disney characters depicted on the side, while the later model has the babies on identical seats to the child riders. The seats themselves also changed shape.
Barry Island Pleasure Park, June 2019. Unfortunately, this unit was mute.
The ride originally played the same tune heard on EMT's Pocahontas Carousel and Merkur Gaming's Modhesh rides.
