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Tea cup ride with character-painted cups on saucers around a central teapot, set up on block paving

Tea Cup Ride

Hire from £795.

The teacups, ready for the little ones

The Tea Cup Ride is the classic starter ride - cups on saucers set around a big painted teapot, each one turning on its own saucer while the platform carries it round. The turns are slow and gentle, sized for the children still working up to the Mini Waltzer and the bigger kit beyond it.

The cups are painted with characters off the films, a different one on each, and the teapot in the middle gets the Cheshire Cat. The whole thing sits on a pink and blue scalloped base, so it reads as a proper fairground ride from across a field rather than a playground piece.

It comes staffed and runs from its own self-contained generator, with flood lighting included at no extra charge, so it goes on grass or hard standing and keeps running after dark. It takes a 20ft x 20ft footprint (25ft x 25ft with the safety margin round it), stands 12ft tall, and comes with a 4-hour staffed hire as standard.

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The tea cup ride's cups painted with film characters including Lightning McQueen and Woody, on the pink and blue scalloped base
Hire From
£795
Standard Hire
4 Hours
Footprint
20ft x 20ft
Suitable Riders
Children

The Tea Cup Ride at Your Event

  • Cups on Spinning Saucers

    Each cup turns gently on its own saucer while the platform turns underneath it. Slow, relaxed spins - the gentlest ride we run, built for young children.

  • Painted Characters

    The cups carry a different film character on each, and the central teapot gets the Cheshire Cat. Bright, hand-painted fairground work that children recognise on sight.

  • Self-Contained Generator

    Comes with its own generator, so it goes on grass or hard standing without needing a mains supply from the site.

  • Flood Lighting Included

    Flood lighting comes at no extra charge, so the ride keeps running after dark and looks the part in the evening.

  • Staffed Throughout

    A trained operator runs the ride for a 4-hour standard hire. Delivery, setup, operation and pack-down are all handled.

  • Fully Insured

    Five million pounds of public liability insurance on every booking, with risk assessments and method statements for your venue.

What's included

  • The tea cup ride with its painted cups and central teapot
  • Self-contained generator
  • Flood lighting at no extra charge
  • Trained operator for a 4-hour standard hire
  • Delivery, setup and collection
  • £5m public liability insurance, risk assessments and method statements
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Planning the hire

Tell us the event date, postcode, expected numbers and the surface, and we'll check the details before quoting.

Hire starts at £795 for a 4-hour staffed hire with the generator and flood lighting included. It goes out to school fairs, corporate family fun days, fetes and town-centre events.

It pairs with the other juvenile rides - the Chair-O-Planes, the Flying Planes, the Mini Waltzer, the Jump and Smile and the Juvenile Formula - for a full children's fairground corner.

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  • Tea cup ride with character-painted cups on saucers around a central teapot, set up on block paving

    The tea cup ride set up on block paving, with the painted cups on their saucers around the central teapot

  • The tea cup ride's cups painted with film characters including Lightning McQueen and Woody, on the pink and blue scalloped base

    The teacups painted with film characters, including Lightning McQueen and Woody, on the pink and blue scalloped base

  • The central teapot painted with the Cheshire Cat, with red, blue and yellow teacups circling it on their saucers

    The central teapot painted with the Cheshire Cat, with the red, blue and yellow cups circling it

Common Questions

How much does the tea cup ride cost?

Hire starts at £795 for a 4-hour staffed hire, with the generator and flood lighting included. The delivered total depends on the postcode and whether it forms part of a funfair package.

What ages is it suitable for?

It's the gentlest ride in the fleet - the turns are slow and relaxed, sized for young children. It suits the ones still working up to the Mini Waltzer and the bigger rides.

Does it need mains power?

No - it comes with its own self-contained generator. It goes on grass or hard standing without needing a mains supply from the site.

How much space does it need?

A 20ft x 20ft footprint, with 25ft x 25ft of clear space once the safety margin is allowed for, and 12ft of height. It fits alongside the other juvenile rides without crowding the field.

Is it staffed?

Yes - a trained operator comes with the ride for a 4-hour standard hire. Delivery, setup, operation and pack-down are all handled.

Pairs With

Get a Quote for the Tea Cup Ride

Tell us the date, postcode, expected numbers and the surface. If it's part of a wider funfair or a family-fun-day package, mention it. Prefer to chat? Call 0845 468 0590.

Is it on grass or hard standing?
Do you have electricity on site (within 25 metres)?
Do you require the items to be staffed by us?
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Are you VAT registered?