Sally Corporation
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| Industry | Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founder | John Wood John Fox John Rob Holland |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | John Wood (Chairman, CEO)[1] Rich Hill (Creative Director, Ride Designer) |
| Products | Dark rides, animatronics |
Number of employees | 33[2] |
| Website | www |
Sally Corporation 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.[3] The company began by manufacturing animatronics for various commercial applications,[3] 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.[4] 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.[3] Holland stayed with the company until 1988.[3] 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 CEO.[1]
Dark rides
Notes
- ^ Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
References
- ^ a b "Management". Sally Corporation. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Our Staff". Sally Corporation. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nights in White Satin". Park World Online. June 30, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "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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