Spinning and dipping, Minnesota fairgoers delight in the classic Tilt-A-Whirl ride as it turns 100

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Samuel Mishek, 7, of Minneapolis , also said the Tilt-A-Whirl is his favorite fair ride, and he rode it twice in a row Thursday — screaming while riding alone in a car as it twirled and jerked. Weight from the riders shifts the cars’ positions as they lean, sending the cars off balance, said ride operator Thomas Lauthier, who brings his Tilt-A-Whirl to fairs around the country.

Valerie Nelson , a Minnesota native who returned to her home state to visit the fair, said she first rode the Tilt-A-Whirl as a child in the 1970s. “It’s the only ride I’ll go on,” said Sherri Gray, of Stillwater , Minnesota, who joined Nelson on the ride.

And many riders said the Tilt-A-Whirl has become a family tradition. He said Midwesterners have a particular affinity for the ride.

“It’s my favorite ride forever and ever,” she said.

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Valerie Nelson , a Minnesota native who returned to her home state to visit the fair, said she first rode the Tilt-A-Whirl as a child in the 1970s.
“It’s my favorite ride forever and ever,” she said.
“It’s the only ride I’ll go on,” said Sherri Gray, of Stillwater , Minnesota, who joined Nelson on the ride.
Samuel Mishek, 7, of Minneapolis , also said the Tilt-A-Whirl is his favorite fair ride, and he rode it twice in a row Thursday — screaming while riding alone in a car as it twirled and jerked.
Weight from the riders shifts the cars’ positions as they lean, sending the cars off balance, said ride operator Thomas Lauthier, who brings his Tilt-A-Whirl to fairs around the country.
He said Midwesterners have a particular affinity for the ride.
And many riders said the Tilt-A-Whirl has become a family tradition.

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