Sally Corporation
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Formerly | Sally Unlimited (1977-1982)
Sally Industries (1983-1991) Sally Corporation (1992-2019) |
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Industry | Manufacturing |
Founded | 1977 |
Founder | John Wood John Fox John Rob Holland |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Rolf Paegert (CEO)
John Wood (Chairman, President) Rich Hill (Creative Director, Ride Designer) |
Products | Dark rides, animatronics |
Number of employees | 35 |
Website | www |
Sally Corporation (also known as Sally Dark Rides) is a dark ride and animatronic manufacturing company based in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The company serves amusement parks, attractions, museums, and retail clients worldwide. It offers complete design/build services from concept to installation, including scripting, audio and music production, props and sets, lighting and special effects, electronics, and project management.
History
Sally Corporation was founded in 1977 by high school friends John Fox and John Rob Holland.[1] The company began by manufacturing animatronics for various commercial applications,[1] including an animated figure of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, which was created for Neiman Marcus and later donated to the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas.[2] After Sally had been in business for 6–9 months the second hire for the new company was John Wood who had previously worked with Fox. The first hire was an office manager, Nancy Hafner. John Fox left the company in 1983.[1] Holland stayed with the company until 1988.[1] In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Sally Corporation went on to develop interactive dark rides. John Wood continues to serve as the Chairman and President, with Rolf Paegert assuming the role of CEO following a corporate restructuring in January 2023.[3]
Dark rides
Name | Park | Location | Type | Opened | Status | |
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Around the World in 80 Days | Alton Towers | ![]() |
Redeveloped Dark Ride | Defunct | [4] | |
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | Canada's Wonderland Carowinds Kings Dominion Kings Island |
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Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [5] | |
Challenge of Tutankhamon | Walibi Belgium | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [6][7] | |
Den of Lost Thieves | Indiana Beach Seoul Land |
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Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [1] | |
E.T. Adventure | Universal Studios Florida Universal Studios Hollywood |
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Conventional Dark Ride | Operating at Orlando
Removed at Hollywood |
[8] | |
El Ultimo Minuto | Dinopolis | ![]() |
Conventional Dark Ride | Operating | [9] | |
Ghost Blasters | Castle Park Great Canadian Midway Nickelodeon Universe Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
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Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [7] | |
Ghost Blasters II | Elitch Gardens Theme Park | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Defunct | [10] | |
Ghost Hunt | Lake Compounce | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [7] | |
The Great Pistolero Roundup | Family Kingdom Frontier City |
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Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [4][11] | |
Gobbler Getaway | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [7] | |
Haunted Castle | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Galaxyland |
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Custom Dark Ride | Operating | [4] | |
Haunted Hotel | Myrtle Beach Pavilion | ![]() |
Redeveloped Dark Ride | Defunct | [4] | |
Jocco's Mardi Gras Madness | Six Flags New Orleans | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Defunct | [note 1][7] | |
Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D | Warner Bros. Movie World | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [12] | |
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis | Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags St. Louis Six Flags Great America Six Flags Mexico Six Flags Magic Mountain |
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Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | ||
La Aventura de Scooby-Doo | Parque Warner Madrid | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [9] | |
Labyrinth of the Minotaur | Terra Mítica | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [9] | |
Laser Raiders | Legoland Windsor | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [13] | |
Lost Kingdom Adventure | Legoland California Legoland Florida Legoland Malaysia |
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Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [13] | |
Mine of Lost Souls | Canobie Lake Park | ![]() |
Redeveloped Dark Ride | Operating | [4] | |
Mystic Mansion | Park at OWA | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [14] | |
Nights in White Satin: The Trip | Freestyle Music Park Broadway at the Beach |
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Conventional Dark Ride | Defunct | [15] | |
North Pole Adventure | Happy Valley Happy Valley Happy Valley |
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Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [6] | |
Quick Draw | Frontier City Six Flags Mexico |
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Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [16][17] | |
Reese's Cupfusion | Hersheypark | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | 2019-current | Operating | |
Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge | Hersheypark | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | 2006-2018 | Defunct | [18] |
Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion | Canada's Wonderland Carowinds Kings Dominion Kings Island |
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Interactive Dark Ride | Defunct | [19] | |
Scream In The Dark! | Ripley’s Entertainment Zone | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [4] | |
Sesame Street: Street Mission | PortAventura Park | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | ||
The Temple | Legoland Billund | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | ||
Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol | Lost Island Theme Park | ![]() |
Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | ||
Vi På Saltkråkan | Astrid Lindgren's World | ![]() |
Operating | [20][21] | ||
Ye Old Mill | Playland | ![]() |
Redeveloped Dark Ride | Operating | [22] | |
Yosemite Sam and the Gold River Adventure | Six Flags Over Texas | ![]() |
Redeveloped Dark Ride | Defunct | [23] | |
Zombie Paradise | Tokyo Dome | ![]() |
Conventional Dark Ride | Defunct | [24] |
Notes
- ^ Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
References
- ^ a b c d e Pipkin, Wanda R. (July 20, 1998). "Sally Industries exhibits technology's lighter side". Jacksonville Business Journal. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Exhibits at the Library". LBJ Presidential Library. 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ "Sally Dark Rides Corporate Restructure". Sally Dark Rides. Sally Dark Rides. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Sally Corporation. "Basic Info". Facebook. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Scooby Who? Cedar Fair Rethemes Dark Rides". Park World Magazine. Datateam Publishing LTD: 12. May 2010. ISSN 1462-4796. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Szakonyi, Mark (October 29, 2007). "Sally Corp. scares up profits on dark rides". Jacksonville Business Journal. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Sally Corp. promotes two". Daily Record. March 28, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ Fuller, Laurie (July 3, 2005). "The factory factor". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ a b c Joossens, Patrick (February 26, 2007). "Sally Corporation: l'intervista". Parks Mania (in Italian). Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Ghost Blasters II". Sally Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Frontier City shoots 'em up". Park World Online. June 27, 2007. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Building thrills comes at a huge cost". Gold Coast Bulletin. June 5, 2012.
- ^ a b Canovi, Roberto (April 29, 2010). "Le novità 2010 in Italia e in Europa". Parks Mania (in Italian). Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Mystic Mansion Amusement Ride – the Park at OWA, Foley, AL".
- ^ "Nights in White Satin". Park World Online. June 30, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Quick Draw - DRDB".
- ^ "Quick Draw | Six Flags". Archived from the original on February 3, 2021.
- ^ "Sally Corp. working on ride for Hersheypark". Jacksonville Business Journal. December 7, 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Life Without Scooby". Sally Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "New projects from ETF Systems". Park World Magazine. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ "Unusual dark ride for Swedish park". Park World Magazine. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ "The Old Mill". Sally Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ Sally Corporation. "Dark Ride Brochure" (PDF). ERMES Technologies. Retrieved September 14, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Marbut, Max (March 29, 2012). "Workspace: Sally Corp". Jacksonville Daily Record. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
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