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. 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.
Roller coaster work In 1993, Maurer took over the amusement ride division of a fellow German firm, BHS. BHS constructed four Schwarzkopf-designed roller coasters, working with Sansei Yusoki and Zierer in the process. Maurer's first ride was a custom looping roller coaster called Venus GP that opened at Space World in 1996. Since then they have produced almost 50 roller coasters including spinning, launched, racing and wild mouse roller coasters.
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. At the end of 2010, the Wilde Maus Classic design has been replicated at 13 locations around the world.
In 2000, the S-Coaster was introduced by Maurer. The S-Coaster is Maurer's spinning roller coaster design. It is the most popular design (in terms of installations) that Maurer has ever produced with over 21 installations worldwide.
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, vertical lifts, floorless cars and cars with embedded music systems. 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 ( in length), XT 450 ( in length), launched and custom designs.
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. In 2018, it was announced that Maurer would be building the first roller coaster at sea, on the Carnival cruise ship Mardi Gras.
List of roller coasters
As of 2023, Maurer AG has built 68 roller coasters around the world.
Name Model Park Country Opened Status Ref Star Wars Spinning Coaster Wonder Island Russia Kopermijn Wild Mouse Drievliet Netherlands 1996 Crazy Mine Wild Mouse Hansa Park Germany 1997 Wilde Maus Wild Mouse Wiener Prater Austria 1997 Wild Mouse Wild Mouse Lagoon United States 1998 Rattlesnake Wild Mouse Chessington World of Adventures United Kingdom 1998 Wild Mouse Wild Mouse Dorney Park United States 2000 Marsh MayhemFormerly Go Bananas!Formerly Bug Out Wild Mouse Wild Adventures United States 2000 Twistrix Spinning Coaster Drievliet Netherlands 2001 Winjas Spinning Coaster SC3000 Phantasialand Germany 2002 Spider Spinning Coaster SC2000 Lagoon United States 2003 Wild Storm Spinning Coaster Compact O-World South Korea 2003 Whirlwind Spinning Coaster SC2000 Seabreeze Amusement Park United States 2004 Dragon's Fury Spinning Coaster SC3000 Chessington World of Adventures United Kingdom 2004 Spinball WhizzerFormerly Sonic Spinball Spinning Coaster SC2200 Alton Towers United Kingdom 2004 Steel Dragon Spinning Coaster SC2000 Waldameer & Water World United States 2004 Sky Wheel SkyLoop XT 150 Skyline Park Germany 2004 Tarántula Spinning Coaster SC3000 Parque de Atracciones de Madrid Spain 2005 G Force X-Car Drayton Manor United Kingdom 2005-2018 Wilde Maus Wilde Maus Al Hokair Land Theme Park Saudi Arabia 2006 X Coaster SkyLoop XT 150 Magic Springs & Crystal Falls United States 2006 Abismo SkyLoop XT 450 Parque de Atracciones de Madrid Spain 2006 Formule X X-Car Drievliet Netherlands 2007 Crush's Coaster Spinning Coaster Walt Disney Studios Park France 2007 Salama Spinning Coaster SC3000 Linnanmäki Finland 2008 Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit X-Car Universal Studios Florida United States 2009 Spinning Coaster Spinning Coaster Compact Holnemvolt Park Hungary 2009 Wild Mouse Wild Mouse Funtown Splashtown USAJolly Roger Amusement Park United States 20092002 to 2006 Dream Coaster X-Car Dream City Iraq 2010 Fiorano GT Challenge Family Launch Coaster Ferrari World United Arab Emirates 2010 Shock X-Car Rainbow MagicLand Italy 2011 Naga BayFormerly Dizz Spinning Coaster SC3000 Bobbejaanland Belgium 2011 Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham AsylumFormerly Road Runner Express Wild Mouse Six Flags New EnglandKentucky Kingdom United States 20112000 to 2009 Cagliostro Spinning Coaster SC3000 Rainbow MagicLand Italy 2011 Ukko SkyLoop XT 150 Linnanmäki Finland 2011 SpinnerFormerly Speedy Spinning Coaster Compact Skara SommarlandAbenteuer Park Oberhausen Sweden 20112001 to 2010 Clouds Of Fairyland SkyLoop XT 150 Joyland China 2011 Freischütz X-Car Bayern Park Germany 2011 Wilde Maus Wild Mouse Freizeit-Land Geiselwind Germany 2012 Hidden Anaconda SkyLoop XT 150 Happy Valley Wuhan China 2012 Terror Twister SkyLoop XT 150 Fantawild Adventure Zhengzhou China 2012 Crazy CarFormerly FamilyCo Express X-Car Happy Valley Wuhan China 2013 Terror Twister SkyLoop XT 150 Nantong Adventure Land China 2013 Sky SpinFormerly Whirlwind Spinning Coaster SC2000 Skyline ParkCamelot Theme Park Germany 20132003 to 2012 InsiderFormerly Spinning Coaster Maihime Spinning Coaster Compact Wiener PraterTokyo Dome City Austria 20132000 to 2011 Undertow Spinning Coaster SC2000 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk United States 2013 Marble MadnessFormerly Wild Mouse Wild Mouse Pleasurewood HillsFlamingo Land United Kingdom 20141997 to 2012 Terror Twister SkyLoop XT 150 Fantawild Dreamland Xiamen China 2015 Laff Trakk Spinning Coaster SC2000 Hersheypark United States 2015 Spinning Coaster Respublika Ukraine 2015 (2021) Dragon Legend X-Car Romon U-Park China 2016 Dragon Flight Spinning Coaster SC3000 Eontime World China 2015 Sky Dragster Spike Dragster Skyline Park Germany 2017 Käpt'n Jack's Wilde MausFormerly Holly's Wilde AutofahrtFormerly RatFormerly Wild Mouse Wild Mouse EifelparkHoliday ParkLoudoun CastleDreamland Germany 20172010 to 20162005 to 20091998 to 2004 Wilde Maus Wild Mouse Anapa Park JungleAttrapark Russia 20182007 to 2016 Desmo Race Spike Dragster Mirabilandia Italy 2019 Phoenix Spinning Coaster SC2000 Adventureland United States 2019 Alien TaxiFormerly Xtreme Spinning Coaster SC2000 Trans Studio Action ZoneBlue Bayou and Dixie Landin'Drievliet Indonesia 20192007 to 20172004 to 2006 Roller Coaster Spinning Coaster Galaxy Amusement Park Ukraine 2020 Spinning Racer Spinning Coaster SC2000 Fantasy Island United Kingdom 2021 Bolt: Ultimate Sea Coaster Spike Cruise Racing Mardi Gras cruise ship Bahamas 2021 Now You See Me: High Roller Spinning Coaster Motiongate Dubai United Arab Emirates 2022 Venus GP Looping Coaster Himeji Central ParkRusutsu ResortSpace World Japan 202220191996 to 2017 Bolt: Ultimate Sea Coaster Spike Cruise Racing Carnival Celebration cruise shipSkyline Park Panama 2022 Project ZeroFormerly BuzzSaw SkyLoop XT 150 Gumbuya WorldDreamworld Australia 20222011 to 2021 Speedy Nuts Wild Mouse Papéa ParcAntibes LandFabrikus World France 20232011 to 20132007 to 2010 Spinning Coaster Spinning Coaster SC3000 WonderlaHabtoorland India 20242004 to 2010 Sea Stallion Spike Custom Six Flags Qiddiya City Saudi Arabia 2025 Spinning Coaster Sunac Cultural Tourism City China Spike Custom Nickelodeon Universe Mall of China China Ironcycle Test Run Spike Cruise Racing Disney Adventure cruise ship Singapore 2026
Maurer German Wheels Maurer German Wheels is a subsidiary of Maurer Söhne. It manufactures the R80XL giant Ferris wheel under licence from Bussink Design.
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