Roller Coaster Manufacturers
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SBNO = Standing But Not Operating
FN = Former Name
M = Moved to another park R
= Removed from park
* = Information only, no pictures
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, California. 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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Adventure Express - Kings Island |
EXT* (FN & M) - Worlds of Fun |
Run-A-Way Mine Train (FN) - Six Flags Over Texas |
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
(top)
Dinn & Summers
(top)
Drambour, Joseph
(top)
O.D. Hopkins Associates
(top)
American Eagle - Six Flags Great America
Kingda Ka - Six Flags Great Adventure
Superman Escape - Warner Bros. Movie World
International Coaster Corporation
(top)
Hey Arnold's Taxi Chase (FN) - Carowinds
Little Dipper Coaster - Scandia Amusement Park
Scooby Zoom (FN) - Kings Island
Miller, John
(top)
Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard worked for Intamin until the late 1980s, but left to form their own engineering company in 1988. Their premier coaster opened
in 1990. Because their coasters are known for their smoothness and quality, over 70 B&M coasters have been built. Their
steel track is manufactured in Ohio, but B&M is based in Monthey, Switzerland.
(top)
Afterburn - Carowinds
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 & M) - Geauga Lake
Behemoth - Canada's Wonderland
Bizarro - Six Flags Great Adventure
Canyon Blaster - Adventuredome
Chang - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Diamondback - Kings Island
Dominator (M) - Geauga Lake
Dominator - Kings Dominion
Dueling Dragons - Islands of Adventure
Flight Deck - California's Great America
Georgia Scorcher - Six Flags Over Georgia
Goliath - La Ronde
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
Intimidator - Carowinds
Kraken - SeaWorld Orlando
Kumba - Busch Gardens Africa
Manta - SeaWorld Orlando
Mantis - Cedar Point
Medusa (FN) - 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
SheiKra - Busch Gardens Africa
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 (FN) - Carowinds
Top Gun (FN) - California's Great America
Vampire - La Ronde
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 (FN & R) - Six Flags St. Louis
Clown Coaster (FN) - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Goliath Jr. (FN) - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Gulf Coaster* (R) - California's Great America
Percy's Railway - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Rockin' Roller (R) - Six Flags St. Louis
Timberline Twister - Knott's Berry Farm
Rock Candy Express (FN & R) - 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 reorganized under bankruptcy.
Scooby's Ghoster
Coaster (R) - Kings Island
Spellbreaker* (R) - LEGOLAND California
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
Gold Rush - Wild Adventures
Swamp Buggy Ride* (R) - Six Flags AstroWorld
Swiss Toboggan (FN) - Little A-Merrick-A
Toboggan (SBNO) - Conneaut Lake
Toboggan - Lakemont Park
Toboggan (FN) - Little A-Merrick-A
Toboggan - Trimper's Rides
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 & M) - Race World
Thunder Eagle (M) - 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
Monstre - La Ronde
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
Cheetah - Wild Adventures
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
New Mexico Rattler - Cliff's Amusement Park
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.
Coastersaurus - LEGOLAND California
Galaxy Orbiter - Galaxyland Amusement Park
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
Ravine Flyer II - Waldameer
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 (R) - Celebration City
Prowler* - Worlds of Fun
Renegade - Valleyfair!
Roar - Six Flags America
Roar - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Terminator: The Coaster* - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Thunderhead - Dollywood
Wildcat - Hersheypark
Herschell, Alan
(top)
Herschell made mostly children's coasters.
ACME Gravity-Powered Roller Ride - Six Flags St. Louis
Cactus Coaster -
Elitch Gardens
Cucaracha* (R) - Six Flags Over Texas
Great Chase (FN) - Elitch Gardens
Kiddie Coaster* (R) - Six Flags Great Adventure
Little Dipper - Conneaut Lake
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 (FN) - Dorney Park
Little Rickies Little Twister* (M) - Six Flags New England
Mad Mouse (R) - Cliff's Amusement Park
Mad Mouse (R) - Lakemont Park
Mad Mouse - Little A-Merrick-A
Mild Thing - Valleyfair!
Miller's Gold Mine*
(M) - Jolly Roger Amusement Park
Monster Coaster* (R) - Playland Park
Motor World Express - Motor World
Rock Candy Express (FN) - Six Flags St. Louis
Roller Coaster - Magic Forest
Roller Coaster - Hoffman's Playland
Sidewinder* (FN & R) - Six Flags Over Texas
Steel First - Dorney Park
Tombstone Tumbler (FN) - Elitch Gardens
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.
Avalanche Run (FN) - Cedar Point
Batman: The Escape - Six Flags AstroWorld
Bizarro - Six Flags New England
Blue Streak (FN) - California's Great America
California Screamin'
- Disney's California Adventures
Cobra - La Ronde
Disaster Transport - Cedar Point
Dragon - La Ronde
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
Jet Rescue - Sea
World
Junior Gemini - Cedar Point
La Vibora - Six Flags Over Texas
Maverick - Cedar Point
Millennium Force - Cedar Point
Possessed* - Dorney Park
Ride of Steel - Darien Lake
Rolling Thunder* (M) - Six Flags Great America
Runaway Reptar - California's Great America
Sarajevo Bobsled* (M) - Six Flags Great Adventure
Sarajevo Bobsleds* (M) - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Shockwave* (M) - Six Flags Great Adventure
Shockwave* (M) - 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 (FN) - 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* (FN) - Dorney
Park
White Cyclone - Nagashima Spaland
Wicked Twister - Cedar Point
Xcelerator - Knott's Berry Farm
Z-Force* (M) - Six Flags Great America
Z-Force (M) - 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
Wild Wind* (R) - Motor World
Wild Wind* (M) - Playland Amusement Park
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.
Hot Tamale - Casino Pier
Pedro's Mouse
(SBNO) - Pedroland Park
Runaway Train - Gillian's Wonderland Pier
Wild Lightnin'
- Lake Winnepesaukah
Wild Mouse - Casino Pier
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
Fly - Canada's Wonderland
Izzy (FN & M) - Busch Gardens Europe
Journey to Attantis - SeaWorld Orlando
Little Eagle (SBNO) -NASCAR SpeedPark
Love Bugs* (FN & R) - Casino Pier
Luv Bugs* (FN & R) - Casino Pier
Mulholland Madness - Disney's California Adventure
Ricochet - Carowinds
Journey to Atlantis - SeaWorld San Diego
Ricochet* - Kings Dominion
Sierra Sidewinder - Knott's Berry Farm
Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster - Warner Bros. Movie World
Technic Coaster - LEGOLAND California
Wild Maus (M) - Busch Gardens Europe
Wild Mouse - Hersheypark
Wild Mouse - Nagashima Spaland
Wizard's Cavern* (R) - Casino Pier
Maurer-Söhne
(top)
This Munich, Germany group makes steel bridges, structural
protection systems, and several different types of steel coasters.
Bug Out - Wild Adventures
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rocket - Universal Studios Florida
Road Runner Express - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Spinning Coaster Maihime - Korakuen Amusement Park
Steel Dragon - Waldameer
Wild Mouse - Dorney Park
Wild Mouse*
(M) - Jolly Roger Amusement 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.
Little Bill's Giggle Coaster (FN) - Kings Island
Coaster - Lakeside Amusement Park
Canyon Blaster - Six Flags Magic Mountain
Dive to Atlantis (R) - Mt. Olympus
Freeway Coaster - Adventure City
Funtown Family Coaster - Funtown Pier
Great Chase - Six Flags New England
Great Pumpkin Coaster - Kings Island
Jack Rabbit (M) - Celebration City
Kiddie Coaster - Como Park
Little Coaster - Arnolds Park
Little Screamer (FN) - Scandia Amusement Park
Little Titans - Mt. Olympus
Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie - Carowinds
Marvel Mania - Alabama Adventure
Mighty Mouse - Funtown Pier
Mighty Mouse - Playland's Castaway Cove
Python Pit - Go Karts Plus
Python Pit - Jeepers Albany
Ravine Flyer 3 - Waldameer
Rolling Thunder (FN) - Six Flags New England
Runaway Ore Cart Silver Dollar City
Scandia Screamer - Scandia Amusement Park
Sea Serpent - Deno's Wonder Wheel (Coney Island)
Sea Serpent - Playland's Castaway Cove
Sea Serpent - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Sea Serpent - That Fun Place
Star Jet - Casino Pier
Taxi Jam - Canada's Wonderland
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 (M) - 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 Schiff 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
Santa Monica West Coaster - Pacific Park
Steel Dragon 2000 - Nagashima Spaland
Steel Eel - SeaWorld San Antonio
Steel Force - Dorney Park
Wild Thing - Valleyfair!
Moris, E. Joy
(top)
Leap the Dips - Lakemont Park
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Beastie (FN) - Kings Island Blue Streak - Cedar Point Cannon Ball - Lake Winnepesaukah Coaster (FN) - Dorney Park Comet - Great Escape Comet - Hersheypark Comet - Waldameer Fairly Odd Coaster (FN) - Carowinds Fairly Odd Coaster (FN) - 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 Mighty Canadian Minebuster - Canada's Wonderland Phoenix - Knoebels Racer - Kennywood Park Racer - Kings Island Rollo Coaster - Idlewild Park Rebel Yell - Kings Dominion Scooby Doo (FN) - Carowinds Scooby Doo (FN) - Kings Island Scooby Doo's Ghoster Coaster (FN) - Carowinds |
Scooby Doo's Ghoster Coaster Kings Dominion Scooby's Gasping Ghoster Coaster - Canada's Wonderland Screamin' Eagle - Six Flags St. Louis Sea Dragon - Wyandot Lake Skyliner - Lakemont Park Starliner (SBNO)- Cypress Gardens Speedy Gonzalez - Family Kingdom Thunderhawk - Dorney Park Twister* (R) - Lakemont Park Whirlwind* (R) - Dinosaur Beach Wildcat - Lake Compounce Woodstock Express - Carowinds Woodstock Express - Kings Island |
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Big Apple - Astroland (Coney Island) Cyclone* (R) - Geauga Lake Firecracker* (R) - Jolly Roger Amusement Park Looping Star - Jolly Roger at the Pier 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) - Jolly Roger at the Pier Zyklon* (R) - Playland Park |
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Back Lot Stunt Coaster - Canada's Wonderland 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) - Canada's Wonderland Italian Job: Stunt Track (FN) * - Kings Dominion Italian Job: Stunt Track (FN) - Kings Island Maximum RPM! (FN) - Freestyle Music Park 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 Revenge of the Mummy - Universal Studios Florida Round About (FN) - Freestyle Music Park Slippery When Wet (FN) - Freestyle Music Park Sky Rocket* - Kennywood Park Soak'd - Freestyle Music Park Speed - The Ride - NASCAR Cafe |
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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* (M) - Busch Gardens Europe Glissade* (M) - Busch Gardens Europe Greased Lightnin' (M) - California's Great America Greezed Lightnin' - Six Flags AstroWorld Greezed Lightnin' - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Italian Roller Coaster* (R) - Great Escape Jet 400* (R) - Jolly Roger at the Pier Jet Star* (R) - Casino Pier Jet Scream* (M) - Six Flags St. Louis Jet Star* (M) - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Jet Star* (M) - Knoebels King Kobra* (M) - Jolly Roger Amusement Park Laser - Dorney Park Laser Loop* (M) - Kennywood |
Looping Star*
(R) - Jolly Roger Amusement Park Looping Star - Nagashima Spaland Mind Bender - Six Flags Over Georgia Mindbender - Galaxyland Amusement Park Montezooma's Revenge - Knott's Berry Farm Mountain Express* (M) - Six Flags Magic Mountain Nightmare at Crack Axel Canyon (SBNO) - Great Escape Nightmare at Phantom Cave* (M) - Darien Lake Rails* (M)- 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 & M) - California's Great America Tidal Wave* (M) - 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 - Jolly Roger Amusement Park Wildcat* (R) - Jolly Roger Amusement Park Wildcat* (M) - Playland Park Wildcat* (M) - Six Flags New England Wildcat* (M) - Steel Pier Wildcat (M) - Williams Grove Zambezi Zinger* (M) - Worlds of Fun Zonga* - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom |
SDC Corp.
(top)
The former SDC, an Italian company, created a Galaxi line of coasters. Currently the company operates as S&MC.
Hurricane - Adventureland
Hurricane - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Galaxi - Cliff's Amusement Park
Galaxi - Indiana Beach
Galaxi - Riverview Park
Galaxi - Sylvan Beach Amusement Park
Super Screamer* (R) - Adventureland
Thunderbolt (M) - Celebration City
Windstorm - Fun Forest
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Fujiyama - Fuji-Q Highlands Geopanic - Korakuen Amusement Park Jet Coaster* (R) - Korakuen Amusement Park Jet Coaster - Nagashima Spaland Jammer (R) - Knott's Berry Farm King Cobra (R) - Kings Island |
Manhattan Express (FN) - New York New York Hotel and Casino Shockwave - Kings Dominion SkyRider - Canada's Wonderland The Roller Coaster - New York New York Hotel and Casino Ultra Twister* (R) - Korakuen Amusement Park Ultra Twister - Nagashima Spaland |
Ultra Twister (R) - Six Flags AstroWorld Ultra Twister* (M) - 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 |
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing B.V.
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This company from Vlodrop, The Netherlands was founded in 1926 by Hendrick op het Veld under the name "Veld Koning Machinefabreik." Since the
1970s it has made many coasters and production model "clones". In August 2001, they filed for bankruptcy
protection due to overspending in research and development as well as
difficulties opening three new Boomerang prototypes. The company was purchased in
September 2001 by Huisman-Itrec.
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Aftershock* - Silverwood |
Flying ACE Aerial Chase - Carowinds Flying ACE Aerial Chase - Kings Island Gadget's Go Coaster - Disneyland Gadget's Go Coaster - Tokyo Disneyland Great Nor'Easter - Morey's Piers Hang Ten (SBNO) - Freestyle Music Park Hangman - Wild Adventures Head Spin (SBNO) - Geauga Lake Invertigo - California's Great America Invertigo - Kings Island Iron Horse (FN) - Freestyle Music Park Joker's Revenge (M)- Six Flags Fiesta Texas Kamikaze* (M) - Dinosaur Beach Kong - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Lethal Weapon - The Ride - Warner Bros. Movie World 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 & M) - Geauga Lake Nighthawk - Carowinds Ninja - Six Flags Over Georgia Ninja - Six Flags St. Louis Okeechobee Rampage (SBNO) - Cypress Gardens Pied Piper - Six Flags Fiesta Texas Rock 'N' Roller Coaster - Disney's Hollywood Studios Roller Skater - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Road Runner Rollercoaster - Warner Bros. Movie World Rugrats Runaway Reptar (FN) - Carowinds |
Rugrats Runaway Reptar (FN) - Kings Island Sea Serpent - Morey's Piers Serial Thriller - Six Flags AstroWorld Serial Thriller (FN & SBNO) - Geauga Lake Shake, Rattle & Rollercoaster (FN) - Freestyle Music Park Sidewinder - Hersheypark Silver Streak - Canada's Wonderland Spacely's Sprocket Rockets - Six Flags Great America Stealth (M) - California's Great America Super Manège - La Ronde Swamp Thing (M) - Cypress Gardens Swamp Thing - Wild Adventures T2 - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Tidal Wave - Trimper's Rides Thunderhawk (M) - Geauga Lake Thunderhawk* - Michigan's Adventure Top Gun (FN) - Canada's Wonderland Twister* (M) - Jolly Roger Amusement Park Two Face: The Flip Side (SBNO) - Six Flags America Vampire (M) - Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Whirlwind - Knoebels Whirlwind* (M) - Playland Park Wild Mouse - Idlewild Park Woodstock's Express - Cedar Point Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster - Universal Studios Florida X-Flight (M) - Geauga Lake Zoomerang - Alabama Adventure Zoomerang - Lake Compounce |
Vettel, Andrew
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Son of coaster designer Erwin Vettel, Andrew modified John Miller's Pippin
into the Thunderbolt.
Little Dipper* (R) - Kennywood Park
Thunderbolt - Kennywood Park
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Coaster (M) - Rockin' Raceway Dragon - Blackbeard's Cave Dragon - Bowcraft Amusement Park Dragon Coaster - Las Vegas Gran Prix Dragon Wagon (R) - Branson USA Dragon Wagon - Galaxyland Amusement Park |
Dragon Wagon - 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 |
Orient Express - Como Town Orient Express* (M) - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Pirate's Hideway - Casino Pier Screamin' Dragon - Como Town Tiger Express - Oakland Zoo Tiger Terror - Wild Adventures |
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Crazy Mouse - Playland Park Fiesta Express (M) - Cypress Gardens Fiesta Express - Fun Fore All Fiesta Express - Wild Adventures Flying Coaster - Elitch Gardens Doo Wopper - Morey's Piers Family Flyer - Playland Park Galaxi Spin (SBNO) - Cypress Gardens |
Great Chase - Six Flags America Howler - Holiday World Klondike Gold Rusher - Wild Waves Mini-Mouse - Fun Fore All Opa* - Mt. Olympus Pony Express - Knott's Berry Farm Power Trip Coaster - Fun Spot USA Road Runner Express - Great Escape Road Runner Express - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom |
Super Flight* - Playland Park Time Warp - Canada's Wonderland Toboggan Nordique - La Ronde Tomb Raider: The Ride (FN) - Canada's Wonderland Wild Wonder* (M) - Gillian's Wonderland Pier Windstorm - Old Town Woodstock's Express - Dorney Park |
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Autosled - Galaxyland Amusement Park 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 Crossbow - Bowcraft Amusement Park |
Cobra - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Flitzer* (R) - Adventureland Flitzer* (R) - Jolly Roger at the Pier Flitzer - Morey's Piers Flitzer - Playland's Castaway Cove Jaguar! - Knott's Berry Farm Kombo - Indianapolis Zoo Ladybug (FN) - Darien Lake |
Ladybug Coaster - Adventureland Live Oak Lady Bug - New Orleans City Park Paul Bunyan Express (FN) - Adventureland Poison Ivy's Twisted Train (FN) - Six Flags New England Racing* (R) - Jolly Roger Amusement Park Ripsaw - Camp Snoopy Road Runner Express (FN &SBNO) - Geauga Lake Shamu Express - SeaWorld Orlando Shamu Express* - SeaWorld San Antonio |
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