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Von Roll

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Von Roll Seilbahnen AG was a Swiss aerial tramway and industrial manufacturing company. The cableway part of the company was taken over by Austrian manufacturer Doppelmayr in 1996.

Products

Sky Ride 101

Perhaps Von Roll's best known products were the Von Roll type 101 sky rides that operate in some amusement parks. The total of installed rides exceeded 33, as of 2008, only ten remain in service.

Disneyland

The sky way at Disneyland was Von Roll's first gondola lift in the United States. It opened on 23 June 1956.

Monorail

The Mk II and Mk III monorail automated people mover (APM) systems were installed in a variety of locations, before the technology was sold on to Adtranz (later Bombardier), who continue to supply the parts for the monorail systems.