Maurer AG explained

Maurer AG
Founder:Maurer Söhne
Location City:Munich
Location Country:Germany
Locations:Germany, China, Turkey
Area Served:More than 50 countries
Industry:Manufacturing
Products:Amusement rides, bridges, roller coasters, steel buildings
Num Employees:700 (2009)
Divisions:Maurer Rides, Structural Protection Systems, Structural Steelwork

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]

Roller coaster work

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] Since then they have produced almost 50 roller coasters including spinning, launched, racing and wild mouse roller coasters.[9] [10]

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.[11] At the end of 2010, the Wilde Maus Classic design has been replicated at 13 locations around the world.[12]

In 2000, the S-Coaster was introduced by Maurer.[8] The S-Coaster is Maurer's spinning roller coaster design.[13] It is the most popular design (in terms of installations) that Maurer has ever produced with over 21 installations worldwide.[14]

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,[15] vertical lifts,[16] floorless cars[17] and cars with embedded music systems.[18] 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 (150m (490feet) in length),[19] XT 450 (450m (1,480feet) in length),[20] launched[21] and custom designs.[22]

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.[23] In 2018, it was announced that Maurer would be building the first roller coaster at sea, on the Carnival cruise ship Mardi Gras.[24]

List of roller coasters

As of 2023, Maurer AG has built 68 roller coasters around the world.[25]

Name Model Park Country Opened Status Ref
Star WarsSpinning Coaster Wonder Island Russia [26]
KopermijnWild Mouse Drievliet Netherlands 1996 [27]
Crazy MineWild Mouse Germany 1997 [28]
Wilde MausWild Mouse Austria 1997 [29]
Wild Mouse United States 1998 [30]
Wild Mouse United Kingdom 1998 [31]
Wild Mouse United States 2000 [32]
Marsh Mayhem
Formerly Go Bananas!
Formerly Bug Out 		Wild Mouse United States 2000 [33]
TwistrixSpinning Coaster Drievliet Netherlands 2001 [34]
Spinning Coaster SC3000 Germany 2002 [35]
Spinning Coaster SC2000 United States 2003 [36]
Wild StormSpinning Coaster Compact O-World South Korea 2003 [37]
Spinning Coaster SC2000 United States 2004 [38]
Spinning Coaster SC3000 United Kingdom 2004 [39]
Spinball Whizzer
Formerly Sonic Spinball 		Spinning Coaster SC2200 United Kingdom 2004 [40]
Spinning Coaster SC2000 Waldameer & Water World United States 2004 [41]
Sky WheelSkyLoop XT 150 Germany 2004 [42]
Tarántula Spinning Coaster SC3000 Spain 2005 [43]
X-Car United Kingdom 2005-2018 [44]
Wilde Maus Wilde Maus Al Hokair Land Theme Park Saudi Arabia 2006 [45]
SkyLoop XT 150 United States 2006 [46]
SkyLoop XT 450 Spain 2006 [47]
X-Car Drievliet Netherlands 2007 [48]
Spinning Coaster France 2007 [49]
Spinning Coaster SC3000 Finland 2008 [50]
X-Car United States 2009 [51]
Spinning CoasterSpinning Coaster Compact Holnemvolt Park Hungary 2009 [52]
Wild MouseWild Mouse Funtown Splashtown USA
Jolly Roger Amusement Park 		United States 2009
2002 to 2006 		[53]
[54]
Dream CoasterX-Car Dream City Iraq 2010 [55]
Family Launch Coaster United Arab Emirates 2010 [56]
ShockX-Car Rainbow MagicLand Italy 2011 [57]
Naga Bay
Formerly Dizz 		Spinning Coaster SC3000 Belgium 2011 [58]

Formerly Road Runner Express 		Wild Mouse Six Flags New England
Kentucky Kingdom 		United States 2011
2000 to 2009 		[59]
[60]
Spinning Coaster SC3000 Rainbow MagicLand Italy 2011 [61]
UkkoSkyLoop XT 150 Finland 2011 [62]
Spinner
Formerly Speedy 		Spinning Coaster Compact Skara Sommarland
Abenteuer Park Oberhausen 		Sweden 2011
2001 to 2010 		[63]
[64]
Clouds Of FairylandSkyLoop XT 150 Joyland China 2011 [65]
FreischützX-Car Bayern Park Germany 2011 [66]
Wilde MausWild Mouse Germany 2012 [67]
SkyLoop XT 150 China 2012 [68]
Terror TwisterSkyLoop XT 150 Fantawild Adventure Zhengzhou China 2012 [69]
Crazy Car
Formerly FamilyCo Express 		X-Car China 2013 [70]
Terror TwisterSkyLoop XT 150 Nantong Adventure Land China 2013 [71]
Sky Spin
Formerly Whirlwind 		Spinning Coaster SC2000 Skyline Park
Camelot Theme Park 		Germany 2013
2003 to 2012 		[72]
[73]
Insider
Formerly Spinning Coaster Maihime 		Spinning Coaster Compact Wiener Prater
Tokyo Dome City 		Austria 2013
2000 to 2011 		[74]
[75]
Spinning Coaster SC2000 United States 2013 [76]
Marble Madness
Formerly Wild Mouse 		Wild Mouse Pleasurewood Hills
Flamingo Land 		United Kingdom 2014
1997 to 2012 		[77]
[78]
Terror TwisterSkyLoop XT 150 Fantawild Dreamland Xiamen China 2015 [79]
Spinning Coaster SC2000 United States 2015 [80]
Spinning Coaster Respublika Ukraine 2015 (2021) [81]
Dragon LegendX-Car China 2016 [82]
Dragon FlightSpinning Coaster SC3000 Eontime World China 2015 [83]
Sky DragsterSpike Dragster Germany 2017 [84]
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 		[85]
[86]
[87]
[88]
Wild Mouse Anapa Park Jungle
Attrapark		 Russia 2018
2007 to 2016 		[89]
[90]
Spike Dragster Italy 2019 [91]
PhoenixSpinning Coaster SC2000 United States 2019 [92]
Alien Taxi
Formerly Xtreme 		Spinning Coaster SC2000 Trans Studio Action Zone
Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin'
Drievliet		 Indonesia 2019
2007 to 2017
2004 to 2006 		[93]
[94]
[95]
Roller CoasterSpinning Coaster Ukraine 2020 [96]
Spinning RacerSpinning Coaster SC2000 United Kingdom 2021 [97]
Spike Cruise Racing Bahamas 2021 [98]
Spinning Coaster United Arab Emirates 2022 [99]
Venus GPLooping Coaster Himeji Central Park
Rusutsu Resort
Space World 		Japan 2022
2019
1996 to 2017 		[100]
[101]
[102]
Spike Cruise Racing Carnival Celebration cruise ship
Skyline Park 		Panama 2022
Project Zero
Formerly BuzzSaw 		SkyLoop XT 150 Gumbuya World
Dreamworld 		Australia 2022
2011 to 2021 		[103]
[104]
Speedy NutsWild Mouse Papéa Parc
Antibes Land
Fabrikus World		 France 2023
2011 to 2013
2007 to 2010 		[105]
[106]
[107]
Spinning Coaster Spinning Coaster SC3000 Wonderla
Habtoorland 		India 2024
2004 to 2010 		[108]
[109]
Sea StallionSpike Custom Saudi Arabia 2025 [110]
Spinning Coaster China [111]
Spike Custom Nickelodeon Universe Mall of China China [112]
Space CruiserSpike Cruise Racing China [113]

Maurer German Wheels

Maurer German Wheels is a subsidiary of Maurer Söhne. It manufactures the R80XL giant Ferris wheel under licence from Bussink Design.[114]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Company. Maurer Söhne. 30 June 2011.
  2. Maurer AG: Change of corporate form with a view to the future . . December 15, 2014 . February 11, 2015 . . Maurer AG . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150211120125/http://www.maurer.eu/fileadmin/medien/04_news/EN/1_PR_Umfirmierung_Maurer_engl_1214-1.pdf . February 11, 2015 .
  3. Chronology of Maurer Rides. Park World Magazine. November 2008. Maurer Rides, VI. 10 November 2013.
  4. Andalusia Railroad. Kure Portopialand. 2991. 10 November 2013.
  5. Big Roller Coaster. Wonder Island. 2867. 10 November 2013.
  6. Jetline. Gröna Lund. 1062. 10 November 2013.
  7. Lisebergbanan. Liseberg. 1061. 10 November 2013.
  8. Roller Coaster Search Results. Maurer Söhne roller coasters (ascending opening date). 3 July 2011. http://www.rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&co=6905&page=1&order=10.
  9. Maurer Söhne. 6905. 3 July 2011.
  10. Roller Coaster Search Results. Maurer Söhne roller coasters (descending opening date). 3 July 2011. http://www.rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&co=6905&page=1&order=-10.
  11. Kopermijn. Drievliet Family Park. 901. 3 July 2011.
  12. Wilde Maus Classic. 8270. 3 July 2011.
  13. Web site: S-Coaster. Maurer Söhne. 3 July 2011.
  14. Roller Coaster Search Results. Maurer Söhne spinning roller coasters. 3 July 2011. http://www.rcdb.com/r.htm?nm=na&co=6905&order=-10&ca=105&ot=2.
  15. Web site: X-Car Launch Coaster. Maurer Söhne. 3 July 2011.
  16. Web site: X-Car Vertical Coaster. Maurer Söhne. 3 July 2011.
  17. Web site: X-Car Floorless. Maurer Söhne. 3 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714050533/http://www.maurer-rides.com/x-coaster/floorless/. 14 July 2011. dead.
  18. Web site: X-Car Music. Maurer Söhne. 3 July 2011.
  19. Web site: SkyLoop XT 150. Maurer Söhne. 3 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714052031/http://www.maurer-rides.com/x-coaster/skyloop/xt_150/. 14 July 2011. dead.
  20. Web site: SkyLoop XT 450. Maurer Söhne. 3 July 2011.
  21. Web site: SkyLoop Launch. Maurer Söhne. 3 July 2011.
  22. Web site: SkyLoop Custom. Maurer Söhne. 3 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121123064725/http://www.maurer-rides.com/x-coaster/skyloop/custom/. 23 November 2012. dead.
  23. Web site: R-Coaster. Maurer Söhne. 3 July 2011.
  24. Web site: Carnival's new Mardi Gras ship will have a roller coaster. Larino. Jennifer. nola.com. en-US. 2018-12-15.
  25. Web site: Maurer Rides GmbH (München, Bavaria, Germany). rcdb.com.
  26. Star Wars. Wonder Island. 2874. June 12, 2012.
  27. Kopermijn. Drievliet. 901. June 12, 2012.
  28. Crazy Mine. Hansa Park. 982. June 12, 2012.
  29. Wilde Maus. Wiener Prater. 1468. June 12, 2012.
  30. Wild Mouse. Lagoon. 507. June 12, 2012.
  31. Rattlesnake. Chessington World of Adventures. 785. 3 July 2011.
  32. Wild Mouse. Dorney Park. 601. June 12, 2012.
  33. Marsh Mayhem. Wild Adventures. 707. 30 June 2011.
  34. Twistrix. Drievliet. 1493. 30 June 2011.
  35. Winjas. Phantasialand. 1235. 30 June 2011.
  36. Spider. Lagoon. 2164. 30 June 2011.
  37. Wild Storm. O-World. 2858. 30 June 2011.
  38. Whirlwind. Seabreeze. 2315. 30 June 2011.
  39. Dragon's Fury. Chessington World of Adventures. 2410. 30 June 2011.
  40. Spinball Whizzer. Alton Towers. 2472. 30 June 2011.
  41. Steel Dragon. Waldameer. 2657. 30 June 2011.
  42. Sky Wheel. Skyline Park. 2773. 30 June 2011.
  43. Tarántula. Parque de Atracciones de Madrid. 2924. 30 June 2011.
  44. G Force. Drayton Manor. 2926. 30 June 2011.
  45. Wilde Maus. Al Hokair Land Theme Park. 8834. 30 June 2011.
  46. X Coaster. Magic Springs & Crystal Falls. 3312. 30 June 2011.
  47. Abismo. Parque de Atracciones de Madrid. 3185. 30 June 2011.
  48. Formule X. Drivliet. 3602. 30 June 2011.
  49. Crush's Coaster. Walt Disney Studios Park. 3306. 30 June 2011.
  50. Salama. Linnanmäki. 3916. 3 July 2011.
  51. Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit. Universal Studios Florida. 3866. 30 June 2011.
  52. Spinning Coaster. Holnemvolt Park. 8587. 30 June 2011.
  53. Wild Mouse. Funtown Splashland USA. 4318. 30 June 2011.
  54. Wild Mouse. Jolly Roger Amusement Park. 1815. 30 June 2011.
  55. Dream Coaster. Dream City. 9589. 30 June 2011.
  56. Fiorano GT Challenge. Ferrari World. 4245. 30 June 2011.
  57. Shock. Rainbow MagicLand. 8852. 1 July 2011.
  58. Naga Bay. Bobbejaanland. 9331. 22 April 2014.
  59. Gotham City Gauntlet Escape from Arkham Asylum. Six Flags New England. 9431. 30 June 2011.
  60. Road Runner Express. Kentucky Kingdom. 702. 30 June 2011.
  61. Cagliostro. Rainbow MagicLand. 8853. 1 July 2011.
  62. Ukko. Linnanmäki. 9206. 1 July 2011.
  63. Spinner. Skara Sommarland. 9913. 1 July 2011.
  64. Speedy. Abenteuer Park Oberhausen. 1551. 1 July 2011.
  65. Clouds Of Fairyland. Joyland. 8982. 1 July 2011.
  66. Freischütz. Bayern Park. 9100. 1 July 2011.
  67. Wilde Maus. Freizeit-Land Geiselwind. 10367. 30 June 2011.
  68. Hidden Anaconda. Happy Valley Wuhan. m. 9095. 7 July 2011.
  69. Terror Twister. Fantawild Adventure Zhengzhou. m. 10709. 7 July 2011.
  70. Crazy Car. Hapy Valley Wuhan. m. 9096. 7 July 2011.
  71. Terror Twister. Nantong Adventure Land. m. 7027. 7 July 2011.
  72. Sky Spin. Skyline Park. 9253. 2 September 2012.
  73. Whirlwind. Camelot Theme Park. 1472. 2 September 2012.
  74. Insider. Wiener Prater. 11479. 2 September 2012.
  75. Spinning Coaster Maihime. Tokyo Dome City. 1252. 2 September 2012.
  76. Undertow. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. 10930. 2 September 2012.
  77. Marble Madness. Pleasurewood Hills. 11834. 2 September 2012.
  78. Wild Mouse. Flamingo Land. 819. 2 September 2012.
  79. Terror Twister. Fantawild Dreamland Xiamen. m. 10176. 7 July 2011.
  80. Laff Trakk. Hersheypark. 12270. 31 October 2014.
  81. Unknown. Respublika. 12408. 31 October 2014.
  82. Dragon Legend. Romon U-Park. 10332. 1 July 2011.
  83. Dragon Flight. Eontime World. 12416. 31 October 2014.
  84. Sky Dragster. Skyline Park. 13786. 31 October 2014.
  85. Käpt'n Jack's Wilde Maus. Eifelpark. 14552. 31 October 2014.
  86. Holly's Wilde Autofahrt. Holiday Park. 9128. 31 October 2014.
  87. Rat. Loudoun Castle. 3135. 31 October 2014.
  88. Wild Mouse. Dreamland. 872. 31 October 2014.
  89. Wilde Maus. Anapa Park Jungle. 15629. 31 October 2014.
  90. Wilde Maus. Attrapark. 3957. 30 June 2011.
  91. Desmo Race. Mirabilandia. 15717. 31 October 2014.
  92. Phoenix. Adventureland. 16885. 31 October 2014.
  93. Alien Taxi. Trans Studio Action Zone. 17152. 30 June 2011.
  94. Xtreme. Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin'. 3762. 30 June 2011.
  95. Xtreme. Drievliet. 2649. 30 June 2011.
  96. Roller Coaster. Galaxy Amusement Park. 18095. 30 June 2011.
  97. Spinning Racer. Fantasy Island. 19121. 30 June 2011.
  98. Web site: Bolt - Maurer Rides. Maurer AG. 31 July 2021.
  99. Now You See Me: High Roller. Motiongate. 18719. 30 June 2011.
  100. Venus GP. Himeji Central Park. 18699. 30 June 2011.
  101. Unknown. Rusutsu Resort. 4985. 30 June 2011.
  102. Venus GP. Space World. 1195. 30 June 2011.
  103. Project Zero. Gumbuya World. m. 20025. 7 July 2011.
  104. BuzzSaw. Dreamworld. m. 10048. 7 July 2011.
  105. Speedy Nuts. Papéa Parc. 20679. 30 June 2011.
  106. Wild Maus. Antibes Land. 10053. 30 June 2011.
  107. Wild Maus. Fabrikus World. 3963. 30 June 2011.
  108. Spinning Coaster. Wonderla Amusement Park Bhubaneswar. 21375. 30 June 2011.
  109. Twister. Habtoorland. 2666. 30 June 2011.
  110. Sea Stallion. Six Flags Qiddiya. 21308. 30 June 2011.
  111. unknown. Sunac Cultural Tourism City. 19305. 30 June 2011.
  112. unknown. Nickelodeon Universe. 18851. 30 June 2011.
  113. Web site: Space Cruiser - Maurer Rides. Maurer AG. 31 July 2021.
  114. Web site: Bussink launches world's tallest transportable Ferris Wheel. https://archive.today/20130630025834/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2446/Bussink_launches_world_s_tallest_transportable_Ferris_Wheel_.html. dead. June 30, 2013.

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