The Haunted Swing operates on a very simple, but convincing, premise. The riders, seated in the Haunted Swing, slowly swing backwards and forwards, gathering height, until the swing eventually rotates them 360 degrees... or so it seems. In reality it is the room that rotates around the swing, giving the illusion of swinging much harder and travelling much further than you really are.

There is currently only one other Haunted Swing operating in a UK amusement park today at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. The haunted swing tradition continues with modern versions at Alton Towers and Drayton Manor theme parks, making Dreamland’s Haunted Swing even more historically important.