Amusement ride makers Amusement ride makers Anton Schwarzkopf ( 1924- 2001) was a prolific roller coaster engineer and founder of the Schwarzkopf Industries company, which built numerous amusement park rides and roller coasters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anton Schwarzkopf"
Arrow Dynamics was a roller coaster design company based in Clearfield, Utah. In 2002, it went into bankruptcy and was acquired by S&S Power, another theme park ride designer. They constructed the world's first tubular steel track roller coaster, the Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland. Not long before going bankrupt, they also constructed X, the first 4th-dimension roller coaster in the world, located at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It was one of the last roller coasters ever built by them. Some other works by Arrow are Gemini at Cedar Point, Corkscrew at Knott's Berry Farm, Shockwave at Six Flags Great America, and Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain, though Shockwave is no longer standing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arrow Dynamics"
Bolliger and Mabillard (short: B&M) is a notable roller coaster manufacturer based in Switzerland. The company was started in the 1980s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bolliger and Mabillard"
Custom Coasters International (CCI) was one of the premier wooden rollercoaster manufacturers in the world. Some well known coasters of theirs include Knott's Berry Farm's GhostRider, Michigan's Adventure's Shivering Timbers, and Geauga Lake's The Villain. Holiday World's The Raven and The Legend have been considered the best wooden coasters on the planet, and Parc Asterix's Tonnerre de Zeus is considered by many as the best in Europe. CCI no longer exists, but many former employees have joined and headed the startup - The Gravity Group. ...more on Wikipedia about "Custom Coasters International"
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. ( February 16, 1859 - November 22, 1896) graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the class of 1881 with a degree in Civil Engineering. After that, he began a career in the railroad industry and was interested in bridge building. He founded a company, G.W.G. Ferris & Co. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to test and inspect metals for railroads and bridge builders. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr."
Sunbury, Pennsylvania-based Great Coasters International (GCI) has created several award-winning rides. Starting with Hersheypark's Wildcat ( 1996) through rides like Dollywood's Thunderhead ( 2004), GCI has a dedication to speed, thrills, and new technology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Coasters International"
Intamin AG is a designing and manufacturing company based out of Wollerau, Switzerland that is most well known for creating thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The U.S. division of the company is headed up by Sandor Kernacs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Intamin AG"
Ohio born American LaMarcus Adna Thompson ( March 8, 1848 - May 8, 1919) is best known for his early work developing rollercoasters, and is sometimes called the Father of Gravity. Although over his lifetime, LaMarcus accumulated nearly thirty patents related to roller-coaster technologies and built dozens of coasters in the US, he did not invent the device, that credit goes to John G. Taylor who patented it under the name "Inclined Railway". ...more on Wikipedia about "LaMarcus Adna Thompson"
Lee U. Eyerly (1892-1963) was an Oregon civil aviation pioneer and amusement ride manufacturer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lee Eyerly"
Mickey Marley (?? - 28 April 2005) was a street entertainer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mickey Marley"
The Philadelphia Toboggan Company is the oldest existing roller coaster manufacturing company in the world. Based in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, it was established in 1904 by Henry Auchey and Chester Albright, making various amusement devices, including carousels, wooden roller coasters, and their trains. The company's carousels were preferred among discriminating clients, for their elaborate carvings and elegant decorations. Among their lead carvers were Daniel Carl Muller, Leo Zoller, John Zalar and, most importantly, Frank Caretta. Fine examples of the company's carousels (manufactured from 1904-1934) exist throughout the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Philadelphia Toboggan Company"
Founded in 2002, The Gravity Group are the remnants of the famed but now defunct Custom Coasters International. The design and engineering team has more expertise and experience than any other wooden roller coaster manufacture. The core group of designers and engineers at The Gravity Group has their backgrounds in civil, structural and mechanical engineering. Their experience comes from work on over 40 different wooden roller coasters around the world. Their first coaster, Hades, opened at Mount Olympus Theme Park in 2005. The Gravity Group is currently in the process of building "The Voyage" at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana, set to open in May 2006 ...more on Wikipedia about "The Gravity Group"
Vekoma is a roller coaster and thrill ride designer with its facilities based in the Netherlands. The company has engineered rides ranging from massive steel roller coasters to water rides to family-friendly attractions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vekoma"
Walt Disney Imagineering, was formed by movie mogul Walt Disney on December 16, 1952 as WED Enterprises to develop plans for a theme park and to manage Disney's personal assets. It was originally an independent, private company, owned by Walt Disney himself, but on February 3, 1965, was merged into Walt Disney Productions. It is currently known as Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI), Disney Imagineering, or simply Imagineering. ...more on Wikipedia about "Walt Disney Imagineering"
Werner Stengel is a notable German roller coaster engineer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Werner Stengel"
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