Chance Morgan
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Chance Morgan | |
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Type | Private |
Founded | |
Headquarters | Wichita, Kansas |
Key people | Harold Chance, Richard (Dick) Chance |
Industry | Amusement ride manufacturing |
Products | Roller coasters |
Website | http://www.chancemorgan.com/ |
Chance Morgan, a roller coaster and amusement ride manufacturer, was formed in 2001 with the merger of Chance Industries (a ride manufacturer) and D. H. Morgan Manufacturing (a roller coaster manufacturer). The main office is D. H. Morgan's former location in La Selva Beach, California and they utilize Chance Industries' former manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kansas.
The company is best known for its hypercoasters, including Wild Thing at Valleyfair, Steel Force at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Mamba at Worlds of Fun, Superman el Último Escape at Six Flags México, and the high-ranked Phantom's Revenge at Kennywood, as well as the record-breaking gigacoaster Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spa Land.
[edit] Current Chance Morgan rides
- 20' Carrousel
- 28' Carrousel
- 36' Carrousel
- 36' Double Decker Carrousel
- 50' Grand Carrousel
- 150' Hypercoaster
- 200' Hypercoaster
- 300' Gigacoaster
- Aviator
- Alpine Bobs (also available in Rock and Roll/Swingin' Safari/Thunder Bolt themes)
- "C.P. Huntington" 24" gauge miniature train
- Century Wheel
- Electric Cars
- Family Coaster
- Giant Wheel
- Mine Train Coaster
- Observation Tower
- Pharaoh's Fury
- R60 Giant Wheel
- Revolution 20
- Revolution 32
- Tramstar LFT
- Wipeout
- Yo Yo
[edit] Past Chance Morgan rides
- Astro Wheel
- Billiard Ball Tea Cups
- Casino (variation of the Trabant)
- Chaos
- Falling Star
- Flying Bobs (originally by Herschel)
- Inverter
- Music Fest (variation of the Alpine Bobs)
- Olympia Bobs (originally by Herschel)
- Radar
- Rok-N-Rol (originally by Herschel)
- Rotor
- Sea Dragon (predecessor to the Pharaoh's Fury)
- Skydiver (a barrel roll version of the Zipper)
- Sky Wheel (originally by Herschel)
- Slingshot
- Space Shuttle
- Star Fighter
- Toboggan
- Trabant
- Tumbler (a lifting, double-wheel version of the Skydiver}
- Turbo
- Twister
- Wagon Wheel (variation of the Trabant)
- Zipper as The Zipper