Parks Creating Rides In-houseWhat Do You Think?Users viewing this topic: No registered users and 1 guest Parks Creating Rides In-houseI read a year or two ago about how Adventure Island in Southend were designing and making their own flat ride, I was bored so I decided to look it up and see what they made and was quite surprised by what they made, for a small non-chain park, it looks like a really fun big flat ride.
I realize a lot of the bigger companies out there will design and patent rides but I can't think of many smaller parks out there that have made their own, are there many? And what are the best ones people have ridden? This is Adventure Island's ride, called the Time Machine:
Re: Parks Creating Rides In-houseThe only in-house ride I hade ridden was Bobsleds at Seabreeze in Rochester, NY. Its more of a kiddie or family coaster, but a nice one nonetheless.
Re: Parks Creating Rides In-houseForgive me if I'm ignorant of something, but do the Disney rides like Radiator Springs Racers count?
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Not really because Disney is also technically a ride manufacturer. I think the original poster sort of means "Parks that have made their own rides, when that's not normally part of their core business." Club TPR is here! Register NOW!
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Re: Parks Creating Rides In-houseThe word "creating" entails various stages from concept, engineering design, fabrication to building. I'm not sure many parks have the in house resources for engineering design and part fabrication when it comes to most types of rides.
Re: Parks Creating Rides In-houseBombora at Lagoon was designed and manufactured in-house by Dal Freeman.
Re: Parks Creating Rides In-houseWhile B&M was contracted to produce The Incredible Hulk Coaster, Universal produced the launch mechanism in house.
I believe The Beast was designed and built by Kings Island. Re: Parks Creating Rides In-houseWouldn't Twister and Flying Turns qualify as In-House? I know they were both designed by Knoebels inspired by defunct coasters.
![]() Re: Parks Creating Rides In-houseDoes Blue Fire count? It was designed and built by Mack which is also the owner of Europa Park!
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Re: Parks Creating Rides In-houseAll the Kings Entertainment/ KECO coasters at Kings Island, Canada's Wonderland, etc. The Beast, Wild Beast/ Grizzly and Minebuster were in-house I think.
^^For sure....definitely something that adds a touch of awesome to Knoebels, fully so when Flying Turns finally opens ![]() Return to Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys! Who is onlineUsers viewing this topic: No registered users and 1 guest These pages are in no way affiliated with nor endorsed by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Cedar Fair, Legoland, Merlin Entertainment, All onride
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