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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
Effective July 1, 2024, founder and CEO Ruud Koppens announced his retirement. With no a successor appointed, the company was instead sold off to Liechtenstein's Spieldiener family, owner of Intamin; ETF Ride Systems will however continue to operate independently.
Products Multi Mover – dark ride systems which can be either tracked or trackless and optionally feature a motion platform Mystic Mover – similar to the trackless version of the Multi Mover but features smaller cars Xperience Mover – has the ability to move 360° in all directions with ride media, can be track bound or trackless. Panorama Pedal – an indoor/outdoor ride system which allows riders to pedal to control the speed of the motorized vehicle Suspended Flight – vehicles are suspended from an overhead monorail line with an operation similar to the Panorama Pedal
The company also has several concepts for rides which they have yet to construct.
Installations Ride Park Location Opened Model Style Co-developer Ref(s) Bullyversum Bavaria Film Studios Munich, Germany 2012 Mystic Mover Trackless Bazyliszek Legendia Chorzów, Poland 2018 Multi Mover Trackless Challenge of Mondor Enchanted Forest Turner, Oregon, USA 2006 Mystic Mover Trackless Challenge of Tutankhamen Walibi Belgium Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Belgium 2003 Multi Mover Trackless Sally Corporation Da Vinci Flight Europa-Park Rust, Germany 2011 Suspended Flight Track Bound Ghost Hunt Lake Compounce Bristol, Connecticut, USA 2008 Mystic Mover Trackless Sally Corporation Ghostwood Estate Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA 2008 Mystic Mover Trackless Kingdom Quest Legoland Discovery Centre Several locations worldwide Multi MoverMystic Mover Track BoundTrackless P&P Projects La Restitution de la Grotte Cosquer Marseille Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France 2022 Multi Mover Trackless Labyrinth of the Minotaur Terra Mítica Benidorm, Alicante, Spain 2000 Multi Mover Trackless Sally Corporation La Aventura de Scooby-Doo Parque Warner Madrid San Martín de la Vega, Madrid, Spain 2005 Mystic Mover Trackless Sally Corporation LEGO Factory Adventure RideLegoland New York Goshen, New York, USA2021Xperience MoverTracklessHolovis Maus au Chocolat Phantasialand Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 2011 Multi Mover Track Bound 3DBA Motor Mania ring°werk Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany 2009 Multi Mover Trackless Nights in White Satin: The Trip Freestyle Music Park Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA 2008 Multi Mover Track Bound Sally Corporation Popcorn Revenge Walibi Belgium Wavre, Walloon Brabant, Belgium 2019 Multi Mover Trackless Alterface Safari Tuneli Vialand Istanbul, Turkey 2013 Mystic Mover Trackless P&P Projects Symbolica Efteling Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 2017 Multi Mover Trackless Thor's Hammer Tusenfryd Vinterbro, Norway 2013 Multi Mover Track Bound P&P Projects Vi På Saltkråkan Astrid Lindgren's World Vimmerby, Sweden 2007 Mystic Mover Trackless Sally Corporation Volcans Sacrés Vulcania Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Auvergne, France 2013 Multi Mover Trackless Zindan Vialand Istanbul, Turkey 2013 Mystic Mover Trackless P&P Projects
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