But recently, the book on Six Flags Over Georgia (link goes to Amazon with book preview) not only gave us a date of installation for a set of scooters, it prompted the exclamation “What the heck is that!” from several flyer fans.

From the Arcadia book Six Flags Over Georgia

The Phlying Phlurpus was apparently installed in 1974, as part of the newly added Cotton States Exposition area of the park. While no concrete date of removal is known, it was probably in the early 80s.

As you can see from the picture, 10 standard Bisch-Rocco box-style are suspended from a non-Bisch-Rocco frame. In addition, the tubs appear to have rubber feet attached to their bottoms, leading us to believe the center structure lowers and the tubs touch the ground for loading and unloading.

So, this brings up many questions….

Was this built in-house from spare parts? What is that center stucture from? Where did the tubs come from? Is that snappable?

During a recent ACE event, several amusement fans and experts lent their best ideas:

• a Huss Flying Dutchmann (think the Wooden Shoes at Kentucky Kingdom)
• a modified Zierer Waveswinger (can’t tell from the picture if the structure tilts)
• an over-adorned Chance Yo-Yo (can’t find any pictures that show a base like that pictured)

So, all you Six Flags Over Georgia experts…help us out. Help us discover what a Phlying Phlurpus really is! We await your email at faa@flyeraddicts.com