Sellner Manufacturing

Sellner Manufacturing is the Faribault, Minnesota manufacturer of the Tilt-A-Whirl and other amusement park rides. Started by Herbert Sellner in 1926 and still family owned.

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History

Herbert Sellner made lamps, toys and library tables. He entered the amusement industry making water toboggan slides for resorts in the early 1920s.

Sellner Manufacturing was acquired by Larson International in 2011.[1]

The company produces a few Tilt-A-Whirl rides each year, plus about 50 other rides including: Spin the Apple, Berry Go Round, Monkey Mayhem and Jumping Jumbos, The Bear Affair, The Dizzy Dragons, among others. The newest, Bumble Bee Bop, debuts this fall.

Current ownership

Great-granddaughter Erin Sellner (president) and her mother, Tovah Sellner, lead the board of directors.

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