Legoland is a chain of family theme parks focusing on the Lego building toy brand. They are owned and operated by the British theme park company Merlin Entertainments,which shares a common owner with The Lego Group.
A wooden roller coaster is a type of roller coaster classified by its wooden track,which consists of running rails made of flat steel strips mounted on laminated wood. The support structure is also typically made of wood,but may also be made of steel lattice or truss,which has no bearing on a wooden coaster's classification. The type of wood often selected in the construction of wooden coasters worldwide is southern yellow pine,which grows abundantly in the southern United States,due to its density and adherence to different forms of pressure treatment.
S&S –Sansei Technologies is an American company known for its pneumatically powered amusement rides and roller coaster designing.
Great Coasters International,Inc. is a Sunbury,Pennsylvania-based roller coaster manufacturer which has created several award-winning rides since its formation in 1994. Starting in 2006 with Thunderbird at PowerPark in Finland,the company expanded beyond the United States and began building coasters in Europe and Asia. Günter Engelhardt GmbH handles the company's marketing rights in Europe. In addition to building new roller coasters,GCI also refurbishes and re-tracks existing roller coasters,regardless of manufacturer.
Legoland Billund Resort,the original Legoland park,opened on 7 June 1968 in Billund,Denmark. The park is located next to the original Lego factory and Billund Airport,Denmark's second-busiest airport. Over 1.9 million guests visited the park in 2011,and 50 million guests have visited the park since it opened. This makes Legoland the largest tourist attraction in Denmark outside Copenhagen. The Legoland parks that have since been built are modelled upon Legoland Billund,most noticeably the Miniland area,which is made up of millions of plastic Lego bricks.
Legoland Deutschland Resort is a Legoland park located in Günzburg in southern Germany,roughly halfway from Munich to Stuttgart,which opened in 2002. It is 43.5 hectares in area,and it is one of the four most popular theme parks in Germany. The Miniland contains Lego reproductions of various German cities and rural landscapes.
Antonio Zamperla S.p.A. is an Italian design and manufacturing company founded in 1966. It is best known for creating family rides,thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The company also makes smaller coin-operated rides commonly found inside shopping malls.
Zierer Karussell- und Spezialmaschinenbau GmbH &Co. KG is a German company located close to Deggendorf. Zierer manufactures ESC and Force line of roller coasters,as well as panoramic wheels,wave swingers,flying carpets,Hexentanz,and Kontiki rides. They have previously manufactured the Tivoli line of coasters,however these have now been discontinued. The company also has partnered with Schwarzkopf to build Lisebergbanan at Liseberg and Knightmare at Camelot Theme Park.
Maurer AG,formerly known as Maurer Söhne GmbH &Co. KG,is a steel construction company and roller coaster manufacturer. Founded in 1876 in Munich,Germany,the company has built many styles of steel buildings,ranging from bridges,industrial buildings,and even art structures. While known for building a variety of wild mouse coasters,its subsidiary Maurer Rides GmbH has branched out into spinning,looping,and launching coasters. The company also produces a free-fall tower ride. On December 15,2014,the company changed its name to Maurer AG.
Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH is a German manufacturer of stationary and transportable amusement rides and roller coasters,located in Münsterhausen,Germany.
Mack Rides GmbH &Co KG,also known simply as Mack Rides,is a German company that designs and constructs amusement rides,based in Waldkirch,Baden-Württemberg. It is one of the world's oldest amusement industry suppliers,and builds many types of rides,including flat rides,dark rides,log flumes,tow boat rides and roller coasters. The family that owns Mack Rides also owns Europa-Park.
Legoland California Resort is a theme park,miniature park,and aquarium located in Carlsbad,California,based on the Lego toy brand. Opening on March 20,1999,it was the first Legoland park to open outside of Europe. The park is currently owned by Merlin Entertainments,which took a controlling interest in 2005. The second park in the United States was in Florida,which opened in 2011. A third park,Legoland New York,opened in May 2021.
Legoland Florida Resort is a vacation destination in Winter Haven,Florida. The resort features the Legoland Florida theme park itself,the Legoland Water Park,three on-site accommodations and a separately-ticketed on-site park based on the British children's animated series Peppa Pig that opened on February 24,2022.
Legoland Malaysia Resort is a theme park in Iskandar Puteri,Johor,Malaysia. It opened on 15 September 2012 with over 40 interactive rides,shows and attractions. It is the first Legoland theme park in Asia and sixth in the world upon its establishment. Legoland Malaysia was officially opened by Ibrahim Ismail,Sultan of Johor on 22 September.
Wing Coaster is engineering firm Bolliger &Mabillard’s designation for its winged roller coaster designs. Winged roller coasters are a type of steel roller coaster where pairs of riders sit on either side of a roller coaster track in which nothing is above or below the riders. B&M began development on the first Wing Coaster between 2007 and 2008 leading to the opening of Raptor at Gardaland on 1 April 2011. There were sixteen B&M-designed Wing Coasters either under construction or operating worldwide as of December 2020.
Polar X-plorer is a steel roller coaster at Legoland Billund in Billund,Denmark. It opened on 29 April 2012 as Zierer's first coaster with a freefall drop track section.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2011. These various lists are not exhaustive.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that have occurred in 2012. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Martin &Vleminckx is a roller coaster manufacturing and construction company headquartered in Montreal,Quebec,Canada with an affiliated office in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada,a manufacturing facility in Haines City,Florida,United States,and two subsidiaries,including a warehouse,in China.
Legoland Dubai is a theme park in Dubai. It opened on October 31,2016. It is the first Legoland park in the Middle East and was the seventh worldwide. The park was originally scheduled to open in 2011 in Dubailand as Legoland Dubailand,but was then delayed until October 2016 and is now located at Dubai Parks and Resorts as Legoland Dubai.
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