| Sally Corporation | |
| Former Name: | Sally Unlimited (1977-1982) Sally Industries (1983-1991) Sally Corporation (1992-2019) |
| Founder: | John Wood John Fox John Rob Holland |
| Location City: | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Location Country: | U.S. |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Key People: | Rolf Paegert (CEO)John Wood (Chairman, President)Rich Hill (Creative Director, Ride Designer) |
| Industry: | Manufacturing |
| Products: | Dark rides, animatronics |
| Num Employees: | 35 |
Sally Corporation (also known as Sally Dark Rides) is a dark ride and animatronic manufacturing company based in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The company serves amusement parks, attractions, museums, and retail clients worldwide. It offers complete design/build services from concept to installation, including scripting, audio and music production, props and sets, lighting and special effects, electronics, and project management. It is Stationed in Jacksonville Florida United States
Sally Corporation was founded in 1977 by high school friends John Fox and John Rob Holland. The company began by manufacturing animatronics for various commercial applications, including an animated figure of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, which was created for Neiman Marcus and later donated to the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas.[1] After Sally had been in business for 6–9 months the second hire for the new company was John Wood who had previously worked with Fox. The first hire was an office manager, Nancy Hafner. John Fox left the company in 1983. Holland stayed with the company until 1988. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Sally Corporation went on to develop interactive dark rides. John Wood continues to serve as the Chairman and President, with Rolf Paegert assuming the role of CEO following a corporate restructuring in January 2023.[2]
| Name | Park | Location | Type | Opened | Status | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton, Staffordshire, England | Redeveloped Dark Ride | 1986 | Defunct | Refurbishment | ||||
 Vaughan, Ontario, Canada Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Doswell, Virginia, United States Mason, Ohio, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2010 | Operating | Cedar Fair retheme of Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion; Variant of the Ghost Blasters II Model. | [3] | |||
| Challenge of Tutankhamon |  Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Belgium | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [4] | ||||
| Den of Lost Thieves | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [5] | |||||
| Orlando, Florida, United States Universal City, California, United States | Conventional Dark Ride |
| Operating at Orlando Removed at Hollywood | Animatronic Figures & Plants Only. | [6] | |||
| El Ultimo Minuto |  Teruel, Spain | Conventional Dark Ride | Operating | |||||
| Ghost Blasters (Ghost Hunt) | Castle Park Great Canadian MidwayLake Compounce Nickelodeon Universe Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Riverside, California, United States Clifton Hill, Ontario, Canada Bristol, Connecticut, United States Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Santa Cruz, California, United States | Interactive Dark Ride |
| Operating | |||
| Denver, Colorado, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2008 | Defunct | Rethemed to Kaleidoscape by Meow Wolf in 2019. | [7] | |||
| Gobbler Getaway | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2006 | Operating | [8] | ||
| The Great Humbug Adventure | Santa's Village | Jefferson, New Hampshire, United States | Interactive, Redeveloped Dark Ride |
| Operating | Redesigned by Sally for the 2020 Season. | ||
| (Quick Draw) | Interactive Dark Ride |
| Operating | [9] | ||||
| Haunted Castle | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Galaxyland | Santa Cruz, California, United States Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Custom Dark Ride | Operating | ||||
| Haunted Hotel | Myrtle Beach Pavilion | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | Redeveloped Dark Ride | Defunct | ||||
| Jocco's Mardi Gras Madness | Six Flags New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | Defunct | [10] | |||
| Warner Bros. Movie World |  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [11] | ||||
| Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags St. Louis Six Flags Great America Six Flags Mexico Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Over Georgia | Arlington, Texas, United States Eureka, Missouri, United States Gurnee, Illinois, United States Mexico City, Mexico Valencia, California, United States Jackson, New Jersey, United States Austell, Georgia, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | |||||
| La Aventura de Scooby-Doo | Parque Warner Madrid | Spain | Interactive Dark Ride | 2005 | Operating | Spanish Variant of Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion. | ||
| Labyrinth of the Minotaur | Terra Mítica | Benidorm, Alicante province, Spain | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [12] | |||
| Laser Raiders | Legoland Windsor | Windsor, Berkshire, England | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | ||||
| Lost Kingdom Adventure | Legoland California Legoland Florida Legoland Malaysia | Carlsbad, California, United States Winter Haven, Florida, United States Nusajaya, Johor, Malaysia | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | [13] | |||
| Mine of Lost Souls | Canobie Lake Park | Salem, New Hampshire, United States | Redeveloped Dark Ride | Operating | [14] | |||
| Mystic MansionSpökjakten | Park at OWAFuruviksparken | Foley, Alabama, United States Furuvik, Sweden | Interactive Dark Ride |
| Operating | Variant of the Ghost Blasters II Model. | [15] | |
| Freestyle Music Park | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | Conventional Dark Ride | 2008 | Defunct | [16] | |||
| North Pole Adventure | Happy Valley Happy Valley Happy Valley |  Chengdu, China Shenzhen, China Shanghai, China | Interactive Dark Ride |
| Operating | |||
| Reese's Cupfusion | Hersheypark | Derry Township, Pennsylvania, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2019 | Operating | |||
| Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge | Hersheypark | Derry Township, Pennsylvania, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2006 | Defunct | [17] | ||
| Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion | Canada's Wonderland Carowinds Kings Dominion Kings Island | Vaughan, Ontario, Canada Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Doswell, Virginia, United States Mason, Ohio, United States | Interactive Dark Ride |
| Defunct | [18] | ||
| Scream In The Dark! | Ripley’s Entertainment Zone |  Pattaya, Thailand | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | ||||
| Sesame Street: Street Mission | PortAventura Park | Catalonia, Spain | Interactive Dark Ride | 2019 | Operating | |||
| SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride | Circus Circus Las Vegas | Winchester, Nevada, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2023 | Operating | |||
| The Temple | Legoland Billund |  Billund, Denmark | Interactive Dark Ride | Operating | ||||
| Treasure Hunt: The Ride | Cannery Row | Monterey, California, United States | Interactive Dark Ride | 2023 | Operating | [19] | ||
| Lost Island Theme Park | Waterloo, Iowa | Interactive Dark Ride | 2022 | Operating | ||||
| Vi På Saltkråkan | Astrid Lindgren's World | Vimmerby, Sweden | Conventional Dark Ride | 2007 | Operating | [20] [21] | ||
| Playland | Rye, New York, United States | Redeveloped Dark Ride | 2001 | Operating | Refurbishment | [22] | |
| Yosemite Sam and the Gold River Adventure | Six Flags Over Texas | Arlington, Texas, United States | Redeveloped Dark Ride | 1992 | Defunct | [23] | ||
| Zombie Paradise | Tokyo Dome |  Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan | Conventional Dark Ride | 1992 | Defunct | [24] [25] |
| Name | Premiered | Theme | Known Installations | Current Venues | Status | Characters | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel and the Dixie Diggers | 1982 |
| Operating |
| Available in Quintet, Trio, and Showboat Variants. | |||
| Hank & Beau | 1982 |
|
| Operating |
| Can be separable for solo acts. | ||
| Sally at the Piano | 1983 | Piano Lounge |
| Operating |
| Namesake of the company. | ||
| Gwen and the Magical Music Makers | 1983 | Medieval, Musical | N/A | Defunct |
| Daniel and the Dixie Diggers Showboat Retrofit. | ||
| John Phillip Tuba | 1983 | Marching Band |
| N/A | Defunct |
| One set exists in private ownership. | |
| The Berenstain Bears | 1985 | Unknown | N/A | Defunct |
| Papa Bear figure repurposed for Rusutsu's Sally at the Piano. | ||
| The Magic Lantern Theater | 1985 | Steampunk, Vaudeville | N/A | Defunct |
| Co-production with Landmark Entertainment Group. | ||
| The WizBangs | 1985 | Magic | N/A | Defunct |
| Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Equipment & Programming Only. | ||
| Ratón Chito y Sus Amigos | 1985-86 | Unknown | N/A | Defunct |
| Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Show Controllers Only. | ||
| Bubba and the Badland Band | 1987 | Country, Bluegrass | Operating |
| Available with or without Mark Twain. | |||
| Billy Jo and the Bluegrass Boys | 1987 | Country, Bluegrass | N/A | Defunct |
| Redesigned in 1995. | ||
| Care Bears: Care-A-Lot Castle | 1987 | Care Bears |
| N/A | Defunct |
| ||
| Jethro P. Hogg | 1988 | Country, Bluegrass |
|
| Operating |
| Can be paired with the Trio Daniel and the Dixie Diggers. | |
| Ursula and the Oom-Pa-Pas | 1989 | Alpenländische Volksmusik | Operating |
| Exclusive to Rusutsu Resort. | |||
| Chu-Lin and the Zoo Notes | 1993 | Zoo | N/A | Defunct |
| Exclusive to Madrid Zoo Aquarium. | ||
| The Rockin' Rascals | 1993 | Rock and Roll |
| N/A | Defunct |
| Daniel and the Dixie Diggers Trio Retrofit. | |
| Banda Chic Chic | 1994 | Unknown |
| N/A | Defunct |
| Exclusive to Chico Cheese's. | |
| The Jammin' Jesters | 1994 | Medieval, Rock and Roll, Broadway |
|
| Undergoing Refurbishment |
| Reconfigured Gwen and the Magical Music Makers. | |
| YeYe and the Little Airplane Band | 1994 | Chinese folklore | N/A | Defunct |
| Exclusive to Splendid China Florida; Monkey King exists in private ownership. | ||
| Rocky and the Railroad Ramblers (The Man & Dog) | 1995 | Country, Bluegrass | Operating |
| Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Equipment & Soundtrack Only. | |||
| The Flintstones Bedrock Trio | 1996 | Stone Age, Rock and Roll | N/A | Defunct | Destroyed upon Bedrock City's closure. | |||
| Rocky and the Ramblin' Rascals* | 1998 | Country, Bluegrass | Operating |
| Chuck E. Cheese Cyberamics Retrofit; Equipment & Soundtrack Only. | |||
| Cross Eyed Critters | 2020 | Country, Rock | Operating |
| Cooper Manning provides the voice for Ernie. |