S&S - Sansei Technologies

S&S - Sansei Technologies
Industry Manufacturing
Predecessor Arrow Development
Arrow HUSS
Arrow Dynamics
S&S Sports Inc.
S&S Power
Founded 1994 (1994)
Founder Stan Checketts
Headquarters Logan, Utah, United States
Area served
 Worldwide
Products Amusement rides, roller coasters
Parent Sansei Technologies
Website www.engineeringexcitement.com
The former S&S Worldwide logo.
Power Tower, an S&S ride at Cedar Point.

S&S - Sansei Technologies, formerly S&S Worldwide, is an American company known for its pneumatically powered amusement rides and roller coaster designing.

History

S&S - Sansei Technologies was founded by Stan Checketts as S&S Sports, Inc. S&S Sports manufactured 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 - Sansei Technologies is based in Logan, Utah.

In 2002, S&S began looking for opportunities to expand their business, citing acquisitions as the best method to do so.[2] Following the bankruptcy filing of wooden roller coaster manufacturer Custom Coasters International (CCI), S&S hired founder Denise Dinn-Larrick and several other former CCI employees to start a new wooden coaster division for the company.[2] In October 2002, S&S founded S&S Arrow, a limited liability company which purchased the assets of the bankrupt Arrow Dynamics.[3] However, the only Arrow Dynamics coaster design S&S continues to offer is the 4th dimension coaster.

In 2004, after four wooden roller coasters were built, S&S closed that division of the company.[4]

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.[5]

On August 25, 2006 S&S Power, Inc. announced that Stan Checketts and Gene Mulvihill, both original founding partners of S&S, had formed a group to purchase a controlling interest of S & S. The negotiations took several months. CEO Checketts was to direct the company based on the same principles upon which it was founded; "...to provide the amusement industry with thrilling, high-quality rides the entire family can enjoy." Checketts also announced that the business operations of S&S would remain under the direction of Rich Allen, who would continue in his role as Chief Operating Officer.

In February 2009, Larsen MacColl Partners acquired a significant equity interest in S&S, including all shares previously owned by Checketts. The Koffman family and affiliated shareholders were to maintain their ownership interest. Checketts ended his consulting relationship with the company in order to pursue other business interests.[6] As of December 2013, those interests included Soaring Eagle Zipline Inc., of Logan Utah.

In November 2012, S&S Worldwide Inc., entered into a binding agreement with Sansei Yusoki Co., Ltd., of Osaka, Japan, whereby Sansei acquired 77.3% interest in S&S.[7][8] Signage at the 2012 and 2013 IAAPA Attractions Expos promoted the new company as S&S - Sansei Technologies.

Types of amusement rides

Roller coasters

ModelFirst producedDescription
4-D Free Spin2015Variation of a wing coaster in which seats are able to rotate along the pitch axis at 360 degrees. The track does not veer off or tilt in any way, as opposed to S&S' other 4th Dimension model.[9]
4th Dimension2006Variation of a wing coaster in which seats are able to rotate along the pitch axis at 360 degrees. The track is laid out like a traditional sit-down roller coaster.[10]
El Loco2008Slower-paced roller coaster containing a beyond-vertical drop and thin rails.[11]
Free Fly2009Inverted roller coaster with track inversions that are made obsolete due to a revolving carriage.[12]
Family Inverted Coaster2017An inverted roller coaster with seating below the rails.
Wooden Coaster2003 (discontinued)Standard wooden roller coaster with several variations in track layout.[13]
Screaming Squirrel2005 (discontinued)Variation of the wild mouse roller coaster where there is no defined primary drop, consisting of several "hairpins" and saxophone inversions.[14]
Air-Launched Coaster2001Name given to a variety of roller coasters utilizing compressed air launch systems.

Towers

Flat rides

List of roller coasters

Mumbo Jumbo at Flamingo Land is an S&S El Loco.

As of 2018, S&S - Sansei Technologies has built 39 roller coasters around the world.[23]

NameModelParkCountryOpenedStatusRef
Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness
Formerly BuzzSaw Falls		Air-Launched CoasterSilver Dollar CityUnited States United States1999Operating[24]
Hypersonic XLCAir-Launched CoasterKings DominionUnited States United States2001Removed[25]
Do-Dodonpa
Formerly Dodonpa		Air-Launched CoasterFuji-Q HighlandJapan Japan2001Operating[26]
Timberhawk: Ride of PreyWooden CoasterWild Waves Theme & Water ParkUnited States United States2003Operating[27]
FalkenWooden CoasterFårup SommerlandDenmark Denmark2004Operating[28]
AvalancheWooden CoasterTimber Falls Adventure ParkUnited States United States2004Closed[29]
Hell Cat
Formerly J2
Formerly Tsunami		Wooden CoasterClementon ParkUnited States United States2004Operating[30]
Sequoia AdventureScreaming SquirrelGardalandItaly Italy2005Closed[31]
Man-O-War
Formerly Screamin Squirrel		Screaming SquirrelMysterious IslandChina China2006Operating[32]
Eejanaika4th DimensionFuji-Q HighlandJapan Japan2006Operating[33]
AfterburnerScreaming SquirrelWonder IslandRussia Russia2007Removed[34]
Steel HawgEl LocoIndiana BeachUnited States United States2008Operating[35]
TrananFree FlySkara SommarlandSweden Sweden2009Operating[36]
Mumbo JumboEl LocoFlamingo LandUnited Kingdom United Kingdom2009Operating[37]
Extreme RusherAir-Launched CoasterHappy Valley BeijingChina China2011Operating[38]
Timber DropEl LocoFraispertuis CityFrance France2011Operating[39]
Green Lantern CoasterEl LocoWarner Bros. Movie WorldAustralia Australia2011Operating[40]
Dinoconda4th DimensionChina Dinosaurs ParkChina China2012Operating[41]
Bullet CoasterAir-Launched CoasterHappy Valley ShenzhenChina China2012Operating[42]
EldoradoFamily CoasterEtnalandItaly Italy2013Operating[43]
ring°racerAir-Launched CoasterNürburgringGermany Germany2013Closed[44]
Crazy BirdEl LocoHappy Valley TianjinChina China2013Operating[45]
El LocoEl LocoAdventuredomeUnited States United States2014Operating[46]
OCT Thrust SSC1000Air-Launched CoasterHappy Valley WuhanChina China2014Operating[47]
Batman: The Ride4D Free SpinSix Flags Fiesta TexasUnited States United States2015Operating[48]
The Joker4D Free SpinSix Flags Great AdventureUnited States United States2016Operating[49]
The Joker4D Free SpinSix Flags Great AmericaUnited States United States2017Operating[50]
The Joker4D Free SpinSix Flags New EnglandUnited States United States2017Operating[51]
The Joker4D Free SpinSix Flags Over TexasUnited States United States2017Operating[52]
Arashi4D Free SpinNagashima Spa LandJapan Japan2017Operating[53]
GaleForceLaunch CoasterPlayland's Castaway CoveUnited States United States2017Operating[54]
Merlin's MayhemFamily Inverted CoasterDutch WonderlandUnited States United States2018Operating[55]
Wonder Woman Coaster4D Free SpinSix Flags MéxicoMexico México2018Operating[56]
Launch CoasterAir-Launched CoasterSun Tzu Cultural ParkChina China2018Under construction[57]
Steel CurtainLooping CoasterKennywoodUnited States United States2019Under construction[58]
Maxx ForceAir-Launched CoasterSix Flags Great AmericaUnited States United States2019Under construction[59]
Batman: The Ride4D Free SpinSix Flags Discovery KingdomUnited States United States2019Under construction[60]
UnknownAir-Launched CoasterWindow of the WorldChina China2019Under construction[61]
Unknown4D Free SpinWorld Fairytale LandChina China2020Under construction[62]

List of other attractions

NameModelParkCountryOpenedStatusRef
Space Shot Space Shot Action Park United States 1996 Removed
BarnstormerScreamin' SwingDollywoodUnited States United States2011Operating
Hershey Triple Tower Double Shot/Combo tower Hersheypark United States United States 2017Operating [63]
Giant Barn SwingScreamin' SwingSilver Dollar CityUnited States United States2007Operating
Uppswinget Screamin' Swing Liseberg Sweden Sweden 2007Operating [64]
RushScreamin' SwingThorpe ParkUnited Kingdom United Kingdom2005Operating[65]
SkyhawkScreamin' SwingCedar PointUnited States United States2006Operating
Thunder and LightningScreamin' SwingLake CompounceUnited States United States2006Operating
Xtreme SwingScreamin' SwingValleyfairUnited States United States2006Operating
Giant Canyon Swing Screamin' Swing Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park United States United States 2010Operating
Batwing SpaceshotSpace ShotWarner Bros. Movie WorldAustralia Australia2006Operating[66]
Big ShotSpace ShotStratosphere Las VegasUnited States United States1996Operating[67]
DetonatorSpace ShotWorlds of FunUnited States United States1996Operating[68]
Doctor Doom's FearfallSpace ShotIslands of AdventureUnited States United States1999Operating[69]
The VolcanoSpace ShotFantasy IslandUnited Kingdom United Kingdom1998Operating
Ice Blast: The RideSpace ShotBlackpool Pleasure BeachUnited Kingdom United Kingdom1997Operating[70]
MaliboomerSpace ShotDisney California Adventure ParkUnited States United States2001Removed[71]
RakettiSpace ShotLinnanmäkiFinland Finland1999Operating
Space ShotSpace ShotU.S. Space & Rocket CenterUnited States United StatesUnknownOperating
Space ShotSpace ShotWalibi HollandNetherlands Netherlands1998Operating
Columbia & DiscoveryMulti-tower RideMirabilandiaItaly Italy1997Operating
DominatorMulti-tower RideDorney ParkUnited States United States1999Operating
Power TowerMulti-tower RideCedar PointUnited States United States1998Operating
Power TowerMulti-tower RideValleyfairUnited States United States2000Operating
SasquatchMulti-tower RideGreat EscapeUnited States United States2009Operating
The RocketMulti-tower RideLagoonUnited States United States1999Operating
HellevatorCombo Tower RidePlaylandCanada Canada2000Operating
Scream!Combo Tower RideSix Flags Fiesta TexasUnited States United States1999Operating
Superman: Tower of PowerCombo Tower RideSix Flags Over TexasUnited States United States2003Operating
Scream!Combo Tower RideSix Flags New EnglandUnited States United States1998Operating[72]
Kilauea Combo Tower Ride Six Flags México Mexico México 2000Operating
Down TimeTurbo DropLake CompounceUnited States United States2004Operating
Supreme ScreamTurbo DropKnott's Berry FarmUnited States United States1998Operating[73]
Catapult
Formerly SWAT		Sky SwatSix Flags New England
Six Flags AstroWorld		United States United States2006
2003 to 2005		Removed[74]
SlammerSky SwatThorpe ParkUnited Kingdom United Kingdom2005Closed[18]
VertiGoSky SlingCedar PointUnited States United States2001Removed
VertiGoSky SlingKnott's Berry FarmUnited States United States2001Removed

References

  1. ↑ "Company". S&S Worldwide. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. 1 2 O'Brien, Tim (August 12, 2002). "S&S moves to snap up defunct rivals". Amusement Business. 114 (32): 1, 9.
  3. ↑ O'Brien, Tim (November 4, 2002). "S&S affiliate catches Arrow". Amusement Business. 114 (44): 8.
  4. ↑ Seifert, Jeffrey (2012). "The Custom Coasters Revolution". RollerCoaster! Magazine. Zanesville, Ohio: American Coaster Enthusiasts. 33 (4): 21–31. ISSN 0896-7261.
  5. ↑ Logan Celebration Centre – Home
  6. ↑ "Stan Checketts Out as S&S Worldwide Inc. Announces Ownership Change". ACE News Now. American Coaster Enthusiasts. September 30, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ "S&S Worldwide, Sansei Yusoki Co. join forces". Amusement Today. November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  8. ↑ "SANSEI YUSOKI CO LTD to Acquire S&S Worldwide, Inc". Reuters News. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  9. ↑ "4th Dimension". S&S Worldwide. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  10. ↑ Marden, Duane. "4th Dimension  (Logan, Utah)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "El Loco". S&S Worldwide. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Free Fly". S&S Worldwide. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  13. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Roller Coaster Search Results  (S&S Wooden Roller Coasters)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  14. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Screaming Squirrel  (Logan, Utah)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Tower Rides". S&S Worldwide. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Double Shot". S&S Worldwide. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  17. ↑ Moon, Jacob (September 30, 2002). "Cache native breaks a speed record". The Utah Statesman. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  18. 1 2 "Slammer (Thorpe Park)". Parkz. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Screamin' Swing". S&S Worldwide. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Frog Hopper". S&S Worldwide. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Jungle Swing". S&S Worldwide. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Monkey Madness". S&S Worldwide. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  23. ↑ S&S - Sansei Technologies - rcdb.com
  24. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Powder Keg: A Blast in the Wilderness  (Silver Dollar City)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  25. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Hypersonic XLC  (Kings Dominion)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  26. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Do-Dodonpa  (Fuji-Q Highland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  27. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Timberhawk: Ride of Prey  (Wild Waves Theme & Water Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  28. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Falken  (Fårup Sommerland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  29. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Avalanche  (Timber Falls Adventure Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  30. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Hell Cat  (Clementon Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  31. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Sequoia Adventure  (Gardaland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  32. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Man-O-War  (Mysterious Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  33. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Eejanaika  (Fuji-Q Highland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  34. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Afterburner  (Wonder Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  35. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Steel Hawg  (Indiana Beach)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  36. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Tranan  (Skara Sommarland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  37. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Mumbo Jumbo  (Flamingo Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  38. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Extreme Rusher  (Happy Valley Beijing)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  39. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Timber Drop  (Fraispertuis City)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  40. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Green Lantern Coaster  (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  41. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Dinoconda  (China Dinosaurs Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  42. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Bullet Coaster  (Happy Valley Shenzhen)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  43. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Eldorado  (Etnaland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  44. ↑ Marden, Duane. "ring°racer  (Nürburgring)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  45. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Crazy Bird  (Happy Valley Tianjin)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  46. ↑ Marden, Duane. "El Loco  (Adventuredome)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  47. ↑ Marden, Duane. "OCT Thrust SSC1000  (Happy Valley Wuhan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  48. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Batman: The Ride  (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  49. ↑ Marden, Duane. "The Joker  (Six Flags Great Adventue)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  50. ↑ Marden, Duane. "The Joker  (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  51. ↑ Marden, Duane. "The Joker  (Six Flags New England)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  52. ↑ Marden, Duane. "The Joker  (Six Flags Over Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  53. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Arashi  (Nagashima Spa Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  54. ↑ Marden, Duane. "GaleForce  (Playland's Castaway Cove)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  55. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Merlin's Mayhem  (Dutch Wonderland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  56. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Wonder Woman Coaster  (Six Flags México)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  57. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Launch Coaster  (Sun Tzu Cultural Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  58. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Steel Curtain  (Kennywood)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  59. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Maxx Force  (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  60. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Batman The Ride  (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  61. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Unknown  (Window of the World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  62. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Unknown  (World Fairytale Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  63. ↑ "Hershey Triple Tower™ | Hersheypark Rides". hersheypark.com. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  64. ↑ "Uppswinget | flat ride at Liseberg". Parkz. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  65. ↑ "Rush (Thorpe Park)". Parkz. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  66. ↑ "Batwing Spaceshot (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Parkz. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  67. ↑ "Big Shot (Stratosphere)". Parkz. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  68. ↑ "Detonator (Thorpe Park)". Parkz. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  69. ↑ "Doctor Dooms Fearfall (Islands of Adventure)". Parkz. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  70. ↑ "Ice Blast (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)". Parkz. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  71. ↑ "Maliboomer (Disney California Adventure Park)". Parkz. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  72. ↑ "Scream (Six Flags New England)". Parkz. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  73. ↑ "Supreme Scream (Knotts Berry Farm)". Parkz. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  74. ↑ "Catapult to be removed from Six Flags New England". Blog. March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.