Mack
The German company Mack is one of the leading manufactuers in the middle-size rollercoaster and water ride business. Their log flumes have been soaking people in numerous amusement parks for over 30 years now. Their other successes include the heavily cloned and compact wild mouse coaster, and the Blauer Enzian rollercoasters with engine-powered trains.
In the year 1975 the owners of Mack opened Europa Park in Rust, Germany to showcase their rides. Europa Park is one of the continents top theme parks with it's great scenery and unique coasters. Mack also offers various types of Musik Express-style rides and builds the beautiful Coffee Cup attractions known from Linnanmäki, Bakken and Disneyland Paris.
Represented by Günter Engelhardt
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Company History, from official website 1950 - 2000: 50 years of Great Success
Mack Company was founded by Mr. Paul Mack.
He started to manufacture horse wagons and carriages. 1880 1920 1921 1936 1951 1952 1957 1975 1976 1998 2002 2003 |
| Height: | approx. 6.4m/21ft. |
| Number of gondolas: | 12 |
| Gondola capacity: | 2 persons |
| Approx hourly capacity: | 480 persons/h |
Blauer Enzian
Blauer Enzian is a family coaster featuring motor powered trains. The coaster usually runs multiple laps, but the number of laps is controlled by the ride operator.
Known Blauer Enzian installations:
| Name | Country | Park | Year | Ride Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragen | Denmark | Legoland | 1997 | Rollercoaster, family |
| Odinexpressen | Denmark | Tivoli | 1985 | Rollercoaster, family |
| City Express | Finland | Linnanmäki | 1990 | Rollercoaster, family |
| Idän Pikajuna | Finland | Tykkimäki | 1989 | Rollercoaster, family |
| Gruvbanan | Sweden | Skara Sommarland | 1998 | Rollercoaster, family |
The Run Away Train is known all over world as a family coaster or transportation system, running through mountains, leading over lakes or integrated into other rides.
The Blauer Enzian "City Express" in Linnanmäki.
Fun Coaster
Fun Coaster is a new generation of a wild mouse coaster. Its layout has elements of a larger twisting coaster and extra-tight hairpin turns. The special trains used are able to tilt about 15 deg back and forth and sidewards. This is hardly noticable inside the cars though, but adds a feeling of out of control.
Known Fun Coaster installations:
| Name | Country | Park | Year | Ride Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulireki | Finland | Linnanmäki | 2004 | Rollercoaster |
Tulireki at Linnanmäki.
| Number of Gondolas: | 28 |
| Pass. per boat: | 4-6 |
| Theor. Capacity: appr. 1400 - 1800 pph | |
| Length of track: appr. 1400 - 2000 ft. |
Log Flume
It's hard to tell the manufacturer of each log flume, but I believe most of them are made by Mack. Their boats have no headrests at the back as some others do, but to avoid confusion, only the log flumes known to be made by Mack are listed below.
Known Log Flume installations:
| Name | Country | Park | Year | Ride Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tukkijoki | Finland | Wasalandia | Water ride, Log flume | |
| FlumeRide | Sweden | Liseberg | 1973 | Water ride, Log flume |
The log flume is an unique amusement parc attraction, which brings a stream of visitors to the amusement parc. Tracing the course with full of varieties, everybody from the aged to a child can enjoy its moderate speed and refreshed feeling. Course can be ordered according to the site.
Water Coaster
Water Coaster is a unique type of an attraction combining log flume and a rollercoaster. They are otherwise regular coasters, except that they have a "splash track", where there's water above the rails. The first modern water coaster in Europe was Poseidon at Europa Park (2000). A year later also Linnanmäki got their own water coaster, manufactured by the US based company Premier.
Known Water Coaster installations:
| Name | Country | Park | Year | Ride Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperSplash | Norway | Tusenfryd | 2003 | Rollercoaster, water |
Wild Mouse
Mack has built most of the wild mice coasters found from Central European parks. They are marketing two different stationary layouts plus additional custom models of the coaster. The medium version can be found for example from Moviepark Germany, and Legoland's mouse is the large model.
Known Wild Mouse installations:
| Name | Country | Park | Year | Ride Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Treme Racers | Denmark | Legoland | 2002 | Rollercoaster |
The log flume is an unique amusement parc attraction, which brings a stream of visitors to the amusement parc. Tracing the course with full of varieties, everybody from the aged to a child can enjoy its moderate speed and refreshed feeling. Course can be ordered according to the site.
The Wild Mouse at Walibi World, Holland.