| Industry | Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founder(s) | Hubert Gerstlauer |
| Headquarters | Münsterhausen, Germany |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Amusement rides and roller coasters |
| Website | www.gerstlauer-rides.de/home/ |
Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH is a German manufacturer of stationary and transportable amusement rides and roller coasters, located in Münsterhausen, Germany.
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In the year 1982 Hubert Gerstlauer, a former employee of the Schwarzkopf GmbH, founded his own company which he named "Gerstlauer Elektro GmbH". With this company he delivered electric and pneumatic equipments for Schwarzkopf's facilities. After final bankruptcy of Schwarzkopf in 1992, Gerstlauer acquired part of their production halls and continued the manufacture of amusement rides and roller coasters. Regarding the increase of their products, the company had been renamed to "Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH" in March 2007.
Gerstlauer's first individual roller coaster "G'sengte Sau", a Bobsled roller coaster, was built in the "Erlebnispark Tripsdrill", an amusement park in Baden-Württemberg. Since 2003 Gerstlauer became popular with their "Euro-Fighter" coaster, which is present in different styles all over Europe and the United States. A specialty of all "Euro-Fighter" coasters is a drop with a "beyond vertical" angle of more than 90 degrees. Another mentionable model is their spinning roller coaster in which riders are seated facing towards each other. Gerstlauer also built trains for several wooden roller coasters, several of which are no longer operating. Examples of wooden roller coasters with Gerstlauer trains include The Boss at Six Flags St. Louis and Son of Beast at Kings Island.
| Name | Model | Park | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G'sengte Sau (de) | Bobsled roller coaster | Erlebnispark Tripsdrill | 1998 | Operating |
| Oachkatzl (Bavarian slang for Squirrel) | Family coaster | Märchenwald im Isartal | 1999 | Operating |
| Thor's Hammer | Bobsled roller coaster | Djurs Sommerland | 2002 | Operating |
| Drachenjagd | Junior coaster | Legoland Deutschland | 2003 | Operating |
| Drachenritt | Bobsled roller coaster | Belantis (de) | 2003 | Operating |
| Vild-Svinet (de) | Euro-Fighter | BonBon-Land | 2003 | Operating |
| Vilda Musen | Bobsled roller coaster | Gröna Lund | 2003 | Operating |
| Aqua Wind | Bobsled roller coaster | Lagunasia | 2004 | Operating |
| Coastersaurus | Junior coaster | Legoland California | 2004 | Operating |
| Fairly Odd Coaster | Spinning roller coaster | Nickelodeon Universe | 2004 | Operating |
| Heiße Fahrt | Bobsled roller coaster | Wild- und Freizeitpark Klotten/Cochem (de) | 2004 | Operating |
| Spinning Dragons | Spinning roller coaster | Worlds of Fun | 2004 | Operating |
| Typhoon | Euro-Fighter | Bobbejaanland | 2004 | Operating |
| Pandemonium | Spinning roller coaster | Six Flags New England | 2005 | Operating |
| Cobra | Bobsled roller coaster | Paultons Park | 2006 | Operating |
| Speed: No Limits | Euro-Fighter | Oakwood Theme Park | 2006 | Operating |
| Galaxy Orbiter[1] | Spinning roller coaster | Galaxyland | 2007 | Operating |
| Hankatten[2] | Spinning roller coaster | BonBon-Land | 2007 | Operating |
| Mystery Mine | Euro-Fighter | Dollywood | 2007 | Operating |
| Rage | Euro-Fighter | Adventure Island | 2007 | Operating |
| Pandemonium | Spinning roller coaster | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | 2007 | Operating |
| Pandemonium | Spinning roller coaster | Six Flags St. Louis | 2007 | Operating |
| Lynet | Launched LSM Coaster | Fårup Sommerland | 2008 | Operating |
| SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge | Euro-Fighter | Nickelodeon Universe | 2008 | Operating |
| Pandemonium | Spinning roller coaster | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | 2008 | Operating |
| Pandemonium | Spinning roller coaster | Six Flags Over Texas | 2008 | Operating |
| Troublesome Trucks | Junior Coaster | Drayton Manor | 2008 | Operating |
| Anubis: The Ride | Launched LSM Coaster | Plopsaland De Panne | 2009 | Operating |
| Falcon | Euro Fighter | Duinrell | 2009 | Operating |
| SAW: The Ride | Euro Fighter | Thorpe Park | 2009 | Operating |
| Dare Devil Dive | Euro-Fighter | Six Flags Over Georgia | 2011 | Operating |
| Untamed | Euro-Fighter | Canobie Lake Park | 2011 | Operating |
| Takabisha | Euro-Fighter | Fuji-Q Highland | 2011 | Operating |