On this day March 09, 2011

opened at theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, The $5.5 million giant swing features two pendulum arms with seating for 32 riders. Seated back to back, riders travel progressively higher on each swing of the Barnstormer’s massive arms, reaching a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour and 230 degrees of rotation. At its peak, reaches 89 feet (27 m) in the air, taking riders high above the barn’s rooftop and the area’s treetops.