Wisdom Rides

This Sterling, Colorado company builds a wide variety of rides. It was founded as Wisdom Industries by Jerry Wisdom in 1969. It changed its name to Wisdom Rides after a few years, and recently it started calling itself Wisdom Rides of America. The company has made about 50 small, portable coasters. They say that two people can set up one of their little carnival coasters in as little as 90 minutes! They market their coaster models as "Family Coaster" and "Kiddie Coaster," but you will often see them referred to as Dragon Wagon, Miner Mike, and Orient Express coasters. Wisdom also makes a lot of "powered coasters" that look like roller coasters, but rely on electric motors to move them around their tracks.

Coaster (M) - Rockin' Raceway
Dragon - Beech Bend
Dragon - Blackbeard's Cave
Dragon - Bowcraft Amusement Park
Dragon Coaster* - Kiddie Park
Dragon Coaster - Santa's Village
Dragon Coaster (FN) - Las Vegas Gran Prix
Dragon Wagon (R) - Branson USA
Dragon Wagon - Galaxyland Amusement Park
Dragon Wagon (R) - Fun Stop Family Action Park
Dragon Wagon (R) - Old Town Dragon Wagon - Riverview Park
Flying Dragon Coaster - Mile High Flea Market
Flying Dragon Coaster - Pixieland Amusement Park
Kiddie Coaster - Gillian's Wonderland Pier
Miner Mike - Adventuredome
Miner Mike - Haunted Trails
Miner Mike - iT'Z Family Food & Fun
Miner Mike (R) - Knucklehead's Bowling & Family Entertainment
Miner Mike - Splash City Adventures
Orient Express - Como Town
Orient Express* (R) - Martin's Fantasy Island Orient Express - Como Town
Orient Express* (R) - Martin's Fantasy Island
Orient Express - Palace Playland
Orient Express* (M) - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Piff the Magic Dragon Coaster (FN) - Las Vegas Gran Prix
Pirate's Hideway - Casino Pier
Screamin' Dragon - Como Town
Tiger Express - Oakland Zoo
Tiger Terror - Route 66 Carousel Park
Tiger Terror - Safari Land
Tiger Terror (M) - Wild Adventures

SBNO = Standing But Not Operating FN = Former Name
M = Moved to another park R = Removed from park
* = Information only, no pictures

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