| Bertazzon | |
| Type: | Private |
| Foundation: | Italy |
| Founder: | Luigi, Ferruccio and Marcello Bertazzon |
| Location City: | Sernaglia della Battaglia |
| Location Country: | Italy |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Industry: | Manufacturing |
| Products: | Amusement rides |
| Num Employees: | 60 (as at 2012) |
| Divisions: | Bertazzon 3B s.r.l. Bertazzon America |
| Homepage: | Bertazzon 3B s.r.l. Bertazzon America LLC |
Bertazzon is an amusement ride manufacturing company based in Sernaglia della Battaglia, Italy. The company produces a variety of flat rides including bumper cars, carousels, swing rides, Matterhorns, Musik Expresses and dark ride systems.
In 1951, three brothers began renovating existing amusement rides: Luigi, Ferruccio and Marcello Bertazzon.[1] Bertazzon 3B was founded in 1963 when the company began manufacturing their own rides. The company later spawned a division based in the United States, Bertazzon America. As of 2009, the company is run by the founders' descendants Michele, Alex and Patrizia Bertazzon.[2] As of 2012, Bertazzon employs approximately 60 people, and manages a 12000sqm manufacturing facility in Italy.
| Name | Park | Model | Opened | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumper Cars | 1983 | Closed in 2012 | ||||
| Buffalo Bumper Cars | Bumper Cars | 2012 | Operating | [3] | ||
| Pier Pileup | Bumper Cars | 2012 | Operating | [4] | ||
| Bumper Cars | Bumper Cars | Closed | ||||
| Mini Bumper Cars | Bumper Cars | 2003 | Operating | |||
| King Pig's Wild Hog Dodgems | Bumper Cars | 2014 | Operating | |||
| Miniautoscooter | Bumper Cars | Operating | ||||
| Space Scooter | Bumper Cars | Operating | ||||
| Crazy Cars | Bumper Cars | 1992 | Operating | |||
| Space Bump | Bumper Cars | 1985 | Operating | |||
| Bump-A-Round | Bumper Cars | 1998 | Closed in 2011 | |||
| Fender Bender | Bumper Cars | 1998 | Closed in 2011 | |||
| Keansburg Amusement Park | Bumper Cars | 2013 | Operating | |||
| Bumper Cars | 2013 | Operating | ||||
| Carousel | Camelot | Venetian Carousel | 2012 | Operating | [5] | |
| Gallopers Carousel | Carousel | Operating | ||||
| Hanse-Karussell | Carousel | Operating | ||||
| Nostalgic Carousel | Carousel | 1997 | Operating | |||
| Carousel | 2009 | Operating | ||||
| Carosello | Rainbow Magicland | Carousel | 2011 | Operating | [6] | |
| Candy Carousel | Carousel | 1993 | Operating | |||
| Bluegrass Breeze | Swing Carousel | 2015 | Operating | |||
| Swing Carousel | ||||||
| Just A Swingin' | Swing Carousel | 2008 | Closed in 2009 | [7] | ||
| Sea Swings | Swing Carousel | 2009 | Operating | [8] | ||
| Swing Carousel | ||||||
| Swing Carousel | ||||||
| Water Circus | Swing Carousel | 2013 | Operating | [9] | ||
| Matterhorn | 1983 | Closed in 2012 | ||||
| Safari Stampede | Matterhorn | 2008 | ||||
| Musik Express | Musik Express | Closed in 2012 | [10] | |||
| Musik Express | ||||||
| Rock & Roll | Musik Express | 2012 | Operating | |||
| Cannonball Express | Musik Express | |||||
| Musik Express | Musik Express | |||||
| Musik Express | Musik Express | 2008 | Operating | [11] | ||
| Hurricane | Musik Express | 1998 | 2011 | |||
| Musik Express | 2007 | Closed in 2007 | ||||
| Dark Ride System | 2012 | Operating | [12] | |||
| Dark Ride System | 2008 | Operating | [13] [14] | |||
| Dark Ride System | 2011 | Operating | ||||
| Dark Ride System | 2012 | Operating | ||||
| Dark Ride System | 2009 | Operating | ||||
| Palm Beach International Equestrian Center | Carousel | 2013 | Only Venetian Carousel in Palm Beach ever built | |||
| Carousel | Carousel | 1975 | First type to ship in the USA | |||
| Carousel | Eagle Ridge Mall | Carousel | 1996 | First Bertazzon to ship in Central Florida to operate in a mall and the only type to not use a finial because the ceiling is too small | ||
| Carousel | Old Town | Carousel | 1986 | First Bertazzon to be in use at a standing still carnival | ||
| Carousel | Universal CityWalk Florida | Carousel | See site | Clone to Disney Springs version. | ||
| Carousel | Hersheypark | Venetian Carousel | 2019 | Only Venetian Carousel in Hershey Pennsylvania | ||
| The Chessington Adventure Tree | Carousel | 2017 | Operating | |||
| Venetian Carousel | Venetian Carousel | 2019 | Operating |
In 2006, Bertazzon was awarded a Golden Pony Award at the Technofolies trade show. Luigi Bertazzon accepted the award on behalf of the company.[15]