Maurer AG

Maurer AG, formerly known as Maurer Söhne GmbH & Co. KG, is a steel construction company and roller coaster manufacturer. Founded in 1876 in Munich, Germany, the company has built many styles of steel buildings, ranging from bridges, industrial buildings, and even art structures.[1] While known for building a variety of wild mouse coasters, its subsidiary Maurer Rides GmbH has branched out into spinning, looping, and launching coasters. The company also produces a free-fall tower ride. On December 15, 2014, the company changed its name to Maurer AG.[2]

Maurer AG

Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1876
Founder	Maurer Söhne
Headquarters	Munich , Germany[1]
Number of locations	Germany, China, Turkey[1]
Area served	More than 50 countries[1]
Products	Amusement rides, bridges, roller coasters, steel buildings[1]
Number of employees	700 (2009)[1]
Divisions	Maurer Rides, Structural Protection Systems, Structural Steelwork
Website	www.maurer.eu maurer-rides.de

Roller coasters

The non-inverting loop element of Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios Florida, a music X-Coaster.

In 1993, Maurer took over the amusement ride division of a fellow German firm, BHS.[3] BHS constructed four Schwarzkopf-designed roller coasters, working with Sansei Yusoki and Zierer in the process.[4][5][6][7] Maurer's first ride was a custom looping roller coaster called Venus GP that opened at Space World in 1996.[8][9] Since then they have produced almost 50 roller coasters including spinning, launched, racing and wild mouse roller coasters.[10][11]

One of the first types of roller coaster that Maurer manufactured was a wild mouse. The design, known as Wilde Maus Classic, was first installed as Kopermijn at Drievliet Family Park in 1996.[12] At the end of 2010, the Wilde Maus Classic design has been replicated at 13 locations around the world.[13]

In 2000, the S-Coaster was introduced by Maurer.[9] The S-Coaster is Maurer's spinning roller coaster design.[14] It is the most popular design (in terms of installations) that Maurer has ever produced with over 21 installations worldwide.[15]

Maurer's X-Coaster comes in a variety of different designs: X-Car, X-Train and SkyLoop. Under the X-Car category Maurer manufactures rides with launches,[16] vertical lifts,[17] floorless cars[18] and cars with embedded music systems.[19] An X-Train X-Coaster is one which features 4-across seating (2 seats above the track and one on either side of the track as a floorless seat). Under the SkyLoop category Maurer has a variety of models including XT 150 (150 m (490 ft) in length),[20] XT 450 (450 m (1,480 ft) in length),[21] launched[22] and custom designs.[23]

Most recently, in 2010, Maurer introduced the R-Coaster. The R-Coaster is a type of racing roller coaster which features several sets of Linear Synchronous Motors on two parallel tracks. The first, and currently only, R-Coaster is Fiorano GT Challenge at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi.[24][25] In 2018, it was announced that Maurer would be building the first roller coaster at sea, on the Carnival cruise ship Mardi Gras.[26]

List of roller coasters

Sky Wheel at Skyline Park is a SkyLoop XT 150 X-Coaster.

As of 2019, Maurer AG has built 63 roller coasters around the world.[27]

Name	Model	Park	Country	Opened	Status	Ref
Star Wars	Spinning Coaster	Wonder Island	Russia	Never opened	Removed	[28]
Kopermijn	Wild Mouse	Drievliet	Netherlands	1996	Operating	[29]
Crazy Mine	Wild Mouse	Hansa Park	Germany	1997	Operating	[30]
Wilde Maus	Wild Mouse	Wiener Prater	Austria	1997	Operating	[31]
Wild Mouse	Wild Mouse	Lagoon	United States	1998	Operating	[32]
Rattlesnake	Wild Mouse	Chessington World of Adventures	United Kingdom	1998	Operating	[33]
Wild Mouse	Wild Mouse	Dorney Park	United States	2000	Operating	[34]
Go Bananas! Formerly Bug Out	Wild Mouse	Wild Adventures	United States	2000	Operating	[35]
Twistrix	Spinning Coaster	Drievliet	Netherlands	2001	Operating	[36]
Winjas	Spinning Coaster SC3000	Phantasialand	Germany	2002	Operating	[37]
Spider	Spinning Coaster SC2000	Lagoon	United States	2003	Operating	[38]
Wild Storm	Spinning Coaster Compact	O-World	South Korea	2003	Operating	[39]
The Whirlwind	Spinning Coaster SC2000	Seabreeze Amusement Park	United States	2004	Operating	[40]
Dragon's Fury	Spinning Coaster SC3000	Chessington World of Adventures	United Kingdom	2004	Operating	[41]
Spinball Whizzer Formerly Sonic Spinball	Spinning Coaster SC2200	Alton Towers	United Kingdom	2004	Operating	[42]
Steel Dragon	Spinning Coaster SC2000	Waldameer	United States	2004	Operating	[43]
Sky Wheel	SkyLoop XT 150	Skyline Park	Germany	2004	Operating	[44]
Twister	Spinning Coaster SC3000	Habtoorland	Lebanon	2004 to 2010	Removed	[45]
Tarántula	Spinning Coaster SC3000	Parque de Atracciones de Madrid	Spain	2005	Operating	[46]
G Force	X-Car	Drayton Manor	United Kingdom	2005	Removed	[47]
Unknown	Wild Mouse	Al Hokair Land Theme Park	Saudi Arabia	2006	Operating	[48]
X Coaster	SkyLoop XT 150	Magic Springs & Crystal Falls	United States	2006	Operating	[49]
Abismo	SkyLoop XT 450	Parque de Atracciones de Madrid	Spain	2006	Operating	[50]
Formule X	X-Car	Drievliet	Netherlands	2007	Operating	[51]
Crush's Coaster	Spinning Coaster	Walt Disney Studios Park	France	2007	Operating	[52]
Salama	Spinning Coaster SC3000	Linnanmäki	Finland	2008	Operating	[53]
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit	X-Car	Universal Studios Florida	United States	2009	Operating	[54]
Spinning Coaster	Spinning Coaster Compact	Holnemvolt Park	Hungary	2009	Removed	[55]
Wild Mouse	Wild Mouse	Funtown Splashtown USA Jolly Roger Amusement Park	United States	2009 2002 to 2006	Operating	[56] [57]
Dream Coaster	X-Car	Dream City	Iraq	2010	Operating	[58]
Fiorano GT Challenge	Family Launch Coaster	Ferrari World	United Arab Emirates	2010	Operating	[24]
Shock	X-Car	Rainbow MagicLand	Italy	2011	Operating	[59]
Wild Maus	Wild Mouse	Antibes Land Europark	France	2011 2007 to 2010	Removed	[60] [61]
Naga Bay Formerly Dizz	Spinning Coaster SC3000	Bobbejaanland	Belgium	2011	Operating	[62]
Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum Formerly Road Runner Express	Wild Mouse	Six Flags New England Kentucky Kingdom	United States	2011 2000 to 2009	Operating	[63] [64]
Cagliostro	Spinning Coaster SC3000	Rainbow MagicLand	Italy	2011	Operating	[65]
Ukko	SkyLoop XT 150	Linnanmäki	Finland	2011	Operating	[66]
Spinner Formerly Speedy	Spinning Coaster Compact	Skara Sommarland Abenteuer Park Oberhausen	Sweden	2011 2001 to 2010	Operating	[67] [68]
Clouds Of Fairyland	SkyLoop XT 150	Joyland	China	2011	Operating	[69]
Freischütz	X-Car	Bayern Park	Germany	2011	Operating	[70]
BuzzSaw	SkyLoop XT 150	Dreamworld	Australia	2011	Operating	[71]
Wilde Maus	Wild Mouse	Freizeit-Land Geiselwind	Germany	2012	Removed	[72]
Hidden Anaconda	SkyLoop XT 150	Happy Valley Wuhan	China	2012	Operating	[73]
Terror Twister	SkyLoop XT 150	Fantawild Adventure Zhengzhou	China	2012	Operating	[74]
Crazy Car Formerly FamilyCo Express	X-Car	Happy Valley Wuhan	China	2013	Operating	[75]
Terror Twister	SkyLoop XT 150	Nantong Adventure Land	China	2013	Operating	[76]
Sky Spin Formerly Whirlwind	Spinning Coaster SC2000	Skyline Park Camelot Theme Park	Germany	2013 2003 to 2012	Operating	[77] [78]
Insider Formerly Spinning Coaster Maihime	Spinning Coaster Compact	Wiener Prater Tokyo Dome City	Austria	2013 2000 to 2011	Operating	[79] [80]
Undertow	Spinning Coaster SC2000	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	United States	2013	Operating	[81]
Marble Madness Formerly Wild Mouse	Wild Mouse	Pleasurewood Hills Flamingo Land	United Kingdom	2014 1997 to 2012	Operating	[82] [83]
Terror Twister	SkyLoop XT 150	Fantawild Dreamland Xiamen	China	2015	Operating	[84]
Laff Trakk	Spinning Coaster SC2000	Hersheypark	United States	2015	Operating	[85]
Unknown	Spinning Coaster	Respublika	Ukraine	2015	Closed	[86]
Dragon Legend	X-Car	Romon U-Park	China	2016	Operating	[87]
Dragon Flight	Spinning Coaster SC3000	Eontime World	China	2015	Operating	[88]
Sky Dragster	Spike Dragster	Skyline Park	Germany	2017	Operating	[89]
Käpt'n Jack's Wilde Maus Formerly Holly's Wilde Autofahrt Formerly Rat Formerly Wild Mouse	Wild Mouse	Eifelpark Holiday Park Loudoun Castle Dreamland	Germany	2017 2010 to 2016 2005 to 2009 1998 to 2004	Operating	[90] [91] [92] [93]
Wilde Maus	Wild Mouse	Detskiy Park Attrapark	Russia	2018 2007 to 2016	Operating	[94] [95]
Desmo Race	Spike Dragster	Mirabilandia	Italy	2019	Operating	[96]
Phoenix	Spinning Coaster SC2000	Adventureland	United States	2019	Operating	[97]
Alien Taxi Xtreme	Spinning Coaster SC2000	Trans Studio Action Zone Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin' Drievliet	Indonesia	2019 2007 to 2017 2004 to 2006	Operating	[98] [99] [100]
Unknown Formerly Venus GP Formerly Venus	Looping Coaster	Rusutsu Resort Space World	Japan	2019 1996 to 2017	In Storage	[101] [8]

Maurer German Wheels

Maurer German Wheels is a subsidiary of Maurer Söhne. It manufactures the R80XL giant Ferris wheel under licence from Bussink Design.[102]

References

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29. Marden, Duane. "Kopermijn  (Drievliet)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
30. Marden, Duane. "Crazy Mine  (Hansa Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
31. Marden, Duane. "Wilde Maus  (Wiener Prater)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
32. Marden, Duane. "Wild Mouse  (Lagoon)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
33. Marden, Duane. "Rattlesnake  (Chessington World of Adventures)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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36. Marden, Duane. "Twistrix  (Drievliet)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
37. Marden, Duane. "Winjas  (Phantasialand)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
38. Marden, Duane. "Spider  (Lagoon)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
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40. Marden, Duane. "Whirlwind  (Seabreeze)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
41. Marden, Duane. "Dragon's Fury  (Chessington World of Adventures)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
42. Marden, Duane. "Spinball Whizzer  (Alton Towers)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
43. Marden, Duane. "Steel Dragon  (Waldameer)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
44. Marden, Duane. "Sky Wheel  (Skyline Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
45. Marden, Duane. "Twister  (Habtoorland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
46. Marden, Duane. "Tarántula  (Parque de Atracciones de Madrid)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
47. Marden, Duane. "G Force  (Drayton Manor)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
48. Marden, Duane. "Unknown  (Al Hokair Land Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
49. Marden, Duane. "X Coaster  (Magic Springs & Crystal Falls)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
50. Marden, Duane. "Abismo  (Parque de Atracciones de Madrid)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
51. Marden, Duane. "Formule X  (Drivliet)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
52. Marden, Duane. "Crush's Coaster  (Walt Disney Studios Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
53. Marden, Duane. "Salama  (Linnanmäki)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
54. Marden, Duane. "Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit  (Universal Studios Florida)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
55. Marden, Duane. "Spinning Coaster  (Holnemvolt Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
56. Marden, Duane. "Wild Mouse  (Funtown Splashland USA)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
57. Marden, Duane. "Wild Mouse  (Jolly Roger Amusement Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
58. Marden, Duane. "Dream Coaster  (Dream City)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
59. Marden, Duane. "Shock  (Rainbow MagicLand)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
60. Marden, Duane. "Wild Maus  (Antibes Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
61. Marden, Duane. "Wild Maus  (Europark)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
62. Marden, Duane. "Naga Bay  (Bobbejaanland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
63. Marden, Duane. "Gotham City Gauntlet Escape from Arkham Asylum  (Six Flags New England)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
64. Marden, Duane. "Road Runner Express  (Kentucky Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
65. Marden, Duane. "Cagliostro  (Rainbow MagicLand)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
66. Marden, Duane. "Ukko  (Linnanmäki)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
67. Marden, Duane. "Spinner  (Skara Sommarland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
68. Marden, Duane. "Speedy  (Abenteuer Park Oberhausen)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
69. Marden, Duane. "Clouds Of Fairyland  (Joyland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
70. Marden, Duane. "Freischütz  (Bayern Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
71. Marden, Duane. "BuzzSaw  (Dreamworld)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
72. Marden, Duane. "Wilde Maus  (Freizeit-Land Geiselwind)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
73. Marden, Duane. "Hidden Anaconda  (Hapy Valley Wuhan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
74. Marden, Duane. "Terror Twister  (Fantawild Adveture Zhengzhou)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
75. Marden, Duane. "Crazy Car  (Hapy Valley Wuhan)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
76. Marden, Duane. "Terror Twister  (Nantong Adventure Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
77. Marden, Duane. "Sky Spin  (Skyline Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
78. Marden, Duane. "Whirlwind  (Camelot Theme Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
79. Marden, Duane. "Insider  (Wiener Prater)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
80. Marden, Duane. "Spinning Coaster Maihime  (Tokyo Dome City)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
81. Marden, Duane. "Undertow  (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
82. Marden, Duane. "Marble Madness  (Pleasurewood Hills)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
83. Marden, Duane. "Wild Mouse  (Flamingo Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
84. Marden, Duane. "Terror Twister  (Fantawild Dreamland Xiamen)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
85. Marden, Duane. "Laff Trakk  (Hersheypark)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
86. Marden, Duane. "Unknown  (Respublika)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
87. Marden, Duane. "Dragon Legend  (Romon U-Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
88. Marden, Duane. "Dragon Flight  (Eontime World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
89. Marden, Duane. "Sky Dragster  (Skyline Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
90. Marden, Duane. "Käpt'n Jack's Wilde Maus  (Eifelpark)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
91. Marden, Duane. "Holly's Wilde Autofahrt  (Holiday Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
92. Marden, Duane. "Rat  (Loudoun Castle)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
93. Marden, Duane. "Wild Mouse  (Dreamland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
94. Marden, Duane. "Wilde Maus  (Detskiy Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
95. Marden, Duane. "Wilde Maus  (Attrapark)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
96. Marden, Duane. "Superbike Race  (Mirabilandia)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
97. Marden, Duane. "Phoenix  (Adventureland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
98. Marden, Duane. "Alien Taxi  (Trans Studio Action Zone)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
99. Marden, Duane. "Xtreme  (Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin')". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
100. Marden, Duane. "Xtreme  (Drievliet)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
101. Marden, Duane. "Unknown  (Rusutsu Resort)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
102. "Bussink launches world's tallest transportable Ferris Wheel". Archived from the original on June 30, 2013.

External links

• Official website