Reverchon Industries is a developer, designer and manufacturer of amusement park attractions that were sold all over the world. Its production unit is still set in the French city of Samois-sur-Seine, near Fontainebleau.
History Gaston Reverchon, a young coach builder, created his own workshop in the suburbs of Paris in 1929. He adapted the coachwork he used on real cars to bumper cars at a time when bumper cars were nothing more than a steering wheel and a seat attached to a wooden board on wheels. The first Reverchon bumper car had a metallic color and design inspired by the American cars of that period. In 1937, he started building complete bumper car rides including the Télécombat, a ride featuring small military airplanes. After World War II, Reverchon began to provide attractions for distraction-thirsty Europeans. Joined by his sons Michel and Christian, working respectively as designer and technician ("Gaston Reverchon" became "Gaston Reverchon and Sons"), he began a second diversification, designing and producing a full range of complete rides. In 1956, they were the first to develop polyester as part of the bumper cars' coachwork. 1950–1971: These two decades marked a golden age for Reverchon, throughout which the company created new rides and improved old ones. The production unit was relocated to Samois-sur-Seine, where 2,000 cars and 50 rides were produced every year and a new model designed every 5 years. In 1971, 270 workers were working in the company. In 1973, Reverchon presented his two latest attractions: Himalaya and Paratrooper. The public found the rides very fun and the aesthetic pleasing but the rides took very long to set up (3 days for 3 people). 1976: In 1976, Reverchon made its first flume ride at Bagatelle Park, in Berck France. 1978: Having learned a lesson from 1973, Reverchon launched a bumper car system to be set up using hydraulics. Now, rather than requiring two days for six people, the owner could do the work all on his or her own. 1980: Reverchon launched the Explorer ride, a 40-person single, trailer, easy setup improvement on the swing bobs ride. 1990: The first Reverchon roller coaster is installed at Le Pal in France. 1997: The first Crazy Mouse coaster opens at Dinosaur Beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, U.S. 2003: During the 2003 IAAPA Expo, Alberto Zamperla and Gilles Reverchon announced Zamperla would manufacture and sell Reverchon amusement rides worldwide under a license agreement. The first coaster built under this arrangement is installed in 2004 at Six Flags Great America. 2005: The Zamperla and Reverchon agreement is dissolved, however and since this time Zamperla continued to build Spinning Coaster with the Reverchon designs. It is virtually identical to the Reverchon model except for the use of individual restraints mounted to the floor of the vehicle – the Reverchon passenger restraints pull down from overhead.
List of roller coasters
As of 2023, Reverchon Industries has built more than 80 roller coasters around the world.Reverchon Industries - rcdb.com
Name Model Park Country Opened Status Ref Tigre de SibérieFormerly Grand 8 Custom Coaster Le Pal France 1990 Monkey Mayhem Spinning Coaster West Midland Safari Park United Kingdom 1998 Crazy Mouse Spinning Coaster South Pier United Kingdom 1998 Dizzy Mouse Spinning Coaster Wiener Prater Austria 1998 Spinning Coaster Spinning Coaster Yokohama Cosmoworld Japan 1998 Crazy Mouse Spinning Coaster Hirakata Park Japan 1998 Spin Mouse Spinning Coaster Greenland Japan 1998 Crazy Mouse Spinning Coaster Steel PierDinosaur Beach United States 19991997 to 1998 Exterminator Spinning Coaster Kennywood United States 1999 Roller Boom Spinning Coaster Fiabilandia Italy 2000 Crazy Mouse Spinning Coaster Brighton Pier United Kingdom 2000 Crazy Mouse Spinning Coaster Motor World United States 2000 TwisterFormerly Treetop Twister Spinning Coaster Lightwater Valley United Kingdom 2001 Crazy Mouse Spinning Coaster Magic World Italy 2001 Flagermusen Spinning Coaster Fårup Sommerland Denmark 2001 Crazy Mouse Spinning Coaster Allou Fun Park Greece 2002 Souris MécaniquesFormerly Papillons d'Alice Junior Spinning Coaster Jardin d'Acclimatation France 2002 Primeval Whirl Spinning Coaster Disney's Animal Kingdom United States 2002 Magic Mouse Spinning Coaster Fantasia Luna ParkFunland Park Greece 20031998 to 2003 Crazy Mouse Spinning Coaster DelGrosso's Amusement Park United States 2004 Famous JackFormerly Ragondingue Formerly Mouse Trap Spinning Coaster BagatellePleasurewood Hills France 20062000 to 2005 Speed Mouse Spinning Coaster Fami P.A.R.C France 2006 Wild Mouse Spinning Coaster Plopsa Coo Belgium 2006 Magic Mouse Spinning Coaster Brean Theme Park United Kingdom 2007 BukkerittetFormerly Crazy Mouse Spinning Coaster KongeparkenWild West WorldMyrtle Beach Grand Prix Norway 200820071999 to 2006 Gold Mine Custom Coaster Pirat' Parc France 2008 Crazy Mouse Spinning Coaster Lunapark Fréjus France 2009 Crazy Mouse Spinning Coaster DreamlandBrean Theme Park United Kingdom 20152002 to 2006 Crazy Mouse Compact Spinning Coaster Coney Beach Pleasure ParkBundoran Adventure Park United Kingdom 20162014 Boulets de Canon Junior Spinning Coaster Kid Parc France 2016 Fantasy Mouse Spinning Coaster Fantasy Island United Kingdom 2017 Crazy Mouse Spinning Coaster Azur Park France 2017 Crazy Coaster Spinning Coaster South PierArcadia CityPlopsaland United Kingdom 20182014 to 20172009 to 2010 Ice MountainFormerly Magic MouseFormerly Fantasy Mouse Spinning Coaster Fantasy IslandDreamlandFantasy Island United Kingdom 20182017 to 20182000 to 2016 Pierre de Tonnerre Junior Spinning Coaster Parc du Petit Prince France 2019 Wild Mouse Compact Spinning Coaster Barry Island Pleasure Park United Kingdom 2019 €uro-Coaster Gliding Coaster Wiener Prater Austria 2020 Mouse Coaster Spinning Coaster Magic World (France) France 2020 Ratón Vacilón con Gato Comilón Spinning Coaster Tivoli World Spain 2020 Dingo Racer Spinning Coaster - Second Version Aussie World Australia 2022 RidderStrijdFormerly Ratón Loco Spinning Coaster Avonturenpark HellendoornLa Feria Chapultepec Magico Netherlands 20231999 to 2019
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