German manufacturer of amusement rides
Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG ,[ 1] also known simply as Mack Rides , is a German company that designs and constructs amusement rides, based in Waldkirch , Baden-Württemberg . It is one of the world's oldest amusement industry suppliers, and builds many types of rides, including flat rides, dark rides, log flumes, tow boat rides and roller coasters.[ 2] The family that owns Mack Rides also owns Europa-Park .[ 3]
History
1780s–1950s
Mack Rides traces its roots back to 1780 when Paul Mack, a young entrepreneur, started building carriages and stagecoaches. The Mack Company began building organ wagons and caravans for travelling showmen in 1880, commencing the company's involvement in the amusement industry. Its first wooden roller coaster was built in 1921, the first car ride in 1936, and the first wooden bobsled ride in 1951. By 1952 Mack Rides started increasing its exports of rides to the U.S. market.[ 2]
1950s–present
Franz Mack
Europa-Park is run by the Mack family. Franz Mack (1921–2010) in 1958 took over the family firm, Mack GmbH & Co (now Mack Rides ), together with his brothers. With his son Roland (b. 1949), he visited the United States in 1972 and was inspired to open a theme park in Germany, as an exhibition site for his company's products.[citation needed ]
At first, the park was to be located in Breisach . It was named "Europa-Park" after Breisach's nearby Europaweiher , a small artificial lake that commemorates a historical pilot poll in Breisach held in 1950, in which 95.6% of voters were in favour of European unification . The Breisach site was deemed unsuitable because of flooding hazard, and the project was moved 30 km north, where the Macks bought the park of the historical Balthasar castle in Rust.[citation needed ]
Europa-Park opened in 1975 with an area of 16 hectares. It had 250,000 visitors in its first year, 700,000 in the second, then passed one million in 1978.[citation needed ]
List of roller coasters
As of September 2024, Mack Rides has built 173 roller coasters around the world.[ 4]
List of other attractions
References
^ "Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG" . Mack Rides. October 11, 2004. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015 .
^ a b "Europa-Park Special". Rust, Germany: Mack International. 2012: 36.
^ MacDonald, Brady (24 January 2012). "Wing-dipping Manta coaster coming to SeaWorld San Diego in May" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 13 February 2012 .
^ "Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG (Waldkirch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)" .
^ Marden, Duane. "Run A Way Mine Train (Gold Reef City)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Turmbahn (Tivoli Gardens)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Meteor (Sportland Pier)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Meteor (Freedom Land USA)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Meteor (Sportland Pier)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Apache Whirlwind (Frontier Village Amusement Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Wizard's Cavern (Casino Pier)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Love Bugs (Canadian National Exhibition)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Love Bugs (Palisades Amusement Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Broadway Trip (Palisades Amusement Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Broadway Trip (Cedar Point)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Broadway Trip (Fun Forest Amusement Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Blauer Enzian (Gröna Lund)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Tokaido (Ankara Luna Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Thunder Run (Canada's Wonderland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Fish (Thorpe Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Fish (Thorpe Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Alpenexpress Enzian (Europa-Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Schweizer Bobbahn (Europa-Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Grottenblitz (Heide Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Odinexpressen (Tivoli Gardens)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Little Eagle (Broadway Grand Prix)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Little Eagle (Myrtle Beach Pavilion)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Scorpion Express (Chessington World of Adventures)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Gruvbanan (Skara Sommarland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Avalanche (Kings Dominion)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Electro (Méga Parc)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Avalanche (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Eurosat - CanCan Coaster (Europa-Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Blauer Enzian (Freizeit-Land Geiselwind)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Idän Pikajuna (Tykkimäki)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Pikajuna (Linnanmäki)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Munich Autobahn (Kobe Portopialand)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Rexplorer (Mirabilandia)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Gold Mine Train (Nigloland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Spreeblitz (Spreepark)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Le Dragon des Sortilèges (Mirapolis)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Kansas City-Express (Fränkisches Wunderland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Blauer Enzian (Movie Park Germany)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Blauer Enzian (Tivoli Karolinelund)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Bobbahn (Heide Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Gran Montserrat (Parque Espana-Shima Spain Village)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Wild Mouse (Nagashima Spa Land)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Wild Mouse (Nagashima Spa Land)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Wild Mouse (Magic Land)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Runaway Train (Elitch Gardens)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Euro-Mir (Europa-Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Dragen (Legoland Billund)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Blauer Enzian (Toshimaen)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Gletscherblitz (Steinwasen Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Journey To Atlantis (SeaWorld Orlando)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ a b Marden, Duane. "Speedy Bob (Bobbejaanland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Speedy Bob (Bobbejaanland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Taunusblitz (Taunus Wunderland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Matterhorn Blitz (Europa-Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Fly (Canada's Wonderland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Wild Mouse (Hersheypark)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Ghost Chasers (Movie Park Germany)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Spatiale Expérience (Nigloland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Poseidon (Europa-Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Bob Express (Bobbejaanland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Goofy's Sky School (Disney California Adventure)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Trace Du Hourra (Parc Astérix)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Technic Coaster (Legoland California)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Das Große LEGO Rennen (Legoland Deutschland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Ricochet (Carowinds)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Apple Zapple (Kings Dominion)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "X-treme Racers (Legoland Billund)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster (Warner Bros. Movie World)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "SuperSplash (TusenFryd)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Sand Serpent (Busch Gardens Tampa)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Wild Maus (Busch Gardens Williamsburg)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Draak (Plopsaland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Tulireki (Linnanmäki)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Journey To Atlantis (SeaWorld San Diego)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Atlantica SuperSplash (Europa-Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Dynamite Express (Drievliet)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Reaper, Drop ride to doom! (Amsterdam Dungeon)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Montanha Russa (Aquashow Family Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Pegasus (Europa-Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Expreso Minero (Parque Plaza Sesamo)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Schlitt'Express (Nigloland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Journey to Atlantis (SeaWorld San Antonio)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Sierra Sidewinder (Knott's Berry Farm)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Armada Invencible (Formosan Aboriginal Culture)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Götterblitz (Familypark)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "The Dark Knight (Six Flags Great Adventure)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "The Dark Knight (Six Flags Great America)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "The Dark Knight (Six Flags México)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "The Dark Knight (Six Flags New England)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Eurospeed (Europark)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Rothaarblitz (Panorama Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Blue Fire (Europa-Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Vértigo (Parque de Atracciones de Madrid)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Correcaminos Bip, Bip (Parque Warner Madrid)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Young Star Coaster (Chimelong Paradise)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Space Fantasy The Ride (Universal Studios Japan)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Twist (Le Pal)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Wilde Maus (Freizeit-Land Geiselwind)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Wilde Maus (Sommerland Syd)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Wilde Maus (Toverland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Zig Zag (Walygator Parc)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Skatteøen (Djurs Sommerland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Tiger Express (Mer de Sable)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Dutchman Gold Mine (Walibi Holland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Great Lego Race (Legoland Florida)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Jungle Coaster (Legoland Windsor)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Vilde Mus (Bakken)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Manta (SeaWorld San Diego)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Arctic Blast (Ocean Park Hong Kong)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Great Lego Race (Legoland Malaysia)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Dwervelwind (Toverland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Storm (Etnaland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Coast Rider (Knott's Berry Farm)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Storm Coaster (Sea World)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Dragon (Sochi Park Adventureland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Sharolet (Sochi Park Adventureland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Wild Mouse (Antibes Land)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Walygator Parc)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Wild Mouse (Expoland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Walrus Splash (Chimelong Ocean Kingdom)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Polar Explorer (Chimelong Ocean Kingdom)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Alpina Blitz (Nigloland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Helix (Lsieberg)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Battle of Blue Fire (Quancheng Euro Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "ARTHUR (Europa-Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Velikoluksky Miasokombinat (Wonder Island)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Turbulence (Adventureland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Miniwah (Freizeitpark Plohn)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Flash (Lewa Adventure)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Lost Gravity (Walibi Holland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Flight of the Hippogriff (Universal Studios Hollywood)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Dragon Express (Oriental Neverland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Pulsar (Walibi Belgium)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Cobra's Curse (Busch Gardens Tampa)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Spider-Man Doc Ock's Revenge (IMG Worlds of Adventure)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Velociraptor (IMG Worlds of Adventure)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Capitol Bullet Train (Motiongate)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Dragon Gliders (Motiongate)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Star Trek: Operation Enterprise (Movie Park Germany)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "DC Rivals HyperCoaster (Warner Bros. Movie World)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Dancing Oscar (Shinhwa Theme Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Slinky Dog (Disney's Hollywood Studios)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Icon (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Time Traveler (Silver Dollar City)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Hyper Coaster (Land of Legends Theme Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Launch Coaster (Colourful Yunnan Happy World)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Tiger Leaping Gorge (Colourful Yunnan Happy World)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Kraken's Revenge (Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Power Splash (Happy Valley Shenzhen)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Dynamite (Freizeitpark Plohn)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Carowinds)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Steam Racers (Wuxi Sunac Land)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Gods of Egypt - Battle for Eternity (Lionsgate Entertainment World)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Mælkevejen (Tivoli Gardens)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Max & Moritz (Efteling)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Storm Chaser (Paultons Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Twin Spin (Enchanted Kingdom)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Krampus Expédition (Nigloland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Plopsaland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Blu Power (Tetysblu Theme Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Rockin' Blu (Tetysblu Theme Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Flight of the Hippogriff (Universal Studios Beijing)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Jurassic Flyers (Universal Studios Beijing)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Steel Taipan (Dreamworld)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Blue Fire (Xuzhou Paradise)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Giant Digger (Lotte World Adventure Busan - Magic Forest)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Giant Splash (Lotte World Adventure Busan - Magic Forest)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "T-Rex Family Coaster (Djurs Sommerland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Carrara (Mandoria)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Beyond the Cloud (Suzhou Amusement Land Forest World)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Aquaman Power Wave (Six Flags Over Texas)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Fjord Explorer (Le Pal)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Voltron (Europa-Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Alpenexpress Enzian (Europa-Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Hyperia (Thorpe Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Gobbi Express (Taunus Wunderland)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Galaxie Express (Space Center)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Wiener Looping (Wiener Prater)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Happy Valley)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Sun World Bà Nà Hills)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Stardust Racers (Universal Studios Epic Universe)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Unknown (Fantasiana)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. " (Holiday Park)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. " (Freizeitpark Plohn)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "Saw Mill Falls (Six Flags Qiddiya)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "unknown (Bollywood Parks Dubai)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "unknown (Bollywood Parks Dubai)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "unknown (Sunac Cultural Tourism City)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
^ Marden, Duane. "unknown (Sunac Cultural Tourism City)" . Roller Coaster DataBase .
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