S&S Worldwide
S&S Worldwide is a company known for its pneumatically powered amusement rides and roller coaster designing.
History
S&S Worldwide was founded by Stan Checketts as S&S Sports, Inc. S&S Sports manufactures bungee jumping and trampoline equipment. S&S Sports was sold in 1996. In 1994, S&S began manufacturing air-powered amusement rides which is now the main stay of the company.[1] S&S Worldwide is based in Logan, Utah.
In 2002, S&S Power purchased the bankrupt Arrow Dynamics, renaming it S&S Arrow.
In 2006, S&S Power opened Celebration Centre, a Family Entertainment Center featuring a number of S&S rides and prototypes. The facility was later sold and is currently no longer operating.[2]
Types of amusement rides
Roller coasters
Towers
Flat rides
Notable installations
Name |
Model |
Park/Country |
Year Opened |
|
Batwing Spaceshot |
Space Shot |
Warner Bros. Movie World, Australia |
2006 |
[16] |
Big Shot |
Space Shot |
Stratosphere Las Vegas, United States |
1996 |
[17] |
Columbia & Discovery |
Combo Tower Ride |
Mirabilandia, Italy |
1997 |
|
Detonator |
Space Shot |
Worlds of Fun, United States |
1996 |
[18] |
Doctor Doom's Fearfall |
Space Shot |
Islands of Adventure, United States |
1999 |
[19] |
Dodonpa |
Air-Launched Coaster |
Fuji-Q Highland, Japan |
2001 |
[20] |
Eejanaika |
4th Dimension |
Fuji-Q Highland, Japan |
2006 |
[21] |
Extreme Rusher |
Air-Launched Coaster |
Happy Valley Beijing, China |
2011 |
[22] |
Giant Barn Swing |
Screamin' Swing |
Silver Dollar City, United States |
2007 |
|
Green Lantern Coaster |
El Loco |
Warner Bros. Movie World, Australia |
2011 |
[23] |
Hell Cat |
Wooden Coaster |
Clementon Amusement Park, United States |
2004 |
[24] |
HellCat |
Wooden Coaster |
Timber Falls Adventure Park, United States |
2004 |
[25] |
Hellevator |
Combo Tower Ride |
Playland (Vancouver), Canada |
2000 |
|
Ice Blast: The Ride |
Space Shot |
Pleasure Beach Blackpool, United Kingdom |
1997 |
[26] |
Mumbo Jumbo |
El Loco |
Flamingo Land Resort, United Kingdom |
2009 |
[27] |
Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness |
Air-Launched Coaster |
Silver Dollar City, United States |
2005 |
[28] |
Power Tower |
Combo Tower Ride |
Cedar Point, United States |
1998 |
|
Power Tower |
Combo Tower Ride |
Valleyfair, United States |
1998 |
|
Ring°Racer |
Air-Launched Coaster |
Nürburgring, Germany |
2012 (Currently under construction) |
[29] |
Rush |
Screamin' Swing |
Thorpe Park, United Kingdom |
2005 |
[30] |
Sasquatch |
Combo Tower Ride |
Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, United States |
2009 |
|
Scream! |
Combo Tower Ride |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas, United States |
1999 |
|
Scream! |
Combo Tower Ride |
Six Flags New England, United States |
1998 |
[31] |
Sequoia Adventure |
Screaming Squirrel |
Gardaland, Italy |
2005 |
|
Skyhawk |
Screamin' Swing |
Cedar Point, United States |
2006 |
|
Slammer |
Sky Swatter |
Thorpe Park, United Kingdom |
2005 |
[11] |
Steel Hawg |
El Loco |
Indiana Beach, United States |
2008 |
[32] |
Supreme Scream |
Turbo Drop |
Knott's Berry Farm, United States |
1998 |
[33] |
Former installations
See also
- Category:S&S Worldwide rides
- Category:S&S Worldwide roller coasters
References
- ^ "Company". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/company. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Logan Celebration Centre - Home
- ^ "4th Dimension". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/coasters/4th-dimension. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Air-Launched Coaster". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/coasters/air-launched-coasters. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "El Loco". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/coasters/el-loco. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Free Fly". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/coasters/free-fly. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Roller Coaster Search Results (S&S Wooden Roller Coasters)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/m/r.htm?nm=na&ty=2&co=6930&ot=2. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Tower Rides". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/towers/tower-rides. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Double Shot". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/towers/double-shot. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Moon, Jacob (30 September 2002). "Cache native breaks a speed record". The Utah Statesman. http://www.usustatesman.com/2.5354/cache-native-breaks-a-speed-record-1.572416. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Slammer (Thorpe Park)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/820-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Screamin' Swing". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/family-rides/screamin-swing. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Frog Hopper". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/kiddie-rides/frog-hopper. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Jungle Swing". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/kiddie-rides/junior-swing. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Monkey Madness". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/kiddie-rides/monkey-madness. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Batwing Spaceshot (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/176-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Big Shot (Stratosphere)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/649-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Detonator (Thorpe Park)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/814-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Doctor Dooms Fearfall (Islands of Adventure)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/330-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Dodonpa (Fuji-Q Highland)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/1423.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Eejanaika (Fuji-Q Highland)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/3254.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Extreme Rusher (Happy Valley Beijing)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/9140.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Green Lantern Coaster (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/10154.htm. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Hell Cat (Clementon Park)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/2586.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "HellCat (Timber Falls Adventure Park)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/2588.htm. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ "Ice Blast (Pleasure Beach Blackpool)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/987-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Mumbo Jumbo (Flamingo Land)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/4308.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Powder Keg: A Blast in the Wilderness (Silver Dollar City)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/1903.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "ring°racer (Nürburgring)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/4161.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Rush (Thorpe Park)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/828-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Scream (Six Flags New England)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/1255-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Steel Hawg (Indiana Beach)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/2722.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Supreme Scream (Knotts Berry Farm)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/310-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Hypersonic XLC (Kings Dominion)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/729.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Maliboomer (Disney California Adventure Park)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/292-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
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