ETF Ride Systems

ETF Ride Systems is a Dutch manufacturer of amusement ride systems. It was founded in 1999 and is owned by the ETF Group. The company has manufactured both tracked and trackless systems for both dark and outdoor rides.

ETF Ride Systems
PredecessorEerste Textielmachine Fabriek BV
FoundedNederweert, Netherlands (1999 (1999))
Headquarters
Nederweert
,
Netherlands
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsAmusement ride systems
ParentETF Group
WebsiteOfficial website

History

ETF Ride Systems was founded in 1999 as a subsidiary of the ETF Group. The ETF Group currently encompasses ETF Machinefabriek, Sioux Electronics, ETF USA Corporation, and ETF Ride Systems.[1]

One of the company's first projects was to create a dark ride system for Sally Corporation's Labyrinth of the Minotaur ride. It opened in 2000 at the Terra Mítica amusement park in Spain. The ride system consists of several vehicles featuring laser blasters moving along a trackless system.[2] Although this tracked dark ride system was used on other rides, the company has also developed a trackless dark ride system to expand on their offerings.[3]

In 2010, ETF Ride Systems began designing a new ride system for Europa-Park in Germany. Following nine months of design and construction, Da Vinci Flight opened in August 2011. The ride system consists of several vehicles suspended from an overhead monorail line with guests controlling the speed of the ride through the use of on-board pedals.[4][5]

Products
  • Multi Mover – dark ride systems which can be either tracked or trackless and optionally feature a motion platform[6][7][8]
  • Mystic Mover – similar to the trackless version of the Multi Mover but features smaller cars[9]
  • Panorama Pedal – an indoor/outdoor ride system which allows riders to pedal to control the speed of the motorised vehicle[10][11]
  • Suspended Flight – vehicles are suspended from an overhead monorail line with an operation similar to the Panorama Pedal[12]

The company also has several concepts for rides which they have yet to construct.[13]

Installations
RideParkLocationOpenedModelStyleCo-developerRef(s)
 
BullyversumBavaria Film Studios Munich, Germany2012Mystic MoverTrackless[14]
Challenge of MondorEnchanted Forest Turner, Oregon, USA2006Mystic MoverTrackless[15]
Challenge of TutankhamenWalibi Belgium Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Belgium2003Multi MoverTracklessSally Corporation[16][17][18]
Da Vinci FlightEuropa-Park Rust, Germany2011Suspended FlightN/A[4][5]
Ghost HuntLake Compounce Bristol, Connecticut, USA2008Mystic MoverTracklessSally Corporation[19]
Ghostwood EstateKennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA2008Mystic MoverTrackless[20]
Kingdom QuestLegoland Discovery Centre Several locations worldwideMulti Mover
Mystic Mover		Track Bound
Trackless		P&P Projects[14][21][22]
Labyrinth of the MinotaurTerra Mítica Benidorm, Alicante, Spain2000Multi MoverTracklessSally Corporation[2][23]
La Aventura de Scooby-DooParque Warner Madrid San Martín de la Vega, Madrid, Spain2005Mystic MoverTracklessSally Corporation[24][25]
Maus au ChocolatPhantasialand Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany2011Multi MoverTrack Bound3DBA[26][27]
Motor Maniaring°werk Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany2009Multi MoverTrackless[28][29]
Nights in White Satin: The TripFreestyle Music Park Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA2008Multi MoverTrack BoundSally Corporation[30][31]
Safari TuneliVialand Istanbul, Turkey2013Mystic MoverTracklessP&P Projects[22][32]
Symbolica Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 2017 Multi Mover Trackless [33]
Thor's HammerTusenfryd Vinterbro, Norway2013Multi MoverTrack Bound with Motion PlatformP&P Projects[22][34]
Toy Story Midway Mania!Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney California Adventure
Tokyo DisneySea		 Bay Lake, Florida, USA
Anaheim, California, USA
Urayasu, Chiba, Japan		2008
2008
2012		Multi MoverTrack BoundWalt Disney
Imagineering		[7][27][35]
Vi På SaltkråkanAstrid Lindgren's World Vimmerby, Sweden2007Mystic MoverTracklessSally Corporation[3][36]
Volcans SacrésVulcania Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Auvergne, France2013Multi MoverTrackless[37]
ZindanVialand Istanbul, Turkey2013Mystic MoverTracklessP&P Projects[32]

References
  1. "ETF Company profile leaflet". 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. O'Brien, Tim (27 March 2000). "$300 Million Terra Mitica To Open As The Year's Largest Park Project". Amusement Business. 112 (13): 1, 24.
  3. "New projects from ETF Systems". Park World Magazine. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  4. "Kernels - January 2010". Park World Magazine. 24 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  5. "Da Vinci Flight at Europa-Park". Park World Magazine. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  6. "Multi Mover". ETF Ride Systems. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  7. "Multi Mover Track Bound". ETF Ride Systems. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  8. "Multi Mover with Motion Platform". ETF Ride Systems. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  9. "Mystic Mover". ETF Ride Systems. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  10. "Panorama Pedal". ETF Ride Systems. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  11. "Panorama Pedal Plus". ETF Ride Systems. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  12. "Suspended Flight". ETF Ride Systems. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  13. "Flying Birds". ETF Ride Systems. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  14. "ETF's rides and people movers help...". Park World Magazine. September 2012.
  15. "Another challenge for ETF Ride systems in Salem, USA" (Press release). ETF Ride Systems. 7 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  16. Szakonyi, Mark (29 October 2007). "Sally Corp. scares up profits on dark rides". Jacksonville Business Journal. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  17. O'Brien, Tim (23 September 2002). "Mummy Strikes At Six Flags". Amusement Business. 114 (38): 8.
  18. Koranteng, Juliana (10 February 2003). "King Tut Ride To Scare Up Biz For SF Belgium". Amusement Business. 115 (6): 5.
  19. "Sally Corp. promotes two". Daily Record. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  20. "Kennywood unveils Ghostwood Estate". Park World Magazine. 18 December 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  21. Cornet, Benoît; EAS 2011 (26 October 2011). "EAS 2011 – Interview with Benoit Cornet, CEO of Alterface". NewsParcs (Interview). Interviewed by François Mayné. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  22. "P&P designs new dark rides". Park World Magazine. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  23. Joossens, Patrick (26 February 2007). "Sally Corporation: l'intervista". Parks Mania (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  24. "Mystic Mover" (PDF). ETF RIde Systems. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  25. "Scooby-Doo Adventure Best New Family Ride" (Press release). ETF Ride Systems. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  26. "Maus au Chocolat". Park World Magazine. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  27. Koppens, Ruud (15 November 2011). "ETF Ride Systems". The Coaster Crew (Interview). Orlando, Florida. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  28. "Dark Rides 2009". Park World Magazine. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  29. "Ring°Werk". Park World Magazine. 1 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  30. "Nights in White Satin". Park World Magazine. 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  31. "Sally's plans for 2008". Park World Magazine. 18 December 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  32. "Zindan & Safari Tuneli". Park World Magazine. August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  33. "ETF Ride Systems - Eftepedia - alles over de Efteling". www.eftepedia.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  34. MacDonald, Brady (3 April 2013). "Thor's Hammer dark ride set to debut at Norway's Tusenfryd". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  35. "Multi Mover" (PDF). ETF RIde Systems. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  36. "Unusual dark ride for Swedish park". Park World Magazine. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  37. "New Multi Mover trackless ride at Vulcania France" (Press release). ETF Ride Systems. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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