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* Franchise/{{Superman}} spins as he travels underground to rescue ComicBook/LexLuthor in ''[[Film/{{Superman}} Superman The Movie]]''.

* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', Apparition is triggered by spinning in place. Travel by Floo sends the traveler spinning to their destination. In the movie, transit by Portkey is depicted with the passengers whirling around the Portkey.

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* Franchise/{{Superman}} spins as he travels underground to rescue Lex Luthor in ''[[Film/{{Superman}} Superman The Movie]]''.

** In [[VideoGame/{{Mother 1}} the first game]], the teleport spell is executed by having the character move around while accelerating rapidly before zooming off; because colliding with anything stops the teleport, the better the player is at moving in a small circle, the more places he can teleport from. ''Mother 2/VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' had two teleport spells, one of which worked the same as the first game and the other automatically making the party move in a tight spiral for much easier use.

* In ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'', Merlin spins as he magically arrives places.

This is a sub-trope of EverythingsBetterWithSpinning.

* Several of the earlier ''FinalFantasy'' games show teleportation this way.

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* In ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'', Queen Sindel literally dances in a circle to teleport.
* In ''Film/TheMummyReturns'', Imhotep starts spinning and then turns into a whirlwind to travel.
* Franchise/{{Superman}} spins as he travels underground to rescue Lex Luthor in ''[[Film/{{Superman}} Superman The Movie]]''.

* {{Superman}} spins as he travels underground to rescue Lex Luthor in ''[[Film/{{Superman}} Superman The Movie]]''.

* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', Apparition is triggered by spinning in place. Travel by Floo sends the traveler spinning to their destination.
** In the movie, transit by Portkey is depicted with the passengers whirling around the Portkey.

** In the Disney adaptation of ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone'', Merlin spins as he arrives places.
* In Robert Sheckley's ''Prospector's Special'', portals look like tiny whirlwinds.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Mother|1}}'' the teleport spell is executed by having the character move around while accelerating rapidly before zooming off; because colliding with anything stops the teleport, the better the player is at moving in a small circle, the more places he can teleport from. ''Mother 2/VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' had two teleport spells, one of which worked the same as the first game and the other automatically making the party move in a tight spiral for much easier use.

** In ''SuperMarioGalaxy'' and [[SuperMarioGalaxy2 its sequel]], you activate teleport pads by spinning on them.
* In ''DeadOrAlive'', Kasumi has this as one of her winning animations, accompanied with some pretty CherryBlossoms.
* Teleport pads in [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue first-generation]] ''[[{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]]'' games spin you.
** Travel to the Union Rooms in [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Diamond and Pearl]] also spins you.

* [[VideoGame/MortalKombat2 Jade]] has a move in ''MortalKombat: [[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception Deception]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]]'' called Vanishing Winds where she spins around a cloud of green smoke and reappears behind her opponent. Both Kitana and [[AllYourPowersCombined Khame]][[MegaManning leon]] borrow this move in ''Armageddon''.

* ''{{Tekken}}'''s Yoshimitsu possesses a special in his [[StanceSystem Indian mediation stance]] allowing him to spin so fast (while sitting down) that he instantly warps on the other side of his opponent.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}} Tournament'', each [[{{Mon}} Karabon]] has its own special ability that can help Bomberman when exploring (some are passive, others need to be activated manually). Pommy (your first ally and a CaptainErsatz of {{Kirby}} and [[{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]]) has the ability to transport Bomberman to any (major) town he's previously visited. Using this power causes Bomberman to spin rapidly before he's launched into the sky and lands in his intended destination.
* This is how ''IMMeen'' escapes after you defeat him.
* Parodied in ValkyrieProfileCovenantOfThePlume's BonusDungeon, where one of your characters starts spinning rapidly out of excitement and flies off. Some [=NPCs=] tell him to wait for them and follow him in a similar manner, except for the last one, who just asks TheHero if he excepted him to fly off spinning and walks away.

* In ''CodeLyoko'', the teens rotate in the scanners before being transported to Lyoko.
* In the ''RegularShow'' episode "Dizzy", when the characters spin around until they fall over, they are sent to a bizarre otherworld.
* The [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Tasmanian Devil]] is probably the TropeCodifier for non-teleportation methods, spinning itself into a whirlwind to travel.
* Peter of FamilyGuy tried to travel back in time by spinning on the spot. He ended up getting dizzy and breaking his father-in-law's glass table.

* This is how ''I. M. Meen'' escapes after you defeat him.

* {{Superman}} spins as he travels underground to rescue Lex Luthor in ''Superman The Movie''.

* In ''{{Mother}}'' the teleport spell is executed by having the character move around while accelerating rapidly before zooming off; because colliding with anything stops the teleport, the better the player is at moving in a small circle, the more places he can teleport from. ''Mother 2/VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' had two teleport spells, one of which worked the same as the first game and the other automatically making the party move in a tight spiral for much easier use.

This is a sub-trope of [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning Everything's Better With Spinning]].

If the teleportation device itself spins (as opposed to the people spinning within the device), it's [[WhenThingsSpinScienceHappens When Things Spin, Science Happens]]. The tropes are similar in that in both cases, the spinning occurs either to invoke RuleOfCool or to avoid confusing the audience.

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** In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 Rain]]'s intro pose actually ''{{invert|edTrope}}s'' this. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niIKo_JQOBc A wind storm blows in, with Rain's figure quickly forming out of it and gearing up for battle.]]
* Occurs when you're teleported out a completed dungeon in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''.

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* The [[LooneyTunes Tasmanian Devil]] is probably the TropeCodifier for non-teleportation methods, spinning itself into a whirlwind to travel.

* In ''HarryPotter'', Apparition is triggered by spinning in place. Travel by Floo sends the traveler spinning to their destination.

* Merlin in ''[[TheOnceAndFutureKing The Once and Future King]]'' always spins around before he disappears in a cloud of smoke.
** In the Disney adaptation of ''TheSwordInTheStone'', Merlin spins as he arrives places.

* Star Roads spin you in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''.

* In ''SuperMarioGalaxy'' and [[SuperMarioGalaxy2 its sequel]], you activate teleport pads by spinning on them.

* Star Roads spin you in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''.

* In ''TheMummy 2'', Imhotep starts spinning and then turns into a whirlwind to travel.

* Occurs when you're teleported out a completed dungeon in ''[[TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''.

* In ''{{Bomberman}} Tournament'', each [[{{Mon}} Karabon]] has its own special ability that can help Bomberman when exploring (some are passive, others need to be activated manually). Pommy (your first ally and a CaptainErsatz of {{Kirby}} and [[{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]]) has the ability to transport Bomberman to any (major) town he's previously visited. Using this power causes Bomberman to spin rapidly before he's launched into the sky and lands in his intended destination.

* Parodied in {{Valkyrie Profile Covenant Of The Plume}}'s BonusDungeon, where one of your characters starts spinning rapidly out of excitement and flies off. Some [=NPCs=] tell him to wait for them and follow him in a similliar manner, besides the last one, who just asks TheHero if he excepted him to fly off spinning and walks away.

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* In ''{{Mother}}'' the teleport spell is executed by having the character move around while accelerating rapidly before zooming off; because colliding with anything stops the teleport, the better the player is at moving in a small circle, the more places he can teleport from. ''Mother 2/{{Earthbound}}'' had two teleport spells, one of which worked the same as the first game and the other automatically making the party move in a tight spiral for much easier use.
** Also in ''{{Earthbound}}'', both the Star Master and Camera Man enter/exit the screen by spinning.

* Teleport pads in [[PokemonRedAndBlue first-generation]] ''[[{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]]'' games spin you.
** Travel to the Union Rooms in [[PokemonDiamondAndPearl Diamond and Pearl]] also spins you.