Fabbri
Fabbri is an Italian manufacturer mostly making transportable rides for funfairs. Many of the Scandinavia's largest funfairs have some Fabbri-made rides. They invented Booster, which is a very fun and intense ride, but has a low capacity. They also make the mobile Giant Wheels.
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Company History, from official website 1950 - 2000: 50 years of Great Success The story of the FABBRI Company is clearly linked to that of "Bergantino", a village in the province of Rovigo (north-east Italy) commonly known as "The village of the ride", as many of its inhabitants have dedicated to the handicraft production of travelling rides since just after World War 2. In September 1950 Romolo Fabbri launched his first creation into the market: the 'AVIO' (Aeroplane Ride) - with vehicles rising up in the air - specifically designed for travelling showmen, that soon reaches a big success. Driven by this enthusiastic outcome, a few years later, Mr. Fabbri added a new effect, that of a game, having passengers "shooting" at each other; the 'AVIO' had evolved into the TELECOMBAT, a real 'combat' in the air. In the early 70s the direction of the company was taken over by Mr. Licinio Fabbri, his son. Mr. Romolo Fabbri continued actively with the creation and designing of new attractions, constantly increasing and improving FABBRI's production of new and exciting rides. At that time the boundaries of the Italian market became too small for the FABBRI Company, which then expanded its activities within the entire European continent. Among the best known there are the Wheels, Pirate Ship, Tagadà and Flying Carpet, to mention only a few. In the 80s the target became the world market. The FABBRI organisation's great success is marked by advanced technology, quality, concern for safety and creative imagination: features that have made FABBRI a leader in the manufacture of attractions for Parks and Travelling Showmen. The enthusiasm for the Kamikaze ride, of which 150 units were sold in 12 years, is just an example of the great success of the company. Rather than concentrating production in only one facility, the FABBRI family founded several affiliated companies, all located in nearby towns, each specialising in its own type of ride and still paying careful attention to quality and cost controls which are closely monitored at each factory. In 1998, after years of collective growth amongst the family of companies, some confusion arised out of the different factory names and in order to solve this problem, the five factories created a single marketing organisation: the FABBRI group. Through FABBRI's sales Company, the rides are exported not just in Europe but all over the world, from the Far East to Australia, from the USA to Central and South America. All of the Group's wide assortment of rides and products are offered from this single source. All of the amusement attractions from Kiddie rides to Family rides, from Major rides and now even to Roller Coasters are available through the FABBRI group. |
Booster
Powerpark´s booster.
The Booster is a large spinning ride reaching speeds of 100 km/h. It's best suited for small parks and funfairs with low queues, because of the low capacity with just 8 riders at time in the regular model. Fabbri also sells a 16-seat version with double gondolas on each side. Blackpool Pleasure Beach has bought two adjacent Boosters, which is called the park model by Fabbri.
Nordisk Tivolipark of Denmark had a mobile Booster, which caused a sad death incident in 2002 due to failure of the safety system. The rider was overweight. Because of good safety regulations, they are very rare in Scandinavia, and until 2005 no other amusement ride deaths have been reported to happen.
Known Booster installations:
| Name | Country | Park | Year | Ride Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booster | Finland | Powerpark | 2003 | Spectacular |
Flying Carpet
The Fabbri-made Flying Carpets often have a Tapis Volante-text in the middle
Known Flying Carpet installations:
| Name | Country | Park | Year | Ride Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tapis Volant | Finland | Powerpark | 2002 | Thrill ride |
Powerpark´s Tapis Volant.
Kamikaze
Kamikaze is Fabbri's version of the Dutch Sky Flyer. These rides are otherwise very similar, but Fabbri has added over-the-shoulder restraints which restrict the movement of the passengers a bit.The traditional version of Kamikaze has now been discontinued, and they are instead producing versions with floorless seats placed under the main structure.
Known Kamikaze installations:
| Name | Country | Park | Year | Ride Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamikaze | Russia | Gagarin Park | Thrill ride |
Ranger in Gagarin Park, St. Petersburg (RUS)
Mega Drop
Mega Drop is much smaller than Intamin's free fall towers, but it gives an even better sensation of falling. That is because of the boosted drop system - in which the car is pushed a little down in the top of the tower for a more sudden and intense drop.
Known Multi Drop installations:
| Name | Country | Park | Year | Ride Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Drop | Finland | Powerpark | 2002 | Tower |
| Cobra-Tårnet | Denmark | BonBon-Land | 2001 | Tower |
| Mega Drop | Sweden | Furuvik | Tower |

Powerpark's mobile Megadrop