Spot the Dog Kiddie Ride

Spot the Dog was originally a book series starting with "Where's Spot?" in 1980. Then in 1987, a TV series started airing called "The adventures of Spot". Kiddie Rides of it have been made and only 2. OMC Electronics Ltd. and KidzStuff Fun & Games. with the exception of the sleigh ride.

## OMC Electronics Ltd

History of the ride: OMC Electronics and Kidzstuff started production of a Spot kiddie ride, licensed by Copyright Group and manufactured simultaneously in both UK and Australia. It is in the form of Spot on a train like those portrayed in the Spot books, particularly *Spot at the Fair*. The ride made use of the ROSie version 4 control board.

License: Either Eric Hill/Salspot Limited, Or King Rollo Films.

Design: The ride is based from the train from one of the books, particularly Spot at the Fair. The Spot figure is placed behind the seat.

Seater: 1

Year of release: 1995

Other releases: Unknown

Faults: None

Start sound: Train whistle

Audio track: Spot theme then BGM Loop of Spot's cartoon theme song

Attract sound (if enabled): Train whistle then "Hello, Spot!"

Trivia: It is said that the ride did not do well in the UK, mainly because the ride was more train than Spot, and the figure of Spot was so diminished that many children failed to recognize him. JNC Sales owns some of the original OMC units. This is OMC's final ride for the UK. And the more rarer version Is At Folly Farm Vintage Funfair with the rare "Look out for other rides from Northern Leisure." announcement.

#### Buttons

START button: It starts the ride and when moving, train whistle.

Spot button: "Hello, Spot!"

"Fun" button: "We're having lots of fun!"

## KidzStuff Fun & Games

History of the ride: After the purchase, KidzStuff refurbished a few OMC originals. But they also somehow manufactured their own version of it. But they didn't make much of them.

License: Either Eric Hill/Salspot Limited, Or King Rollo Films.

Design: The ride is identical to the OMC unit. The only difference is it has a light on the front.

Seater: 1

Year of release: 1997

Other releases: Australia and Oceania

Faults: None

Start sound: Train whistle

Audio track: Spot theme then BGM Loop of Spot's cartoon theme song

Attract sound (if enabled): Train whistle then "Hello, Spot!"

Trivia: Units from both the UK and Australia have been exported worldwide. However, how it fared elsewhere remains to be known.

#### Buttons

START button: It starts the ride and when moving, train whistle.

Spot button: "Hello, Spot!"

"Fun" button: "We're having lots of fun!"

#### Versions

V2 (1997): The announcements say "KidzStuff" and their phone number.

## The Sleigh Ride

Rumors has it that another different Spot kiddie ride design exists and was manufactured in Australia, however, suggesting that the ride did fare better in Australia. The design of the ride is said to be in the guise of Spot sitting in a reindeer sleigh (likely modeled after the sleigh shown in *Spot's Magical Christmas*, which belonged to Santa Claus), and the child would sit next to Spot. However, no solid account of such ride being manufactured could be found.

## Gallery

OMC Electronics (1995-1997)KidzStuff Fun & Games (1997-199?)