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Mack Rides
Type Private, family-owned
Industry Amusement park
Founded 1780 (1780)
Founder(s) Paul Mack
Headquarters Waldkirch, Germany
Area served Worldwide
Products Roller coasters, water rides and other amusement rides
Owner(s) Mack Family
Subsidiaries Europa Park
Website Official website

Mack Rides is a German company that designs and constructs roller coasters. The family that owns the company also owns Europa Park.[1]

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[edit] History

The creation of the Mack company goes back to 1780, by Paul Mack, when he started building carriages. The Mack company started to design roller coasters in 1920.

[edit] Installations

Ride Park Location Type Opened
Around the World in 80 Days Alton Towers England Alton, Staffordshire, England Dark ride 1981
Avalanche Kings Dominion United States Doswell, Virginia, USA Bobsled roller coaster 1988 [2]
Avalanche Pleasure Beach Blackpool England Blackpool, Lancashire, England Bobsled roller coaster 1988 [3]
Battle Boats Sea World Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Interactive Boat Ride 2010 [4]
Blue Fire Europa-Park Germany Rust, Germany Launched roller coaster 2009 [5]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride Alton Towers England Alton, Staffordshire, England Dark ride 2006
The Dark Knight Coaster Six Flags Great Adventure
Six Flags Great America
Six Flags México
Six Flags New England		 United States USA Wild Mouse roller coaster/dark ride 2008
2008
2009
Cancelled		 [6][7][8][9]
Dragon Falls Chessington World of Adventures England Chessington, Greater London, England Log flume 1987 [10]
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls Islands of Adventure United States Orlando, Florida, USA Log flume 1999 [11]
Euro-Mir Europa-Park Germany Rust, Germany Spinning roller coaster 1997 [12]
Flying Dutchman Gold Mine Walibi Holland Netherlands Biddinghuizen, Netherlands Wild Mouse roller coaster 2000 [13]
Flying Fish Thorpe Park England Chertsey, Surrey, England Powered roller coaster 1983 [14]
Ghost Chasers Movie Park Germany Germany Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Wild Mouse roller coaster 2000 [15]
Goofy's Sky School Disney California Adventure Park United States Anaheim, California, USA Wild Mouse roller coaster 2001 [16]
Journey to Atlantis SeaWorld San Antonio
SeaWorld San Diego
SeaWorld Orlando		 United States USA Super Splash 2007
2004
1998		 [17][18][19]
Loggers Leap Thorpe Park England Chertsey, Surrey, England Log flume 1987
Manta SeaWorld San Diego United States San Diego, California, USA Launched roller coaster 2012 [1][20]
Pikajuna Linnanmäki Finland Helsinki, Finland Powered roller coaster 1990 [21]
Ricochet Carowinds United States USA Wild Mouse roller coaster 2002 [22]
Ricochet Kings Dominion United States Doswell, Virginia, USA Wild Mouse roller coaster 2002 [23]
Runaway Mine Train Alton Towers England Alton, Staffordshire, England Powered roller coaster 1992 [24]
Sand Serpent Busch Gardens Tampa Bay United States Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida, USA Wild Mouse roller coaster 2004 [25]
Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster Warner Bros. Movie World Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Wild Mouse roller coaster/dark ride 2002 [26]
Sierra Sidewinder Knott's Berry Farm United States Buena Park, California, USA Spinning roller coaster 2007 [27]
Space Fantasy: The Ride Universal Studios Japan Japan Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan Spinning roller coaster 2010 [28]
Storm Force Accelatron Islands of Adventure United States Orlando, Florida, USA Teacups 2000 [29]
Thunder Run Canada's Wonderland Canada Vaughan, Ontario Canada Powered roller coaster 1981 [30]
Tiger Express Mer de Sable France France Wild Mouse roller coaster 2011 [31]
Toyland Tours Alton Towers England Alton, Staffordshire, England Dark ride 1994
Tulireki Linnanmäki Finland Helsinki, Finland Steel roller coaster 2004 [32]
Wild Mouse Hersheypark United States Derry Township, Pennsylvania, USA Wild Mouse roller coaster 1999 [33]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b MacDonald, Brady (24 January 2012). "Wing-dipping Manta coaster coming to SeaWorld San Diego in May". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/24/news/la-trb-seaworld-san-diego-manta-coaster-01201123. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  2. ^ Marden, Duane. "Avalanche  (Kings Dominion)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/282.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "Avalanche  (Pleasure Beach Blackpool)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/789.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  4. ^ "Battle Sails (Sea World)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/1439-.html. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  5. ^ Marden, Duane. "Blue Fire  (Europa-Park)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/4074.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  6. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dark Knight  (Six Flags Great Adventure)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/4047.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  7. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dark Knight  (Six Flags Great America)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/4046.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  8. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dark Knight  (Six Flags Mexico)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/4320.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  9. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dark Knight  (Six Flags New England)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/4319.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  10. ^ "Dragon Falls (Chessington World Of Adventures)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/838-.html. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  11. ^ "Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls (Islands of Adventure)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/343-.html. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  12. ^ Marden, Duane. "Euro-Mir  (Europa-Park)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/972.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  13. ^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Dutchman Gold Mine  (Walibi Holland)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/772.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  14. ^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Fish  (Thorpe Park)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/847.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  15. ^ Marden, Duane. "Ghost Chasers  (Movie Park Germany)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/966.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  16. ^ Marden, Duane. "Goofy's Sky School  (Disney California Adventure Park)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/732.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  17. ^ Marden, Duane. "Journey to Atlantis  (SeaWorld San Antonio)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/3635.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  18. ^ Marden, Duane. "Journey to Atlantis  (SeaWorld Diego)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/2079.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  19. ^ Marden, Duane. "Journey to Atlantis  (SeaWorld Orlando)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/1904.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  20. ^ Marden, Duane. "Manta  (SeaWorld San Diego)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/9819.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  21. ^ Marden, Duane. "Pikajuna  (Linnanmäki)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/1074.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  22. ^ Marden, Duane. "Ricochet  (Carowinds)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/1478.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  23. ^ Marden, Duane. "Ricochet  (Kings Dominion)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/930.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  24. ^ Marden, Duane. "Runaway Mine Train  (Alton Towers)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/800.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  25. ^ Marden, Duane. "Sand Serpent  (Busch Gardens Tampa Bay)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/2595.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  26. ^ Marden, Duane. "Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster  (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/1652.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  27. ^ Marden, Duane. "Sierra Sidewinder  (Knott's Berry Farm)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/3704.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  28. ^ Marden, Duane. "Space Fantasy: The Ride  (Universal Studios Japan)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/9034.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  29. ^ "Storm Force Accelatron (Islands of Adventure)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/345-.html. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  30. ^ Marden, Duane. "Thunder Run  (Canada's Wonderland)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/63.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  31. ^ Marden, Duane. "Tiger Express  (Mer de Sable)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/9571.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  32. ^ Marden, Duane. "Tulireki  (Linnanmäki)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/2470.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  33. ^ Marden, Duane. "Wild Mouse  (Hersheypark)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/539.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 

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