Parks Creating Rides In-house

[GaretCan you see the donkey in my toast?]

I 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:

[ViperLoverI think Intamin should make a donkey!]

The 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.

[MaterWhen I grow up, I want to breed donkeys!]

Forgive me if I'm ignorant of something, but do the Disney rides like Radiator Springs Racers count?

[robbalveySite Admin]

Forgive me if I'm ignorant of something, but do the Disney rides like Radiator Springs Racers count?

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."

[larrygatorObsessive Overlord of the TPR Park Index]

The 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.

[RideofSteelWhen I grow up, I want to breed donkeys!]

Bombora at Lagoon was designed and manufactured in-house by Dal Freeman.

[B&MBoy1982A zonkey is a cross between a zebra and a donkey.]

While 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.

[ernierockerWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

Wouldn't Twister and Flying Turns qualify as In-House? I know they were both designed by Knoebels inspired by defunct coasters.

[matteocrepaldiI prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

Does Blue Fire count? It was designed and built by Mack which is also the owner of Europa Park!

[rollin_n_coastinDon't make me kick you in the donkey!]

All 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