S&S Worldwide is a company known for its pneumatically powered amusement ride

Amusement ride

Amusement rides are large mechanical devices that move people to create enjoyment. They are frequently found at amusement parks, traveling carnivals, and funfairs.-Notable types:*Afterburner*Ali Baba*Balloon Race*Booster...

s 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...

 designing.

History

S&S Worldwide was founded by Stan Checketts as S&S Sports, Inc. S&S Sports manufactures bungee jumping and trampoline equipment. S&S Sports was sold in 1996. In 1994, S&S began manufacturing air-powered amusement rides which is now the main stay of the company. S&S Worldwide is based in Logan

Logan, Utah

-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...

, Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

.

In 2002, S&S Power purchased the bankrupt Arrow Dynamics

Arrow Dynamics

Arrow Dynamics was a roller coaster and amusement ride design company based in Clearfield, Utah, United States. In 2002, the company went bankrupt but was quickly bought by fellow amusement ride manufacturer S&S Power to form S&S Arrow. During its peak, Arrow Dynamics was responsible for some of...

, renaming it S&S Arrow.

In 2006, S&S Power opened Celebration Centre, a Family Entertainment Center

Family Entertainment Center

A family entertainment center , often abbreviated FEC in the entertainment industry, is a small amusement park marketed towards families with small children to teenagers, and often entirely indoors or associated with a larger operation such as a theme park...

 featuring a number of S&S rides and prototypes. The facility was later sold and is currently no longer operating.

Types of amusement rides

Roller coasters

• 4th Dimension
  4th Dimension roller coaster
  A 4th Dimension roller coaster is a type of steel roller coaster whereby riders are rotated independently of the orientation of the track, generally about a horizontal axis that is perpendicular to the track. The cars do not necessarily need to be fixed to an angle.-History:John F...
  
  
• Air-Launched Coaster
  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 ,...
  
  
• El Loco
• Free Fly
• Wooden Coaster

Towers

• Space Shot
• Turbo Drop
  Turbo Drop
  Turbo Drop is a type of tower-based amusement ride manufactured by S&S Power, similar to the company's Space Shot. The current tallest Turbo Drop installation in operation is the Supreme Scream at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA.-Design and operation:...
  
  
• Double Shot
  Double Shot (ride)
  Double Shot is a type of amusement ride manufactured by S&S Power.The ride is a drop tower type attraction that uses compressed air to rapidly propel riders up the tower then gently lower them with a series of air-cushioned bounces back to the loading platform.The ride is very similar to the Space...
  
  
• Combo Tower Ride
• Sky Sling

Notable installations

Name	Model	Park/Country	Year Opened	|
Batwing Spaceshot Batwing Spaceshot The Batwing Spaceshot is a thrill ride located at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia. It opened on 20 December 2006. The ride is an S&S Space Shot, a pneumatic powered ride which shoots riders up and then back down. The rise reaches a height of and riders experience a force of...	Space Shot	Warner Bros. Movie World Warner Bros. Movie World Warner Bros. Movie World is a popular movie related theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia. It is owned and operated by Village Roadshow since the take over from Time Warner and is the only movie related park in Australia... , Australia	2006
Big Shot	Space Shot	Stratosphere Las Vegas Stratosphere Las Vegas Stratosphere Las Vegas is a tower, hotel, and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Its tower is also the tallest observation tower, and the 5th-tallest structure, in the United States, as well as being the tallest structure in Las Vegas.It is owned by Whitehall... , United States	1996
Detonator Detonator (Worlds of Fun) Detonator made history when it first appeared in the Americana section of Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri as being the first space shot ride in the United States, as well as the first in the world to have a twin-tower form. Detonator launches riders 160 feet in the air only to fall right...	Space Shot	Worlds of Fun Worlds of Fun Worlds of Fun is an amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The park opened in 1973 and was originally built by Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman . In 1995 Hunt-Midwest sold Worlds of Fun to Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., which currently owns the park... , United States	1996
Doctor Doom's Fearfall	Space Shot	Islands of Adventure Islands of Adventure Universal's Islands of Adventure is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida. It opened May 28, 1999 as part of an expansion that, along with CityWalk Entertainment District, the Portofino Bay Hotel, and Hard Rock hotel, converted Universal Studios Florida into the Universal Orlando Resort... , United States	1999
Dodonpa Dodonpa is a roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi in Japan. It opened in 2001 and is a steel sit-down roller coaster with a compressed air launch. The ride was built by S&S Power of Utah, U.S.A....	Air-Launched Coaster	Fuji-Q Highland Fuji-Q Highland Fuji-Q Highland is an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.The theme park is near the base of Mount Fuji. It has a number of roller coasters, as well as The Haunted Hospital, the world's second largest haunted attraction, and Thomas Land, a children's area with a Thomas the Tank Engine... , Japan	2001
Eejanaika Eejanaika (roller coaster) is a steel 4th Dimension roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. The ride is the world's second 4th Dimension coaster, the first being X at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, United States...	4th Dimension	Fuji-Q Highland Fuji-Q Highland Fuji-Q Highland is an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.The theme park is near the base of Mount Fuji. It has a number of roller coasters, as well as The Haunted Hospital, the world's second largest haunted attraction, and Thomas Land, a children's area with a Thomas the Tank Engine... , Japan	2006
Extreme Rusher	Air-Launched Coaster	Happy Valley Beijing Happy Valley Beijing Happy Valley Beijing 北京欢乐谷 is an amusement park in Beijing built and operated by Beijing OTC, which is part of the Shenzhen OCT Holding Group. The park, which is located in the east of Beijing, opened in July, 2006. It is one of four theme parks in the brand chain; the other three Happy Valley... , China	2011
Giant Barn Swing	Screamin' Swing	Silver Dollar City Silver Dollar City Silver Dollar City is a theme park in the state of Missouri. Opened on May 1, 1960, the park is located between Branson and Branson West, Missouri, on Highway 76... , United States	2007
Green Lantern Coaster Green Lantern Coaster Green Lantern Coaster is a steel roller coaster currently under construction at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia. Themed after the Green Lantern, this ride is due to open 15 December 2011...	El Loco	Warner Bros. Movie World Warner Bros. Movie World Warner Bros. Movie World is a popular movie related theme park on the Gold Coast in Australia. It is owned and operated by Village Roadshow since the take over from Time Warner and is the only movie related park in Australia... , Australia	2011 (Currently under construction)
Hell Cat	Wooden Coaster	Clementon Amusement Park Clementon Amusement Park Clementon Park and Splash World is a small amusement park located in Clementon, New Jersey in Camden County, New Jersey, United States right on Clementon Lake and close to the Pine Valley Golf Club. Also known as Clementon Lake Park, it is one of the world's oldest operating amusement parks... , United States	2004
HellCat Hellcat - Military :* F6F Hellcat, the primary United States Navy aircraft carrier fighter in the second half of World War II* M18 Hellcat was a United States tank destroyer used in World War II...	Wooden Coaster	Timber Falls Adventure Park, United States	2004
Ice Blast: The Ride Ice Blast: The Ride Tango Ice Blast , is an S&S Power Space Shot ride located at Pleasure Beach Blackpool in Blackpool, England. It is named after the drink of the same name.- History :...	Space Shot	Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool is a family owned amusement park and resort situated along the Fylde coast in Blackpool, England. It is the most visited amusement park in the United Kingdom, and one of the top twenty most-visited amusement parks in the world with an estimate of 5.5 million visitors in... , United Kingdom	1997
Mumbo Jumbo	El Loco	Flamingo Land Resort, United Kingdom	2009
Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness Powder Keg: A Blast into the Wilderness Powder Keg: A Blast Into The Wilderness is a steel roller coaster at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. It was built in 2004 and opened in 2005...	Air-Launched Coaster	Silver Dollar City Silver Dollar City Silver Dollar City is a theme park in the state of Missouri. Opened on May 1, 1960, the park is located between Branson and Branson West, Missouri, on Highway 76... , United States	2005
Power Tower Power Tower Power Tower are two similar vertical ascending and descending thrill rides operating at two Cedar Fair-owned amusement parks.The attractions are powered by air in large cylinders in which an aircraft steel cable, connected to the internal piston, travels and is also connected to the external rider...	Combo Tower Ride	Cedar Point Cedar Point Cedar Point is a 364 acre amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, United States on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. Cedar Point is the only amusement park with four roller coasters that are taller than... , United States	1998
Power Tower Power Tower Power Tower are two similar vertical ascending and descending thrill rides operating at two Cedar Fair-owned amusement parks.The attractions are powered by air in large cylinders in which an aircraft steel cable, connected to the internal piston, travels and is also connected to the external rider...	Combo Tower Ride	Valleyfair, United States	1998
Ring°Racer Ring°Racer Ring°racer is a Formula One-themed roller coaster which was due to open on August 15, 2009 at the Nürburgring race course as part of the Nürburgring 2009 project.However, two defects in the launch system mean its opening has been delayed until 2011...	Air-Launched Coaster	Nürburgring Nürburgring The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about... , Germany	2011 (Currently under construction)
Rush Rush (Thorpe Park) Rush is a ride at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey. It is S&S Power's, and, along with Slammer was the park's new attraction for the 2005 season. At the time of opening, it was the tallest ride of its type in the world.- Construction :...	Screamin' Swing	Thorpe Park Thorpe Park Thorpe Park is a theme park located in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK. It was built in 1979 on the site of a gravel pit which was partially flooded, the intention of creating a water based theme for the park. The park's first large roller coaster, Colossus, was added in 2002... , United Kingdom	2005
Sasquatch Sasquatch (ride) Sasquatch is an S&S Power combo tower at The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom, in Queensbury, New York. Sasquatch was Great Escape's new ride for 2009. The ride is named after the cryptid Sasquatch.-Ride History:...	Combo Tower Ride	Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, United States	2009
Scream!	Combo Tower Ride	Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags Fiesta Texas is a seasonally operated theme park located on approximately of land in San Antonio, Texas.Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the major entertainment component of USAA's La Cantera, a 1,600 acre master-planned development in northwest San Antonio... , United States	1999
Scream!	Combo Tower Ride	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... , United States	1998
Sequoia Adventure	Screaming Squirrel	Gardaland Gardaland Gardaland is the third-most-popular theme park in Europe and is between Peschiera and Lazise, at Lake Garda in Italy. Built on the eastern shore of Lake Garda at Castelnuovo del Garda, the park opened on July 19, 1975. It has expanded steadily in both size and attendance, topping 1 million visitors... , Italy	2005
Skyhawk	Screamin' Swing	Cedar Point Cedar Point Cedar Point is a 364 acre amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, United States on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. Cedar Point is the only amusement park with four roller coasters that are taller than... , United States	2006
Slammer Slammer (Ride) Slammer is an S&S Power Sky Swat at Thorpe Park, Chertsey, UK. It is one of only two Sky Swats in the world, alongside Catapult ....	Sky Swatter	Thorpe Park Thorpe Park Thorpe Park is a theme park located in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK. It was built in 1979 on the site of a gravel pit which was partially flooded, the intention of creating a water based theme for the park. The park's first large roller coaster, Colossus, was added in 2002... , United Kingdom	2005
Steel Hawg Steel Hawg Steel Hawg is a roller coaster at Indiana Beach, Monticello, Indiana. The ride is the first El Loco model built by manufacturer S&S Worldwide of Logan, Utah. The Steel Hawg was expected to open in mid May, but was rescheduled for an early July opening....	El Loco	Indiana Beach Indiana Beach Indiana Beach is an amusement park and resort located on Lake Shafer in Monticello, Indiana.-History:The resort was developed and owned by the Spackman family, who sold to Morgan RV Resorts LLC in 2008... , United States	2008
Supreme Scream Supreme Scream Supreme Scream is a vertical ascending and descending amusement thrill ride located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA, USA and was designed and manufactured by S&S Power, Inc...	Turbo Drop	Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park in Buena Park, California, now owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, and a line of jams, jellies, preserves, and other specialty food, now part of The J. M. Smucker Company based in Placentia, California.... , United States	1998

Former installations

Name	Model	Park/Country	Year Opened	Year Closed	|
Hypersonic XLC Hypersonic XLC Hypersonic XLC was a roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Hypersonic was the first compressed air launch coaster in the world. In 2007, Hypersonic XLC was closed and later dismantled...	Air-Launched Coaster	Kings Dominion, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	2001	2007
Maliboomer Maliboomer The Maliboomer was an attraction at the Paradise Pier section of Disney's California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It was an S&S Power "Space Shot" attraction, which meant that it launched guests from the bottom of the tower instead of slowly lifting them to the top and...	Space Shot	Disney California Adventure Park, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	2001	2010