S&S Worldwide

S&S Worldwide
Industry Manufacturing
Predecessor S&S Sports Inc.
S&S Power
Founded 1994 (1994)
Founder(s) Stan Checketts
Headquarters Logan, Utah, U.S.A.
Area served Worldwide
Products Amusement rides, roller coasters
Website www.engineeringexcitement.com

S&S Worldwide is a company known for its pneumatically powered amusement rides and roller coaster designing.

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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

Name Model Park/Country Year Opened Year Closed
Hypersonic XLC Air-Launched Coaster Kings Dominion, United States 2001 2007 [34]
Maliboomer Space Shot Disney California Adventure Park, United States 2001 2010 [35]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Company". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/company. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  2. ^ Logan Celebration Centre - Home
  3. ^ "4th Dimension". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/coasters/4th-dimension. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Air-Launched Coaster". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/coasters/air-launched-coasters. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  5. ^ "El Loco". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/coasters/el-loco. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Free Fly". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/coasters/free-fly. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  7. ^ 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. 
  8. ^ a b c "Tower Rides". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/towers/tower-rides. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Double Shot". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/towers/double-shot. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  10. ^ 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. 
  11. ^ a b "Slammer (Thorpe Park)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/820-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Screamin' Swing". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/family-rides/screamin-swing. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  13. ^ "Frog Hopper". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/kiddie-rides/frog-hopper. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  14. ^ "Jungle Swing". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/kiddie-rides/junior-swing. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Monkey Madness". S&S Worldwide. http://www.engineeringexcitement.com/rides/kiddie-rides/monkey-madness. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  16. ^ "Batwing Spaceshot (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/176-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Big Shot (Stratosphere)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/649-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  18. ^ "Detonator (Thorpe Park)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/814-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Doctor Dooms Fearfall (Islands of Adventure)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/330-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  20. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dodonpa  (Fuji-Q Highland)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/1423.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  21. ^ Marden, Duane. "Eejanaika  (Fuji-Q Highland)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/3254.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  22. ^ Marden, Duane. "Extreme Rusher  (Happy Valley Beijing)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/9140.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  23. ^ Marden, Duane. "Green Lantern Coaster  (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/10154.htm. Retrieved October 30, 2011. 
  24. ^ Marden, Duane. "Hell Cat  (Clementon Park)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/2586.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  25. ^ Marden, Duane. "HellCat  (Timber Falls Adventure Park)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/2588.htm. Retrieved November 27, 2011. 
  26. ^ "Ice Blast (Pleasure Beach Blackpool)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/987-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  27. ^ Marden, Duane. "Mumbo Jumbo  (Flamingo Land)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/4308.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  28. ^ 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. 
  29. ^ Marden, Duane. "ring°racer  (Nürburgring)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/4161.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  30. ^ "Rush (Thorpe Park)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/828-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  31. ^ "Scream (Six Flags New England)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/1255-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  32. ^ Marden, Duane. "Steel Hawg  (Indiana Beach)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/2722.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  33. ^ "Supreme Scream (Knotts Berry Farm)". Database Entry. Parkz. http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/_/_/_/rides/310-.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  34. ^ Marden, Duane. "Hypersonic XLC  (Kings Dominion)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/729.htm. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 
  35. ^ "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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