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Arrow Dynamics (Formerly:
Arrow, Arrow Development, and Arrow-Huss)
(top)
Arrow was founded by Karl Bacon, Edgar Morgan, and Walter Schulze in 1946
as a machine shop in Mountain View, CA. Walt Disney had Arrow assist in
manufacturing some of rides for the new Disneyland in the 1960s. From 1966
to the 1990s, Ron Toomer helped create many steel coasters from Mine Rides
to the world's first hyper-coaster. The Clearfield, Utah company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection in December 2001. S&S Sports bought the assets of the
company in October 2002.
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- Kings Island Anaconda - Kings Dominion Bat* (R) - Kings Island Big Bad Wolf - Busch Gardens Europe Black Widow* (RL) - Six Flags New England Carolina Cyclone - Carowinds Carolina Goldrusher - Carowinds Cedar Creek Mine Ride - Cedar Point Corkscrew - Cedar Point Corkscrew* (RL) - Knott's Berry Farm Corkscrew - Michigan's Adventure Corkscrew - Nagashima Spaland Corkscrew* (R) - Geauga Lake Corkscrew - Silverwood Corkscrew - Valleyfair! Demon - California's Great America Demon - Six Flags Great America Dexter Frebish Electric Roller Ride* (FN & R) - Six Flags AstroWorld Dahlonega Mine Train - Six Flags Over Georgia Double Loop (SBNO) - Geauga Lake Drachen Fire (R) - Busch Gardens Europe Excalibur* (R) - Six Flags AstroWorld Excalibur - Valleyfair! |
EXT* (FN & RL) - Worlds of Fun Extremeroller* (RL) - Worlds of Fun Flight Deck - Kings Island Gemini - Cedar Point Gold Rusher - Six Flags Magic Mountain Great American Scream Machine - Six Flags Great Adventure Iron Dragon - Cedar Point Lightning Loops* (RL) - Six Flags Great Adventure Loch Ness Monster - Busch Gardens Europe Mad Mouse - Michigan's Adventure Mad Mouse - Valleyfair! Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point Matterhorn Bobsleds - Disneyland Mine Train - Six Flags Over Texas Mini-Mine Train* (R) - Six Flags Over Georgia Mini Mine Train - Six Flags Over Texas Ninja - Six Flags Magic Mountain Orient Express (R) - Worlds of Fun Psycho Mouse* - California's Great America Python - Busch Gardens Africa Python* (R) - Six Flags America Rail Blazer (FN) - Six Flags St. Louis River King Mine Train - Six Flags St. Louis Road Runner Express - Six Flags Fiesta Texas |
Run-A-Way Mine
Train (FN) - Six Flags Over Texas Runaway Train - Six Flags Great Adventure Screamin' Demon* (RL) - Kings Island Serpent - Six Flags AstroWorld Shockwave - Six Flags Great America Sidewinder - Elitch Gardens Steel Phantom (FN) - Kennywood Park Tennessee Tornado - Dollywood Thunderation - Silver Dollar City Thunderbolt Express (R) - Camden Park Thunder Express* (RL) - Dollywood Top Gun (FN) - Kings Island Trailblazer - Hersheypark Turn of the Century (FN) - California's Great America Turn of the Century (FN) - Six Flags Great America Viper - Darien Lake Viper - Six Flags Magic Mountain Vortex - Kings Island Wacky Soap Box Racers* (R) - Knott's Berry Farm Wild Thing - Wild Waves X - Six Flags Magic Mountain XLR-8 - Six Flags AstroWorld Yahoola Hooler* (FN & R) - Six Flags Over Georgia |
Bitler, Oscar
(top)
Oscar Bitler built three coasters. Only one remains in operation today.
Cyclone (SBNO) - Williams Grove
Zipper (FN & SBNO) - Williams Grove
Bolliger & Mabillard
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Dinn & Summers
(top)
Drambour, Joseph
(top)
O.D. Hopkins Associates
(top)
International Coaster Corporation
(top)
Miller, John
(top)
SDC Corp.
(top)
Vekoma
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Vettel, Andrew
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Herschell | Hopkins |
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Maurer-Sohne | Meisho |
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Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard worked for Intamin until the late 1980s,
but left to form their own engineering company. Their premier coaster opened
in 1990. Because their coasters are known for their smoothness and quality, over 50
B&M coasters have been built. Their
steel track is manufactured in Ohio, but B&M is based in Monthey,
Switzerland.
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Alpengeist - Busch Gardens Europe
Apollo's Chariot - Busch Gardens Europe
Banshee (FN) - Cedar Point
Batman-The Dark Knight - Six Flags New England
Batman The Ride - Six Flags Great Adventure
Batman The Ride - Six Flags Great America
Batman The
Ride - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Batman The Ride - Six Flags Over Georgia
Batman The Ride - Six Flags Over Texas
Batman The Ride - Six Flags St. Louis
Batman Knight Flight (FN & RL) - Geauga Lake
Chang - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Dominator (RL) - Geauga Lake
Dominator* -
Kings Dominion
Dueling Dragons - Islands of Adventure
Georgia Scorcher
- Six Flags Over Georgia
Goliath* - Six Flags Over Georgia
Great Bear - Hersheypark
Great White - SeaWorld San Antonio
Griffon* - Busch Gardens Europe
Hydra: The Revenge* - Dorney Park
Iron Wolf - Six Flags Great America
Incredible Hulk - Islands of Adventure
Kraken - SeaWorld Orlando
Kumba - Busch Gardens Africa
Mantis - Cedar Point
Medusa - Six Flags Great Adventure
Medusa - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Montu - Busch Gardens Africa
Nitro - Six Flags Great Adventure
Raging Bull - Six Flags Great America
Raptor - Cedar Point
Riddler's
Revenge - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Scream! - Six Flags
Magic Mountain
Silver Bullet - Knott's Berry Farm
Superman Krypton Coaster - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Superman - Ultimate Flight
- Six Flags Great Adventure
Superman - Ultimate Flight - Six Flags Great America
Superman - Ultimate Flight - Six Flags Over Georgia
Talon - Dorney Park
Tatsu - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Top Gun - The Jet Coaster - Carowinds
Top Gun - California's Great America
Vortex - Carowinds
Vortex - California's Great America
Wildfire - Silver Dollar City
This company was co-founded by David Bradley. They made a
very limited number of kiddie coasters, but are mostly known for their carousel
animal creations.
ACME Gravity-Powered Roller Ride - Six Flags St.
Louis
Clown Coaster (FN) - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Goliath Jr. - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Gulf Coaster*
- California's Great America
Timberline Twister - Knott's Berry Farm
Rock Candy Express (FN) - Six Flags St. Louis
Wile E. Coyote Coaster (FN) - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Caripro Rides
(top)
Dutch-based Caripro was sold to Vekoma in February 2002. They went out of business when Vekoma did.
Scooby's Ghoster
Coaster (R) - Kings Island
Chance Rides
(top)
Based in Wichita, Kansas, they are the largest manufacturer of amusement
rides in the United States. In 2001, they were acquired by Morgan
Manufacturing. The new subsidiary, Chance-Morgan Coasters Inc. operates out of La Selva Beach, California, but
they produce the coasters in their
Wichita facility.
Big Dipper - Michigan's
Adventure
Joust - Dutch Wonderland
Swamp Buggy Ride*
(R) - Six Flags AstroWorld
Swiss Toboggan (FN) - Little
A-Merrick-A
Toboggan - Lakemont
Park
Toboggan (FN) - Little
A-Merrick-A
Wild N' Wolly Toboggan - Little
A-Merrick-A
Wile E. Coyote's
Grand Canyon Blaster - Six Flags Over Texas
Coaster Works!
(top)
This company from Antioch, Tennessee built a couple of
wood coasters before going out a business.
Dania Beach Hurricane
- Boomers!
Intimidator (FN & RL) - Race World
Thunder Eagle (RL) - Race
World
Church, Frederick
(top)
Fred Church built about 10 coasters in the decade before his death in 1936. About half of his coasters
were designed with the help of Thomas Prior. Prior and Church coasters
were known for their many twists and turns. Sadly, only three of Church's
coasters remain open today. Prior & Church also developed the racing
carousel known as the Derby Racer.
Aero- Coaster* (FN & R) - Playland Park
Airplane Coaster* (R) - Playland Park
Airplane Dips* (FN & R) - Playland Park
Dragon Coaster - Playland Park
Giant Dipper -
Belmont Park
Giant Dipper
- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Cobb & Associates
(top)
Bill Cobb worked for the Great Southwest Corporation, a company which started
designing shopping malls but moved into designing some amusement parks. He
later worked with Don Rosser to produce many wood coasters. He passed away
in 1990.
Cyclone - Six Flags
New England
Riverside Cyclone (FN) - Six Flags New England
Texas Cyclone -
Six Flags AstroWorld
Tornado - Adventureland
Custom Coasters International
(top)
Based in West Chester, OH, CCI was founded in 1991 by Denise Dinn Larrick
(daughter of coaster designer Charles Dinn) and Randy Larrick. Their main
designers are Larry Bill, Chad Miller, Korey Kiepert, and Michael Graham.
In recent years, they have produced more wooden coasters than any other
company. Sadly, the company closed in July 2002. Denise has moved on
to start a wooden coaster division of S&S Sports, while the other four
recently formed The Gravity Group, LLC.
Boss - Six Flags
St. Louis
Boulder Dash - Lake Compounce
Cannonball Run
- Waterville USA
Cornball
Express - Indiana Beach
Cyclops - Mt. Olympus
Ghostrider - Knott's
Berry Farm
Great White
- Morey's Piers
Grizzly (FN) - Silverwood Theme Park
Hoosier Hurricane - Indiana Beach
Sky Princess - Dutch Wonderland
Legend - Holiday World
Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain
- Indiana Beach
Outlaw - Adventureland
Pegasus - Mt. Olympus
Rampage - Alabama Adventure
Raven - Holiday World
Shivering Timbers - Michigan's Adventure
Timber Terror - Silverwood Theme Park
Tremors - Silverwood Theme Park
Twisted Sisters
(FN) - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Twisted Twins -
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Villain (SBNO) - Geauga Lake
Underground - Adventureland
Zach's Zoomer - Michigan's
Adventure
Zeus - Mt. Olympus
Charlie Dinn worked with Curtis D. Summers (1929-1992) on about a dozen coasters
in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Georgia Cyclone - Six Flags Over Georgia
Hercules (R) -
Dorney Park
Mean Streak
- Cedar Point
Predator - Darien Lake
Psyclone - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Raging Wolf Bobs
(SBNO)
- Geauga Lake
Texas Giant -
Six Flags Over Texas
Timber Wolf -
Worlds of Fun
Thunder Run - Six
Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Wolverine Wildcat
- Michigan's Adventure
Thunderbolt - Six
Flags New England
Gerstlauer Elektro GmbH
(top)
Gerstlauer was founded in 1981 by Hurbert Gerstlauer. This German company
has designed and built big wheels, several wood coaster trains, and a little
over a half dozen coasters.
Mr. Six's Pandemonium* (FN) - Six Flags New England
Pandemonium* (FN) - Six Flags New England
Spinning Dragons - Worlds of Fun
Timberland
Twister - Camp Snoopy
Tony Hawk's Big Spin* - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Tony Hawk's Big Spin*
- Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Tony Hawk's Big Spin* - Six Flags Over Texas
Tony Hawk's Big Spin*
- Six Flags St. Louis
Giovanola S.A.
(top)
Like B&M, Giovanola is from Monthey, Switzerland, but unlike B&M,
they fabricate their equipment in Switzerland. For nearly 30 years, they
built rides as a subcontractor. After building just three coasters, the
rides division went bankrupt in April 2001. For 2003, the parent company
started G-Tech Rides to try to get back in the coaster business.
Goliath - Six
Flags Magic Mountain
Titan
-
Six Flags Over Texas
Gravity Group, LLC
(top)
Founded in 2002, this Cincinnati, Ohio company took most of the talent and
expertise when Custom Coasters Incorporated disbanded. Lawrence Bill, Chad Miller, Korey Kiepert,
and Michael Grahm worked on over 40 coasters before forming The Gravity
Group. After consulting on a few coasters, they began building their first
new coaster in 2004.
Hades - Mt. Olympus
Voyage* - Holiday World
Great Coasters International
(top)
GCI was formed by Clair Hain and Michael Boodley in 1994. Their twisted designs
are possible due to modern articulated trains.
Gwazi - Busch Gardens Africa
Evel
Knievel* - Six Flags St. Louis
Lightning Racer
- Hersheypark
Ozark Wildcat - Celebration City
Renegade - Valleyfair!
Roar - Six Flags America
Roar - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Thunderhead - Dollywood
Wildcat - Hersheypark
Herschell, Alan
(top)
Herschell made mostly children's coasters.
ACME Gravity-Powered Roller Ride - Six Flags St. Louis
Cucaracha* (R) - Six Flags Over Texas
Great Chase - Elitch Gardens
Kiddie Coaster* (R) - Six Flags Great Adventure
Little Dipper* (R) - DelGrosso's Amusement Park
Lil Dipper (FN) - Little A-Merrick-A
Lil' Thunder* (R) - Six Flags Great Adventure
Little-D*
(FN&R) - Race World
Little Dipper* (R) - Indiana Beach
Little Dipper - Little A-Merrick-A
Little Laser
- Dorney Park
Little Rickies Little Twister* (RL) - Six Flags New England
Mad Mouse (R) - Lakemont Park
Mad Mouse - Little A-Merrick-A
Mild Thing-
Valleyfair!
Monster Coaster* (R) - Playland Park
Rock Candy Express (FN) - Six Flags St. Louis
Sidewinder* (FN & R) - Six Flags Over Texas
Wild Chimpmunk - Lakeside Amusement Park
Wild Kitten (FN) - Elitch Gardens
Known mostly for their log flumes, Hopkins has also created a small number
of coasters. In May of 2001, Reverchon Industries purchased Hopkins'
assets. In September 2001, the US manufacturing plant closed due to lack
of orders.
Desert Storm - Castles-n-Coasters
Dragon - Adventureland
Patriot -
Castles-n-Coasters
International Amusement Devices Co.
(top)
Aurel Vaszin's National Amusement Devices later became IAD.
Colossus -
Six Flags Magic Mountain
High Roller
- Valleyfair!
Intamin AG
(top)
Intamin has made some amazing coasters in the last several decades. Based
in Wollerau, Switzerland, they also make many other amusement park rides.
American Eagle - Six Flags Great America
Avalanche Run (FN) - Cedar Point
Batman: The Escape - Six Flags AstroWorld
Blue Streak (FN) - California's Great America
California Screamin'
- Disney's California Adventures
Disaster Transport - Cedar Point
El Toro - Six
Flags Great Adventure
Fahrenheit* - Hersheypark
Flashback
- Six Flags Magic Mountain
Green Slime Mine Car (FN) - California's Great
America
Halfpipe - Elitch Gardens
Linear Gale - Korakuen Amusement Park
Junior Gemini - Cedar Point
Kingda Ka - Six Flags Great Adventure
La Vibora - Six Flags Over Texas
Maverick - Cedar Point
Millennium Force - Cedar Point
Ride of Steel - Darien Lake
Rolling Thunder* (RL) - Six Flags Great America
Runaway Reptar - California's Great America
Sarajevo Bobsled* (RL) - Six Flags Great Adventure
Sarajevo
Bobsleds* (RL) - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Shockwave* (RL) - Six Flags Great Adventure
Shockwave*
(RL) - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Skull Mountain - Six Flags Great Adventure
Steel Venom (R) - Geauga Lake
Steel Venom - Valleyfair!
Storm Runner* - Hersheypark
Superman: Ride of Steel - Six Flags America
Superman: Ride of Steel (FN) - Darien Lake
Superman: Ride of Steel - Six Flags New England
Superman
The Escape - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Superman: Ultimate Escape (FN & R) - Geauga Lake
Thunder Dolphin* - Korakuen Amusement Park
Top Thrill Dragster - Cedar Point
Vertical Velocity - Six Flags Great America
Vertical Velocity* - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Volcano: The Blast Coaster - Kings Dominion
Voodoo* - Dorney
Park
White Cyclone - Nagashima Spaland
Wicked Twister - Cedar Point
Xcelerator - Knott's Berry Farm
Z-Force* (RL) - Six Flags Great America
Z-Force (RL) - Six Flags Over Georgia
After building a couple coasters for Paramount Parks, not much has been heard
from ICC.
Hurler - Carowinds
Hurler - Kings Dominion
Interpark
(top)
This company from Spilamberto Italy has built about a dozen coasters since 1990.
Looping Coaster - Funtown Pier
Keenan, Vernon
(top)
Vernon Keenan designed a little over a half-dozen coasters, but Cyclone is the
only one still in operation.
Cyclone - Astroland (Coney Island)
Kings Entertainment Company
(top)
This is the 'in-house' group from Paramount Parks that has built a few
coasters.
Thunder Road - Carowinds
Beast - Kings Island
Grizzly - California's Great America
Knoebels - Leonard Adams
(top)
Using plans from the original Elitch Gardens coaster, Knoebels built a version
of their own.
Twister -
Knoebels
L&T Systems
(top)
Standing for Leisure and Transportation, this Italian company recently started
building coasters.
Runaway Train - Gillian's Wonderland Pier
Wild Lightnin'
- Lake Winnepesaukah
Heinrich Mack GmbH & Co.
(top)
Mack, a German company, started when Paul Mack built carriages and wagons for
local farmers in 1780. The company began building amusement rides in the
1920s. Mack built the first modern Wild Mouse coaster. In 1975, Mack
opened Europa Park in Germany to showcase the different rides they offer.
Avalanche - Kings Dominion
Chetah Chase* - Busch Gardens Africa
Izzy (FN) - Busch Gardens Europe
Mulholland Madness -
Disney's California Adventure
Ricochet - Carowinds
Ricochet* - Kings Dominion
Sierra
Sidewinder - Knott's Berry Farm
Wild Maus (RL) - Busch Gardens Europe
Wild Mouse - Hersheypark
Wild Mouse - Nagashima Spaland
Maurer-Söhne
(top)
This Munich, Germany group makes steel bridges, structural
protection systems, and several different types of steel coasters.
Spinning Coaster Maihime - Korakuen Amusement Park
Road Runner Express - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Wild Mouse - Dorney Park
Meisho
(top)
This company has built a small number of coasters, mostly in Asia.
Double Loop (R) - Fuji-Q Highlands
Moonsault Scramble * (R) - Fuji-Q Highlands
Miler Coaster Company
(top)
Carl Miler started the company in the 1940s, and his son Fred Miler now operates
the company. They mostly make small coasters.
Hey Arnold's Taxi Chase - Carowinds
Little Bill's Giggle Coaster - Kings Island
Coaster - Lakeside Amusement Park
Canyon
Blaster - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Dive to Atlantis* - Mt. Olympus
Freeway Coaster - Adventure City
Funtown Family
Coaster - Funtown Pier
Great Chase - Six Flags New England
Jack Rabbit - Celebration City
Kiddie Coaster - Como Park
Little Coaster - Arnolds Park
Little Dipper Coaster - Scandia Amusement Park
Little Screamer (FN) - Scandia Amusement Park
Little Titans - Mt. Olympus
Marvel Mania - Alabama Adventure
Mighty Mouse
- Funtown Pier
Mighty Mouse
- Playland's Castaway Cove
Rolling Thunder (FN) - Six Flags New England
Runaway Ore Cart Silver Dollar City
Scandia Screamer - Scandia Amusement Park
Scooby Zoom (FN) - Kings Island
Sea Serpent - Deno's Wonder Wheel (Coney Island)
Sea Serpent
- Playland's Castaway Cove
Sea Serpent - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Taxi Jam (FN) - Carowinds
Taxi Jam - California's Great America
Taxi Jam - Kings Dominion
Taxi Jam (FN) - Kings Island
Tree Top Racers - Adventure City
Miller (1872-1941) worked on over 100 coasters including several for PTC.
He designed many safety features which are still used today.
Big Dipper (SBNO) - Geauga Lake
Clipper (FN & SBNO) - Geauga Lake
Giant Coaster* (FN) - Arnolds Park
Jack Rabbit - Kennywood Park
Legend - Arnolds Park
Pippin - Kennywood Park
Wild One - Six Flags America
Molina & Sons (top)
Manuel "Molina" Diaz started by building replacement parts for Shiff coasters, then later built a
few complete rides. The "Moli-Coaster" company was based in
Miami, Florida.
Cannonball* (R) - Six Flags America
Coasters* (R)
- Silverwood Theme Park
Lil' Phantom - Kennywood Park
Kiddie Coaster - Lake Compounce
Kiddie Coaster - Williams Grove
D. H. Morgan Manufacturing
(top)
Dana Morgan's LaSelva Beach, CA company started building coasters in 1996.
Chance Industries purchased it in June 2001 and created Chance-Morgan Coasters,
Inc. Any new coasters will be manufactured at Chance's Wichita, Kansas facility.
Mamba - Worlds of Fun
Phantom's Revenge - Kennywood
Steel Dragon 2000 (SBNO) - Nagashima Spaland
Steel Eel - SeaWorld San Antonio
Steel Force - Dorney Park
Wild Thing - Valleyfair!
Moris, E. Joy
(top)
Leap the Dips - Lakemont Park
National Amusement Devices
(top)
NAD (later became International Amusement Devices) made mostly children's
coasters in the 1940s.
Big Dipper - Camden Park
Little Dipper - Camden Park
Overland Amusement Company
(top)
High Speed Thrill
Ride - Knoebels
Phare, Carl.
(top)
Of the two or three coasters Carl Phare designed, Playland's is the only one still in
existence.
Coaster - PNE Playland
Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters,
Inc. (Formerly Philadelphia Toboggan Company)
(top)
PTC is the oldest existing manufacturer of wood coasters and their trains.
Formed in 1904, it is based in Hatfield, PA. Almost 150 coasters were built
by PTC, many designed by the legendary John Allen. Currently, over 85 percent
of wood coasters use PTC cars. In 1991, their name was changed to Philadelphia
Toboggan Coasters, Inc.
Beastie (FN) - Kings Island
Blue Streak - Cedar Point
Cannon Ball - Lake Winnepesaukah
Coaster (FN) - Dorney Park
Comet - Hersheypark
Fairly Odd Coaster - Carowinds
Fairly Odd Coaster - Kings Island
Flyer* (R) -
Dinosaur Beach
Great American Scream Machine - Six Flags Over Georgia
Golden Nugget Mine
- Dinosaur Beach
Jack Rabbit (SBNO) -
Clementon Amusement Park
Little Dipper - Kiddieland
Jet Flyer (FN) - Wyandot Lake
Meteor* - Little A-Merrick-A
Phoenix - Knoebels
Racer - Kennywood Park
Racer - Kings Island
Rollo Coaster - Idlewild Park
Rebel Yell - Kings Dominion
Scooby Doo (FN) - Kings Island
Scooby Doo's Ghoster Coaster (FN) - Carowinds
Scooby Doo's Ghoster Coaster Kings Dominion
Screamin' Eagle -
Six Flags St. Louis
Skyliner - Lakemont
Park
Sea Dragon - Wyandot Lake
Thunderhawk
- Dorney Park
Twister* (R) - Lakemont Park
Whirlwind* (R)
- Dinosaur Beach
Wildcat - Lake Compounce
Pierce & Associates, John F.
(top)
Twister II
- Elitch Gardens
Fratelli Pinfari S.r.l.
(top)
Located in Montova, Italy, Pinfari produces several models of steel coasters,
many of which are portable.
Big Apple - Astroland (Coney Island)
Cyclone* (R) - Geauga Lake
Python -
Playland's Castaway Cove
RC-48 - Morey's
Piers
Rollies Coaster
- Morey's Piers
Wacky Worm
- Lake Winnepesaukah
Wacky Worm - Worlds of Fun
Zyklon (R) - Branson USA
Zyklon (R) - Delgrosso's Park
Zyklon* (R) - Playland Park
Premier Rides
(top)
Premier Rides, of Millersville, Maryland has created several coasters with
Linear Induction Motors (LIM) as well as the first Liquid Coaster.
Back Lot Stunt Coaster * - Kings Dominion
Back Lot Stunt Coaster - Kings Island
Batman and Robin:
The Chiller - Six Flags Great Adventure
BuzzSaw Falls
(R) - Silver Dollar City
Flight
of Fear - Kings Dominion
Flight
of Fear - Kings Island
Joker's Jinx - Six
Flags America
Italian Job: Stunt Track (FN) * - Kings Dominion
Italian
Job: Stunt Track (FN) - Kings Island
Mister Freeze
- Six Flags Over Texas
Mister Freeze - Six
Flags St. Louis
Outer Limits: Flight
of Fear (FN) - Kings Dominion
Outer Limits: Flight
of Fear (FN) - Kings Island
Poltergeist - Six
Flags Fiesta Texas
Speed - The Ride -
NASCAR Cafe
Princeton Machines (top)
This Princeton, Ontario company built one coaster -- this copy of German Wild
Mouse coasters.
Wild Mouse - PNE Playland
Reverchon
(top)
This company from Cedex, France has been building rides for many years, but only five years
ago started building spinning "Wild Mouse" rides. They purchased the
assets of O.D. Hopkins in May of 2001.
Crazy Mouse* - DelGrossos Amusement Park
Crazy Mouse* (RL)
- Dinosaur Beach
Crazy Mouse
- Steel Pier
Exterminator - Kennywood Park
Primeval Whirl - Disney's Animal Kingdom
Ragin' Cajun* - Six Flags Great America
Rogers, Joel A.
(top)
Joel A. Rogers (1972-present) is known primarily for his roller coaster
photography, but he has also done coaster design and construction.
Double Loop
Roller Coaster Corporation of
America (top)
RCCA has worked with several famous coaster designers such as Werner Stengel
and John Allen.
Rattler - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Son of Beast - Kings Island
Rosser & Cobb
(top)
Don Rosser and Bill Cobb teamed up to produce a few wooden coasters.
Rolling Thunder - Six Flags Great Adventure
Judge Roy Scream - Six Flags Over Texas
Hoei Sango Co., Ltd.
(top)
Only made a couple coasters in Japan.
Birdmen (FN) - Fuji-Q Highlands
Hamu-Hamu Ouku - Fuji-Q Highlands
Sansei Yusoki Co., Ltd.
(top)
This company has made a few coasters in Japan.
Giant Coaster* (R) - Fuji-Q Highlands
Mad Mouse - Fuji-Q Highlands
Rock 'N Roll Duncan - Fuji-Q Highlands
Schiff, Ben (top)
Miami-based B. A. Schiff & Associates built over 50 Wild Mice before going out of business a few decades
ago. His kiddie coasters were nearly identical to Miler and
Molina coasters.
Kiddie Coaster (SBNO) - Williams Grove
Little Leaper
- Steel Pier
Rainbow Chaser - Fun Forest
Wild Mouse* (R) - Geauga Lake
Schwarzkopf
(top)
Anton Schwarzkopf is a pioneer in steel looping coasters. He worked with
Werner Stengel, Intamin, and Zierer. A large number of his coasters are located
throughout the world. Anton passed away in 2001, but his son Wieland continues
to operate out of Ziemetshausen, Germany.
Big Fury* (R) - Six Flags Great Adventure
Big Bend* (R) - Six Flags Over Texas
City Jet* (R) -
Gillian's Wonderland Pier
Colossus (FN) - Dorney Park
Die Wildkatze* (RL) - Busch Gardens Europe
Glissade* (RL) - Busch Gardens Europe
Greased Lightnin' (R) - California's Great America
Greezed Lightnin' - Six Flags AstroWorld
Greezed Lightnin' - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Jet Scream* (RL) - Six Flags St. Louis
Jet
Star* (RL) -
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Jet Star* (RL) - Knoebels
Laser - Dorney Park
Laser Loop* (RL) - Kennywood
Looping Star - Nagashima Spaland
Mind Bender - Six Flags Over Georgia
Montezooma's Revenge
- Knott's Berry Farm
Mountain
Express* (RL) - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Nightmare at Phantom
Cave* (RL) - Darien Lake
Rails* (RL)- Valleyfair!
Revolution
- Six Flags Magic Mountain
Schussboomer* (R) - Worlds of Fun
Scorpion - Busch Gardens Africa
Shockwave - Six Flags Over Texas
Shuttle Loop
- Nagashima Spaland
Sooperdooperlooper
- Hersheypark
Starchaser* (RL) - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Taz's Texas Tornado
(FN & R) - Six Flags AstroWorld
Texas Tornado (R) - Six Flags AstroWorld
Tidal Wave (FN) - California's Great America
Tidal Wave* (RL) - Six Flags Great America
Tig'rr - Indiana Beach
Viper - Six Flags AstroWorld
Viper* (R) - Six Flags Over Georgia
Willard's Whizzer* (FN & R) - California's Great
America
Willard's Whizzer (FN) - Six Flags Great America
Whizzer* (R) - California's Great America
Whizzer - Six Flags Great America
Wildcat - Cedar Point
Wildcat* (RL) - Playland Park
Wildcat* (RL) - Six Flags New England
Wildcat * (RL) - Steel Pier
Wildcat (RL) - Williams Grove
Zambezi Zinger* (RL) - Worlds of Fun
Zonga* - Six Flags
Discovery Kingdom
The former SDC, an Italian company, created a Galaxi line of coasters. Currently the company operates as S&MC.
Hurricane -
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Galaxi - Indiana Beach
Galaxi - Riverview Park
Super Screamer* (R) - Adventureland
Windstorm
- Fun Forest
Setpoint
(top)
Setpoint made three small, suspended
coasters.
Flying Super
Saturator - Carowinds
Pteranodon Flyers
- Islands of Adventure
Roller Soaker - Hesheypark
Sevier, Delmas - Six Flags
(top)
Viper - Six Flags
Great America
S&MC GmbH Structures and
Machines (top)
This German company makes the "Windstorm" coasters. It was formed by
former SDC employees after that company went out of business in 1993.
Firestorm (R)
- Branson USA
High Roller (R) -
Stratosphere Tower
Hurricane - Playland Park
Thunderbolt - Celebration City
S & S Power, Inc. (formerly S & S Sports)
(top)
Known for its "Turbo Drop" and "Space Shot" towers, S&S has recently
used its pneumatic launch technology to produce two roller coasters. Based
in Logan, UT, they continue to push the thrill ride envelope. In the
summer of 2002, they announced the creation of a wooden coaster division.
They have only made four wood coasters to date.
In October 2002, they purchased the assets of bankrupt Arrow Dynamics.
Avalanche - Timber
Falls Adventure Park
Dodonpa - Fuji-Q Highland
Eejanaika* - Fuji-Q Highland
Hypersonic XLC (R) - Kings Dominion
J2 (FN) - Clementon
Amusement Park
Puma - Clementon
Amusement Park
Tsunami (FN) - Clementon
Amusement Park
Timberhawk: Ride of Prey
- Wild Waves
Powder Keg - Silver Dollar City
Stricker, Ralph
(top)
He not only owns his own picnic park, he helped design the coasters!
Teddy Bear - Stricker's
Grove
Tornado - Stricker's
Grove
Taft & Kings Entertainment
(top)
Taft Attractions Group worked with Kings Entertainment on this one ride.
Grizzly - Kings Dominion
TOGO (top)
This Tokyo, Japan company has made a number of coasters since 1953.
Geopanic - Korakuen Amusement Park
Fujiyama - Fuji-Q Highlands
Jet Coaster* (R) - Korakuen Amusement Park
Jet Coaster - Nagashima Spaland
Jammer (R) - Knott's Berry Farm
King Cobra (R) - Kings Island
Manhattan Express -
New York New York Hotel and Casino
Shockwave - Kings Dominion
Ultra Twister* (R) - Korakuen Amusement Park
Ultra Twister - Nagashima Spaland
Ultra Twister - Six Flags AstroWorld
Ultra Twister* (RL) - Six Flags Great Adventure
Shockwave - Six Flags Great Adventure
Viper - Six Flags Great Adventure
Windjammer (FN & R) - Knott's Berry Farm
Zola 7 - Fuji-Q Highlands
This company from Vlodrop, The Netherlands has made many coasters and production
model "clones" in the
20 years it has been in business. In August 2001, they filed for bankruptcy
protection due to overspending in research and development as well as
difficulties opening three new Boomerang prototypes. Purchased in
September 2001 by Huisman-Itrec.
Barnstormer - Walt Disney World
Batwing - Six Flags America
BORG Assimilator (FN)* - Carowinds
Boomerang - Knott's Berry Farm
Boomerang* (R) - Korakuen Amusement Park
Boomerang - Elitch Gardens
Boomerang - Worlds of Fun
Boomerang Coast to Coaster - Darien Lake
Boomerang Coast to Coaster - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Boomerang Coast to Coaster - Six Flags Discovery
Kingdom
Corkscrew - PNE Playland
Deja Vu (RL) - Six Flags Great America
Deja Vu
- Six Flags Magic Mountain
Deja Vu (R) - Six Flags Over Georgia
Der Rollschuhcoaster - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Expedition Everest - Disney's Animal Kingdom
Face/Off (FN) - Kings Island
Firehawk* - Kings Island
Flashback - Six Flags New England
Flashback - Six Flags Over Texas
Gadget's Go Coaster - Disneyland
Gadget's Go Coaster - Tokyo Disneyland
Great Nor'Easter - Morey's Piers
Head Spin (SBNO) - Geauga Lake
Invertigo - California's Great America
Invertigo - Kings Island
Joker's Revenge (RL)- Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Kamikaze* (RL)
- Dinosaur Beach
Kong - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Mayan Mindbender - Six Flags AstroWorld
Mind Eraser - Six Flags America
Mind Eraser - Darien Lake
Mind Eraser - Elitch Gardens
Mind Eraser - Six Flags New England
Mind Eraser (FN & RL) - Geauga Lake
Nighthawk* - Carowinds
Ninja - Six Flags Over Georgia
Ninja - Six Flags St. Louis
Pied Piper - Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Rock 'N' Roller Coaster - Disney's Hollywood Studios
Roller Skater - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Rugrats Runaway Reptar* - Carowinds
Rugrats Runaway Reptar - Kings Island
Sea Serpent - Morey's Piers
Serial Thriller - Six Flags AstroWorld
Serial Thriller (FN & SBNO) - Geauga Lake
Sidewinder - Hersheypark
Spacely's Sprocket Rockets - Six Flags Great America
Stealth (RL) - California's Great America
T2 - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Thunderhawk (RL) - Geauga Lake
Thunderhawk* - Michigan's Adventure
Two Face: The Flip Side - Six Flags America
Vampire (RL) - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Whirlwind - Knoebels
Whirlwind* (RL) - Playland Park
Wild Mouse - Idlewild Park
Woodstock's Express - Cedar Point
Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster - Universal Studios Florida
X-Flight (RL) - Geauga Lake
Zoomerang - Alabama
Adventure
Zoomerang - Lake Compounce
Son of coaster designer Erwin Vettel, Andrew modified John Miller's Pippin
into the Thunderbolt.
Little DIpper* (R) - Kennywood Park
Thunderbolt - Kennywood Park
Vettel, Edward
(top)
Erwin's brother Eddie designed a number of wood coaters.
Cyclone - Lakeside Amusement Park
WED (top)
The engineering division named after Walter Elias Disney makes many rides
for Disney parks.
Big Thunder
Mountain Railroad - Disneyland
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Tokyo Disneyland
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Walt Disney World
Space Mountain - Tokyo Disneyland
Space Mountain - Walt Disney World
Wisdom Industries, Ltd.
(top)
This Sterling, Colorado company builds a wide variety of rides. They have
also made about 50 small, portable coasters.
Coaster (RL) - Rockin' Raceway
Dragon Wagon (R) - Branson USA
Dragon Wagon - Old Town
Dragon Wagon
- Riverview Park
Kiddie
Coaster - Gillian's Wonderland Pier
Orient Express - Como Town
Orient Express* (RL) -
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Screamin' Dragon -
Como Town
Zamperla Amusement Ride
Manufacturers (top)
With a factory in Vicenza, Italy, Antonio Zamperla's company mostly makes transportable
coasters.
Crazy Mouse - Playland Park
Flying Coaster - Elitch Gardens
Doo Wopper - Morey's Piers
Family Flyer - Playland Park
Great Chase - Six Flags America
Howler - Holiday World
Klondike Gold Rusher - Wild Waves
Opa* - Mt. Olympus
Pony Express - Knott's Berry Farm
Super Flight - Playland Park
Wild Wonder*
(RL) - Gillian's Wonderland Pier
Windstorm - Old Town
Woodstock's Express - Dorney Park
Zierer GmbH
(top)
Well known for its Wave Swinger rides, this Offenberg, Germany company mostly
makes "family" coasters.
Beaver Land Mine Ride
(SBNO) - Geauga Lake
Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train - Six Flags Great Adventure
Brain Teaser - Darien Lake
Catwoman's Whip - Six Flags New England
Children Coaster - Nagashima Spaland
Cobra - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Flitzer* (R) - Adventureland
Flitzer - Morey's Piers
Flitzer -
Playland's Castaway Cove
Jaguar! - Knott's Berry Farm
Kombo - Indianapolis Zoo
Ladybug (FN) - Darien Lake
Live Oak Lady Bug - New Orleans City Park
Poison Ivy's Twisted Train (FN) - Six Flags New England
Ripsaw - Camp Snoopy
Road Runner Express (FN &SBNO) - Geauga Lake
Shamu Express* - SeaWorld San Antonio
RL = Relocated to another park R
= Removed
* = Infomation only, no pictures
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