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July 23, 2020
Is this the scariest ride you've seen? World's tallest swing the height of a 30-storey building opens on the edge of a 2,300ft cliff in China
• The extreme ride in Chongqing, China, welcomed its first visitors on Thursday
• It has been certified as the 'tallest swing frame' by the Guinness World Records
• Videos show thrill-seekers screaming after being catapulted at up to 80mph
• The new attraction consists of a 328ft tall arch and a 354ft tall launching tower
by Tracy You
DailyMail.co.uk
A Chinese scenic spot has opened the world's tallest swing which perches on the edge of a 2,300-foot-tall cliff.
Footage shows thrill-seekers screaming as they were bound to a harness horizontally and flung out at a top speed of 80mph at its grand opening today.
The extreme ride is a whopping 328 feet tall, roughly the equivalent of a 30-storey building.
As part of the Yunyang Longgang Scenic Spot, the gigantic swing (pictured) consists of a 328-foot-tall arch and a 354-foot-tall launching tower and is situated at an altitude of 3,608 feet
Billed as the 'king of all swings', the vertigo-inducing attraction is situated in south-western China's Chongqing.
It has been certified by the Guinness World Records as the 'tallest swing frame' on earth after beating the last recorder-holder, the B!g Rush located in South Africa, by 40 feet.
The Chinese swing can catapult tourists over the cliff at a top speed of 80 miles per hour, according to engineers at Yunyang Longgang Scenic Spot.
The terrifying ride was completed late last year and meant to open to the public early this year. However, its grand opening was delayed by the coronavirus outbreak and the lockdown
Instead of being secured to chairs, up to three tourists will be bound to the harness side by side horizontally before taking the white-knuckle ride over the Shisun river valley in China
The terrifying ride was completed late last year and meant to open to the public early this year.
However, due to the coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent lockdown, the management had to delay the grand opening.
As a city known for its wacky architecture, Chongqing is already home to an enormous rocking chair which faces a 1,000-foot-tall cliff.
The newly complete structure, however, is taller, faster and scarier.
As part of the Yunyang Longgang Scenic Spot, the gigantic swing consists of a 328-foot-tall arch and a 354-foot-tall launching tower and is situated at an altitude of 3,608 feet.
The 'rocking chair' is connected to the arch by two cables which are also said to be 354 feet long.
Daredevils, up to three in one go, will be lifted into the air by a rope attached to the launching tower before being launched towards the Shisun river valley at high speed.
The swing underwent four months of security checks and is able to withstand a magnitude-10 earthquake as well as high winds with gusts of up to 103 miles per hour, its engineer has said. An engineer said the swing could reach a maximum angle of 90 degrees above the ground or 230 feet from the edge of the cliff. He also ensured the public the safety of the machine
Instead of being secured to chairs, tourists will be bound to the harness side by side horizontally before taking the white-knuckle ride.
Head engineer Shi Xuebin said the swing could reach a maximum angle of 90 degrees above the ground or 230 feet from the edge of the cliff.
The engineer has ensured the public the safety of the machine.
The swing underwent four months of security checks and is able to withstand a magnitude-10 earthquake as well as high winds with gusts of up to 103 miles per hour, according to the engineer.
'Tourists must wear safety clothes certified by the European Union. And in order to provide them with extra protection, we have added tailor-made safety belts on the outside of the clothes,' Mr Shi said.
Adventurous residents of Chongqing are spoilt for choices when it comes to extreme rides.
The city's Wansheng Ordovician Theme Park boasts not one, but five enormous swings as well as a glass-bottom walkway 390 feet above the ground.
The park's latest swing opened last year and was constructed over a 1,000-foot-deep drop.
The swing is attached to a beam as high as 59 feet - the equivalent to a six-storey building.
Every day, up to 4,000 people flock to the park to experience the unique swings, according to a spokesperson.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8552483/Worlds-tallest-swing-height-30-storey-building-opens-edge-Chinese-cliff.html
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