Amusement ride

An amusement ride is any number of devices found in funfairs and amusement parks meant to appeal to various senses of the rider.

Amusement ride manufactures

Most new amusement rides are innovations of one of the major amusement ride manufactures, and infact many ride types are virtualy brand names for particular product line.

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From time to time, individual rides are manufactured or reproduced by large engineering companies, but the major manufactures in the history of amusement rides are:

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• Aero Affiliates (USA)
• AMECO (USA)
• A.R.M. (UK) - Turnagain
• Bakker
• Bembom Rides (UK)http://www.parkware.com/bembom/
• Bennetts (UK)
• Cadoxton (UK)
• Chance Rides Manufacturing (USA)http://www.rides.com/services.html - Chance Morgan
• Church (UK)
• Dartron Industries (USA)http://www.dartronrides.com/
• Eli Bridge (USA)http://www.elibridge.com/
• Lee Eyerly (USA)
• Far Fabbri (Italy) - Megadrop
• Gravity Works, Inc (USA)http://www.gravityworks.com/idx_main.html
• Great Coasters International (USA)http://www.greatcoasters.com/
• Edwin Hall (UK)
• Hayes Fabrication (UK)
• Hopkins Amusement Rides (USA)http://www.hopkinsrides.com/
• Huss Maschinenfabrik (Germany)http://www.hussrides.com/
• Hrubetz
• Intamin AG (Liechtenstein)http://www.intaminworldwide.com/
• Jacksons (UK)
• Caspar Klaus (Germany)
• KMG (Netherlands) - Kermis Machinebouw Gaasendamhttp://www.kmg-rides.com/
• L & T Systems Amusement Rides (USA)http://italintl.com/lt/index.htm
• Lang Wheels (UK)
• Larson International (USA)http://www.larsonintl.com/
• Lusse Company (UK)
• Mack Rides (Germany) http://www.mack-rides.com/en/
• Maxwells (UK)
• Mondial Rides (Netherlands) http://www.mondialrides.com/ie/aindex.html
• Moser Rides (Italy)http://www.moserrides.com/
• Norson Power (UK)
• Premier Rides (USA)http://www.premier-rides.com/
• Protech
• Pollards (UK)
• PWS (UK)
• Reverchon Industries (France)http://www.reverchon.com/
• Rollercoaster Corporation of America (USA)
• Ronald Bussink Professional Rides (Switzerland)http://www.giantrides.com/giantrides.html
• S & S Power Inc (USA)http://www.s-spower.com/ - Arrow Dynamics
• Safeco (Spain)
• Sally Corp (USA)http://www.sallycorp.com/
• Sartori Rides Int'l Group (Italy)http://www.sartorirides.net/ - Claudio Sartori
• SBF Rides (Italy)http://www.sbfrides.com/index.html
• Anton Schwarzkopf(Germany)
• Sellner Manufacturing Co (USA)http://www.whirlin.com/
• Sobema
• Soli s.r.l. (Italy)http://www.solibumpercars.com/
• Soriani
• Joe and Perrin Stevens (UK)
• Sywell Fabrications (Britain) - Henry Thurston
• Thrilltime, Inc
• Tivoli Enterprises (UK) - Richard Woolls
• Top Fun (Italy)
• Vekoma (Netherlands)http://www.vekoma.com/
• Wards (UK)
• White Water West Industries (Canada) http://www.whitewaterwest.com/
• Wisdom Rides (USA)http://www.wisdomrides.com/catalog/
• Zierer (Germany)http://www.zierer-rides.de/