Maurer Söhne is a steel

Steel

Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...

 construction company and roller coaster

Roller coaster

The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...

 manufacturer. Founded in Munich, Germany in 1876, the company has built many styles of steel buildings, ranging from bridges, industrial buildings, and even art structures. While known for building various wild mouse coasters, Maurer Söhne has been branching out into spinning, looping, and launching coasters recently. The company also produces a free-fall tower ride.

Roller coasters

Maurer Söhne began manufacturing roller coasters just prior to 1996. Their first ride was a custom looping roller coaster called Venus GP that opened at Space World

Space World

is a theme park in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan. Created in 1990 by Nippon Steel when the company was downsizing its steel plant in the ward, it is currently operated by Space World Inc., a subsidiary of Kamori Kankō....

 in 1996. Since then they have produced almost 50 roller coasters including spinning

Spinning roller coaster

A spinning roller coaster is a roller coaster with cars that rotate on a vertical axis.- Virginia Reel :The first spinning roller coaster was the Virginia Reel, first built in 1908 by Henry Riehl. Instead of trains, the ride had "tubs" with seats built around the perimeter facing inward...

, launched

Launched roller coaster

The launched roller coaster is a modern form of roller coaster which has increased in use in the last decade. In place of a traditional chain lift, the launched coaster initiates a ride with high amounts of acceleration via one or series of Linear Induction Motors , Linear Synchronous Motors ,...

, racing

Racing roller coaster

A racing roller coaster, sometimes referred to as a dual track coaster, consists of one whole track or two separate coasters that travels along parallel or mirrored tracks to simulate a race between the trains. The coaster trains travel along tracks just a few feet apart of one another...

 and wild mouse roller coaster

Wild Mouse roller coaster

A Wild Mouse roller coaster is a type of roller coaster characterized by small cars that seat four people or fewer and ride on top of the track, taking tight, flat turns at modest speeds, yet producing high lateral G-forces...

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One of the first types of roller coasters that Maurer Söhne manufactured was wild mouse roller coasters. 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 Söhne. The S-Coaster is Maurer Söhne's spinning roller coaster design. It is the most popular design (in terms of installations) that Maurer Söhne has ever produced with over 21 installations worldwide.

Maurer Söhne's X-Coaster comes in a variety of different designs: X-Car, X-Train and SkyLoop. Under the X-Car category Maurer Söhne 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 Söhne has a variety of models including XT 150 (150 m (492.1 ft) in length), XT 450 (450 m (1,476.4 ft) in length), launched and custom designs. The SkyLoop boasts the world's tallest inversion at 50 metres (164 ft) above the ground.

Most recently, in 2010, Maurer Söhne 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

Fiorano GT Challenge

Fiorano GT Challenge is a steel dueling roller coaster at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The roller coaster features two, tracks, each of which has four LSM launches and four magnetic brake sections, immersing passengers into the twisting, head-to-head varying speeds and...

 at Ferrari World

Ferrari World

Ferrari World is a Ferrari themed amusement park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The park is situated under a roof making it the largest indoor amusement park in the world. Ferrari World officially opened on November 4, 2010...

 in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...

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Notable roller coasters

Name	Park	Type	Model	Opened	|
Abismo	Parque de Atracciones de Madrid	X-Coaster	SkyLoop XT450	2006
BuzzSaw BuzzSaw (roller coaster) BuzzSaw is a Maurer Söhne SkyLoop roller coaster located within the Town of Gold Rush at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, Australia. It opened on 17 September 2011 as part of the park's 30th birthday celebrations.-History:...	Dreamworld Dreamworld Dreamworld is a large theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is currently Australia's largest theme park with over 27 rides including 4 roller coasters. The park is made up of several themed lands: Ocean Parade, Kid's World, Wiggles World, Gold Rush Country, Rocky Hollow, Tiger...	X-Coaster	SkyLoop XT150	2011
Cagliostro	Rainbow MagicLand	S-Coaster	Xtended SC 3000	2011
Crush's Coaster Crush's Coaster Crush's Coaster is a spinning roller coaster attraction at Walt Disney Studios Park, in Disneyland Paris.The attraction officially opened on 9 June 2007 as part of the park's Toon Studio placemaking and expansion project, improving and expanding the area formerly known as Animation...	Walt Disney Studios Park Walt Disney Studios Park Walt Disney Studios Park is the second theme park to open at Disneyland Paris, owned and operated by Euro Disney S.C.A.. It is located to the west of the hub, next door to Disneyland Park at the heart of the resort in Marne-la-Vallée....	S-Coaster	Custom	2007
Dragon's Fury	Chessington World of Adventures Chessington World of Adventures Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a theme park and zoo in South West London, England. It lies south of Central London. Historically opened as Chessington Zoo in 1931, a theme park was developed alongside it, opening in 1987...	S-Coaster	Xtended SC 3000	2004
Fiorano GT Challenge Fiorano GT Challenge Fiorano GT Challenge is a steel dueling roller coaster at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The roller coaster features two, tracks, each of which has four LSM launches and four magnetic brake sections, immersing passengers into the twisting, head-to-head varying speeds and...	Ferrari World Ferrari World Ferrari World is a Ferrari themed amusement park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The park is situated under a roof making it the largest indoor amusement park in the world. Ferrari World officially opened on November 4, 2010...	R-Coaster	Custom	2010
Formule X Formule X Formule X is the new Maurer Söhne X-Car coaster for the Drievliet amusement park in The Hague, The Netherlands. It opened on April 6, 2007. Formule X was the first X-car coaster to have a LSM launch.-Technical information:...	Drievliet Family Park	X-Coaster	XL 1000	2007
G Force G Force (roller coaster) G Force is a roller coaster at Drayton Manor Theme Park, Tamworth, England. It is the only X-Car coaster in the UK and was opened by the band G4 in 2005. The ride is also the second X-Car coaster to be built, the first being the prototype Sky Wheel at Skyline Park in Germany. Another unique aspect...	Drayton Manor Theme Park Drayton Manor Theme Park Drayton Manor Theme Park is a theme park, resort & zoo in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, near Tamworth in Staffordshire, England.Drayton Manor is best known because it is a theme park and zoo which attracts around 1.4 million people a year. The attraction has a wide selection of rides set...	X-Coaster	HBX 2000	2005
Go Bananas!	Wild Adventures Wild Adventures Wild Adventures Water & Theme Park is located from Valdosta, Georgia, United States. It is owned by Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. The park features approximately 59 rides and attractions, including eight roller coasters, hundreds of exotic animals, shows, Splash Island water park and...	Wild Mouse	Wilde Maus Classic	2000
Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum	Six Flags New England Six Flags New England Six Flags New England , formerly Riverside Amusement Park, is a Six Flags theme park, named for the New England region, in which it is located. Located off of Massachusetts State Route 159, Six Flags New England is located less than from the major City of Springfield, Massachusetts, in the nearby...	Wild Mouse	Wilde Maus Classic	2011
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit is a steel roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida. This custom-designed attraction features an on-board sound system to provide a soundtrack for the roller coaster track, as well as video cameras to record the experience...	Universal Studios Florida Universal Studios Florida Universal Studios Florida is an American theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on June 7, 1990, the park's theme is the entertainment industry, in particular movies and television. Universal Studios Florida inspires its guests to "ride the movies," and it features numerous attractions and...	X-Coaster	Custom	2009
Rattlesnake Rattlesnake (roller coaster) Rattlesnake is a steel wild mouse style roller coaster ride which opened in 1998 at Chessington World of Adventures. Due to local planning restrictions the land designated for the ride area was excavated, resulting in the ride being partially submerged below ground level.The layout consists of a...	Chessington World of Adventures Chessington World of Adventures Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a theme park and zoo in South West London, England. It lies south of Central London. Historically opened as Chessington Zoo in 1931, a theme park was developed alongside it, opening in 1987...	Wild Mouse	Wilde Maus Classic	1998
Salama Salama (roller coaster) Salama is a steel roller coaster located at Linnanmäki in Helsinki, Finland. It was constructed for the 2008 season. It is built on top of Hurjakuru, a river rafting ride.Salama got its name from Kalevala, the national epic of Finland.-External links:*...	Linnanmäki Linnanmäki Linnanmäki is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened on May 27, 1950 and is owned by non-profit Lasten Päivän Säätiö . Linnanmäki has 44 different rides of different sizes...	S-Coaster	Xtended SC 3000	2008
Shock	Rainbow MagicLand	X-Coaster	Custom	2011
Sky Wheel	Skyline Park	X-Coaster	SkyLoop XT150	2004
Sonic Spinball	Alton Towers Alton Towers Alton Towers is a theme park and resort located in Staffordshire, England. It attracts around 2.7 million visitors per year making it the most visited theme park in the United Kingdom. Alton Towers is also the 9th most visited theme park in Europe...	S-Coaster	Xtended SC 2200	2004
Spider	Lagoon Amusement Park Lagoon Amusement Park Lagoon is an amusement park in Farmington, Utah, United States located about seventeen miles north of Salt Lake City. It is privately owned...	S-Coaster	Xtended SC 2000	2003
Venus GP	Space World Space World is a theme park in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan. Created in 1990 by Nippon Steel when the company was downsizing its steel plant in the ward, it is currently operated by Space World Inc., a subsidiary of Kamori Kankō....	Looping Coaster	Custom	1996
The Whirlwind The Whirlwind -Special edition bonus disc:*Note - "Soul Sacrifice" ends at 8:38, followed by silence and a hidden track.-Personnel:Transatlantic*Neal Morse — keyboards, acoustic guitars, percussion, and vocals*Mike Portnoy — drums and vocals...	Seabreeze Amusement Park Seabreeze Amusement Park Seabreeze Amusement Park, known locally as Seabreeze, is an historic amusement park in Irondequoit, a suburb of Rochester, New York, United States.Seabreeze is in northeast Irondequoit, where Irondequoit Bay empties into Lake Ontario...	S-Coaster	Xtended SC 2000	2004
Winjas Winjas Winjas is the generic term for two spinning roller coasters, Winjas Fear and Winjas Force, at Phantasialand in Germany. They are located in Wuze Town, an indoor area of the park....	Phantasialand Phantasialand Phantasialand is an amusement park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides,...	S-Coaster	Xtended SC 3000	2002
X-Coaster	Magic Springs and Crystal Falls Magic Springs and Crystal Falls Magic Springs and Crystal Falls is an amusement park and water park located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, about 50 miles from Little Rock. A single price admission includes all day use of the rides and attractions in both parks. The park is open weekends from April through October and daily late-May...	X-Coaster	SkyLoop XT150	2006