hopkins associates inc. successor hopkins rides inc. founded 1962 founder o.d. hopkins headquarters palm city florida united states 1 area served worldwide products amusement rides roller coasters parent whitewater west website www.hopkinsrides.com hopkins rides is an amusement ride manufacturer based in palm city florida . 1 the company has had experience in amusement rides for over 45 years and currently specializes in water rides . contents 1 history 2 manufacturing 3 installations 3.1 flumes 3.2 shoot the chute rides 3.3 steel roller coasters 3.4 river raft rides 3.5 super flumes 4 notes 5 references 6 external links history edit in 1962 o.d. hopkins incorporated hopkins engineering and started installing ski lifts for j.a. roebling & sons of trenton new jersey . 2 in 1965 hopkins purchased the ski lift division and all the related assets from roebling & sons . soon afterwards a competitor universal design ltd. discontinued manufacturing sky rides and their customers turned to hopkins engineering for parts . 2 hopkins first customer in the amusement business was charles wood of storytown usa . in 1971 the name of the company was changed to o.d. hopkins associates inc. in 1979 hopkins was approached by paul roads owner of wonderland park texas to build a reasonably priced log flume for his park . the success of that project started hopkins in the water ride manufacturing business . 2 in november 2001 o.d. hopkins and associates inc. filed for bankruptcy protection . the aerial ropeway sky ride division was spun off to skyfair inc. on january 1 1986 . the company reorganized and emerged as hopkins rides llc in may 2002 and was for a brief time in partnership with reverchon industries of france . 3 in august 2012 hopkins rides llc was acquired by water slide manufacturer whitewater west . the company will continue to operate as hopkins rides under the whitewater attractions banner . 4 5 manufacturing edit the company originally manufactured sky rides but in the 1980s with the increase in popularity of their water based attractions those rides became the company s primary product . in addition to the water based attractions hopkins built seven roller coasters from 1985 to 1996 . they also dabbled in other amusement ride types such as a skyglider tube slides and water jet ride known as an aqua drag . santa s village still operates its skyglider and wonderland park still operates its aqua drag and skyglider in addition to its other hopkins rides . hopkins also re fabricated portions of track on two arrow dynamics built coasters dahlonega mine train at six flags over georgia received 1 400 feet of new track and supports in 1986 and canobie corkscrew at canobie lake park received new track and supports in 1990 . 2 the company currently focuses only on water ride attractions shoot the chute rides flumes and larger capacity super flumes river raft ride water transportation systems installations edit flumes edit unless otherwise specified all flumes feature at least one lift and a drop into a splash pool . opened name park notes status 1980 big splash log flume wonderland park elevated section operating 6 1981 log flume hamel s amusement park defunct 6 1981 log flume camden park 2 drops operating 6 1981 sawmill river crystal beach 2 drops elevated section defunct 6 1982 big splash log flume western playland elevated section operating 6 1982 policy pond canobie lake park 2 drops operating 6 1983 yule log flume santa s village operating 6 1983 mystery river log flume frontier city operating 6 1984 log flume seabreeze operating 6 1984 log flume myrtle beach pavilion 2 drops elevated section defunct 6 1984 frightful falls holiday world operating 6 1984 thunder falls log flume funtown operating 6 1985 rocky mountain rapids cliff s amusement park elevated section operating 6 1985 zoom phloom morey s piers 2 drops elevated section operating 6 1985 log jam joyland park standing but not operating sbno note 1 6 1989 splash mountain disneyland 5 drops elevated sections operating 6 1989 log flume great basin adventure at rancho san rafael sbno note 2 6 1989 log ride castle amusement park 2 drops elevated section operating 6 1990 flume knoebels amusement resort 2 drops elevated section operating 6 1991 splashdown castles n coasters 2 drops elevated section operating 6 august 11 1992 log chute nickelodeon universe 2 drops elevated section operating 6 1992 canyon falls log flume wonderland pier elevated section operating 6 1992 log jammer kiddieland amusement park elevated section moved note 3 6 1993 splash bosque magico operating 6 1993 bamboo chutes story land elevated section operating 6 1993 log flume playland rye 2 drops operating 6 1994 timber wolf howling log ride timber falls 2 drops elevated section operating 6 1995 jungle log jam enchanted kingdom 2 drops elevated section operating 6 1995 menhir express parc ast rix 2 drops elevated section operating 6 1995 thunder river waldameer park 2 drops elevated section operating 6 1995 log flume wonderland family fun park dubai operating 6 1996 bali festival park 2 drops sbno note 4 6 1998 flume ride qingdao international beer city 2 drops operating 6 1998 monkey falls ratanga junction 3 drops elevated section operating 6 1999 twin mercury space world 3 drops elevated section operating 6 1999 log flume family kingdom 2 drops operating 6 2000 ozarka splash jazzland six flags new orleans 2 drops elevated section sbno note 5 6 2000 old no. 2 logging company magic springs 2 drops operating 6 2001 legend of the labyrinth lagunasia park 2 drops operating 6 2001 flume tokyo dome 2 drops elevated section operating 6 2001 race for your life charlie brown kings island rebuild of 1968 arrow flume operating shoot the chute rides edit opening date name park height status 1986 splashwater falls six flags great america 50 defunct 7 1986 splashwater falls six flags over georgia 50 operating 7 1987 aquaman splashdown six flags over texas 50 operating 7 1987 splashwater falls six flags great adventure 50 defunct 7 march 1988 whitewater falls carowinds 50 operating 7 1989 timberwolf falls canada s wonderland 50 operating 7 may 1991 tidal wave six flags st. louis 50 operating 7 1992 water rollercoaster splash duinrell 50 operating 7 1992 the wave valleyfair 50 operating 7 1992 tidal wave misaki park 50 operating 7 1993 shipwreck falls adventure world 50 operating 7 1993 pittsburg plunge kennywood 50 operating 7 1993 splash mitsui greenland 50 operating 7 1993 splash reino aventura six flags m xico 50 operating 7 1994 tidal force hersheypark 100 operating 7 1994 mile high falls kentucky kingdom 82.5 operating 7 1994 super splash dream world 50 operating 7 1994 adventure falls michigan s adventure 50 operating 7 1994 splash boat fuji q highland 100 operating 7 1994 shoot the chute nagashima spa land 100 operating 7 1997 shipwreck falls elitch gardens theme park 50 operating 8 1997 skloosh knoebels amusement resort 50 operating 8 1998 boston tea party canobie lake park 50 operating 8 may 29 1999 flash flood noah s ark water park 50 operating 8 april 7 2000 tidal wave thorpe park 85.8 operating 8 2000 shoot the chute note 6 wonderland park texas 50 operating 8 2000 shipwreck falls geauga lake 50 relocated to celebration city 8 2001 airship surfing guilin merryland theme park 50 operating 8 2001 playland plunge note 7 playland new york 50 operating 8 2004 lost river ride flamingo land resort 50 operating 2005 spillway splashout jazzland 50 sbno 8 2007 niagara mirabilandia italy 100 operating 8 2008 roaring falls celebration city 50 sbno 8 may 24 2012 pirate reef legoland california 25 operating 9 steel roller coasters edit opened name park notes status 1985 texas tornado wonderland park two vertical loops operating 10 1987 polar coaster story land family coaster operating 11 1988 cliff hanger ghost town in the sky one vertical loop sbno 12 may 12 1990 dragon adventureland two vertical loops operating 13 1992 desert storm castles n coasters two vertical loops operating 14 1992 patriot castles n coasters family coaster operating 15 1996 new wild mouse coaster misaki park wild mouse coaster operating 16 river raft rides edit opened name park notes status 1988 rattlesnake river raft ride wonderland park 6 passenger rafts operating 17 1989 dr. geyser s remarkable raft ride story land 6 passenger rafts operating 17 1990 grand canyon dream world 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1990 raging rapids holiday world 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1990 renegade rapids frontier city 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1993 arung jeram dunia fantasi 6 passenger rafts operating 17 1993 hydro surge myrtle beach pavilion 6 passenger rafts defunct 17 1994 roaring rapids six flags america 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1995 disaster canyon elitch gardens 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1995 r o r pido bosque magico 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1996 rio grande rapids enchanted kingdom 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1996 thunder river lake compounce 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1997 airship surfing guilin merryland resort 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1998 river rafting ride wonderland dubai 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1998 rapids raft ride happy valley shenzhen 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1998 qingdao international beer city 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1999 blizzard river six flags new england 8 passenger rafts operating 17 1998 wild river canyon lihpao land 8 passenger rafts operating 17 haikou tropical ocean world 8 passenger rafts operating 17 rapids raft ride gyeongju world kyongju world 8 passenger rafts operating 17 super flumes edit opened name park notes status 1998 log flume hamanako pal pal japan operating 18 april 1998 daredevil falls dollywood operating 19 1998 bugs white water rapids six flags fiesta texas operating 7 december 26 1998 wild west falls adventure ride warner bros. movie world operating 20 1999 wild crazy flume lihpao land taiwan operating 18 2016 thunder falls everland south korea operating 21 notes edit park closed in 2006 site is currently abandoned . park is open to the public but the rides do not operate due to lack of funds . flume was purchased by little amerricka currently in storage . park closed in 2000 site is currently abandoned . park closed in 2005 site is currently abandoned . smaller ride with 12 passenger boats and narrower boat channel smaller ride with 12 passenger boats and narrower boat channel references edit a b contact hopkins rides . hopkins rides . retrieved june 20 2013 . a b c d slade gary november 1989 o.d. hopkins enjoys past anticipates bright future inside track 2 3 o. d. hopkins building on the block . retrieved february 9 2012 . whitewater acquires hopkins rides . whitewater west . august 23 2012 . retrieved august 24 2012 . whitewater acquires hopkins . park world magazine 6 . september 2012 . a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an hopkins rides customer ride list flumes a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u o.d. hopkins 1994 ride catalog a b c d e f g h i j k l hopkins rides customer ride list shoot the chute macdonald brady may 27 2012 . review pirate reef ride guaranteed to get you wet at legoland . los angeles times . retrieved september 23 2012 . marden duane . texas tornado wonderland amusement park . roller coaster database . retrieved november 21 2011 . marden duane . polar coaster story land . roller coaster database . retrieved november 21 2011 . marden duane . cliff hanger ghost town in the sky . roller coaster database . retrieved november 21 2011 . marden duane . dragon adventureland . roller coaster database . retrieved november 21 2011 .