Custom Coasters International (CCI) was one of the premier wooden roller coaster manufacturers in the world and produced 34 wooden coasters in eleven years —more than any other company in recent times. It was located in West Chester,Ohio.
Alabama Adventure &Splash Adventure is a water park and amusement park in Bessemer,Alabama. It is owned by Koch Family Parks,which consists of members of the family who formerly had minority ownership in Holiday World &Splashin' Safari.
Boomerang is a model of roller coaster manufactured and designed by Vekoma,a Dutch manufacturer. The roller coaster model name is from the hunting implement based on the traditions of the Indigenous Australians. As of January 2023 there are 55 Boomerangs operating.
Wonderland Sydney,was an amusement park in Eastern Creek,Sydney,Australia. Officially opened in December 1985 by the Premier of New South Wales,Neville Wran,the park was the largest in the southern hemisphere. It remained open for over 18 years and was the premier theme park in New South Wales for much of its life until its closure in 2004.
The Suspended Looping Coaster is a model of steel inverted roller coaster built by Vekoma. There are at least 39 different installations across the world. The minimum rider height requirement is 130 centimetres. Vekoma is now marketing a Suspended Thrill Coaster as a successor to the Suspended Looping Coaster. The Odyssey is the largest,fastest and tallest SLC ever built at Fantasy Island in the UK.
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.
Chance Rides Manufacturing is a roller coaster and amusement ride manufacturer. The company was formed on May 16,2002,when the former Chance Industries Inc. emerged from bankruptcy. The main office and manufacturing facility are located in Wichita,Kansas.
Hopkins Rides is an amusement ride manufacturer based in Palm City,Florida. The company has had experience in amusement rides for over 45 years and currently specializes in water rides.
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.
Rampage is a wooden roller coaster located at Alabama Splash Adventure in Bessemer,Alabama. Manufactured and built by Custom Coasters International,with design from Larry Bill,the roller coaster original opened with the inter-municipal cooperative owned Vision Land amusement park on May 23,1998. Rampage continued to operate until 2002,closing for the entire season due to the principle owners filing for bankruptcy. The roller coaster reopened on May 26,2003,under the Southland Entertainment Group ownership,until its second closure in 2012 under General Attractions. Rampage sat dormant for four years,before being renovated in 2014 by owners Dan and Natalie Koch;later reopening for the 2015 season.
World Expo Park was an amusement park built for Expo '88 in Brisbane,Australia. It was positioned on the corner of Melbourne and Glenelg Streets in South Brisbane,the former site of railway sidings for South Brisbane Station,and the current site of the Brisbane Convention &Exhibition Centre. The park was opened when the exposition opened on the 30 April 1988. Admission to the park was included in the price of the ticket to the World Expo.
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.
E&F Miler Industries is a family-owned roller coaster manufacturing firm based in Portland,Oregon,United States. The company specialises in smaller children's roller coasters;however,it has manufactured some larger family roller coasters in the past.
Preston &Barbieri is an amusement ride manufacturing company based in Reggio Emilia,Italy. The company was founded in 2000 as a merger of the Preston and Barbieri Rides companies. The company manufactures a wide range of flat rides,water rides and roller coasters out of its 70,000-square-metre (750,000 sq ft) property in Italy.
Sansei Technologies,Inc. is a manufacturing firm based in Osaka,Japan. The company specialises in the manufacturing of amusement rides,stage equipment,and elevators.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2015. These various lists are not exhaustive.
