Opportunity Rides Manufacturing
| Opportunity Rides Manufacturing | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Incorporated |
| founding | 1961 |
| Seat |
Wichita, Kansas , USA
|
| management | Dick Chance, Aaron Landrum |
| Number of employees | over 100 |
| Branch | Roller coasters , rides |
| Website | www.chancerides.com |
Chance Rides Manufacturing is a manufacturer of roller coasters and other rides based in Wichita , Kansas, USA.
Miniature trains
The company became known with a miniature railway , a replica of a locomotive used by Southern Pacific Railroad , which was named after the railway manager CP Huntington . This amusement ride is still the company's best-known and is also used in amusement parks in Germany , for example in Europa-Park Rust, in Heide Park Resort under the name Heide-Park Express, and in Jaderpark . The latter two parks use vehicles that were originally procured for the Federal Garden Show in Kassel in 1981 .
Rides
The company also builds rides such as roller coasters, carousels and Ferris wheels . Of the 38 roller coasters built to date, only a few are still in use.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ California State Parks, State of California: Huntington CP. Retrieved November 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Jeffrey Seifert: Chance Rides celebrates 50 years of fun and thrills . In: Amusement Today . tape 15 (8.2) , November 2011, p. 28-30 .
- ↑ Dietrich Meier's hobby page. Retrieved April 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Roller coaster search results. Retrieved November 17, 2017 .
Coordinates: 37 ° 40 ′ 18.8 " N , 97 ° 23 ′ 33.3" W.